Pro Tip: Stop Using Lorem Ipsum

Lately when I’m working on editorial layouts or type pairings, I just go to www.espn.com/nba and grab real copy. You’re practically guaranteed weird long names, numbers, odd word choices, and enough kerning pairs to test fonts to your heart’s content.

(Here we’ve got headlines set in Le Murmure, with Colfax and Domaine Display body copy. And Hayward, who’s having a decent 2019 so far.)