Anonymous asked: I'm currently involved in a group that plans the 4th of July fireworks celebrations in my town. We're planning on making new banners, different from last years. They will be 8'x10', and will be put up around town on the sides of busy streets. Our current draft design (not by me) primarily uses Times New Roman as the main typeface. I really don't feel like this is a great choice. Do you have any suggestions on the typeface?

I can’t answer definitively without actually seeing the designs, but my first instincts would be to go with a slab serif or a bold condensed sans serif. Since the banners will be so big, you’ll want something bold and eye-catching, but be sure to leave plenty of white space in the layout so it doesn’t feel cluttered.

If you use this search query on MyFonts, you can see just the fonts that have a single weight available for free, or get the planning group to add into the budget some money to buy a better-suited typeface than Times New Roman.