My Personal Font

After looking through many different font styles and type families, I happened upon a font known as "Poor Richard". While I am not sure if this is the exact font used in printing the historical Poor Richard's Almanac, it is undoubtedly named with regard to this publication (concerning the American colonial economy, 1732-1758). I found it difficult to look through so many fonts in attempt to find one that represented my own personality; therefore I took an opposite approach. I identified some of my own characteristics, then selected a font that also resembled these attributes.

I am both unconventional and conservative, which is illustrated by this font. As a moderate conservative, I am open to new ideas and progressive change. As a font, Poor Richard is not in the dry, conservative style that is used in Times New Roman, for example. It is different and unique, but not flashy or overtly decorated either. Here is an example: