Another font won’t fix your design

Let’s talk about one of Canva’s sneakiest time-sucks… fonts.

If you’ve ever thought, “Maybe this next font will finally make my design work,” I hate to break it to you – it probably won’t.

Fonts don’t fix design problems – they just dress them differently.

I’ve watched business owners spend hours scrolling Canva’s font list, hoping the next one will be the one. And yep, I’ve done it too! You tweak, change, delete, repeat, and somehow your design still looks off.

The truth? If your brand vibe isn’t clear, it doesn’t matter which font you pick.
You’re just putting lipstick on a layout.

The font-hopping trap

Font-hopping is like wardrobe roulette. One day you show up in jeans & a plaid shirt, the next in a suit, and the next in a pink ballerina dress.

Each outfit gives off a totally different message, and your audience has no idea which “you” to connect with.

Too many fonts do the same thing. They create chaos, not consistency.

So instead of adding more fonts, start with one simple question:
How do I want people to feel when they see my brand?

Start with feelings, not fonts

Every font carries emotion.

• Scripts whisper romance and elegance.

• Handwritten fonts feel friendly and casual.

• Sans-serifs look modern, clean, and confident.

• Serifs feel classic and trustworthy.

And when your fonts don’t match the emotion you want to express… it shows.

Picture this: You sit down at your desk in the morning and there’s a single red rose on your keyboard with a note that says “I love you forever.”

• If it’s written in a soft handwritten script, your heart melts.

• If it’s written in a jagged Halloween font… you’re calling security.

Same words, totally different feeling.

Build your font kit & commit

Once you’ve defined how your brand should feel, build your font system and stick to it:

• Heading font – expressive & eye-catching.

• Body font – simple & easy to read.

• Optional accent font – for quotes or callouts (sparingly).

Two to three fonts, max. That’s it. Using more makes your brand look messy and inconsistent. When your fonts are consistent, designing becomes faster, easier, and instantly recognisable.

And the best part? You stop second-guessing. You just open Canva, know exactly what to use, and get on with it. It’s like my comfy running shoes – I don’t need to think about which pair to wear; I just focus on the run.

Your quick challenge

Grab a coffee and jot down 3–5 feeling words that describe your brand. (Think: calm, confident, creative, bold, warm). Then, open Canva and pick 2–3 fonts that match those feelings.

Try my free Brand Vibe Word Game - it’s a quick, interactive way to find your 3–5 brand feeling words. Once you know them, every design decision (fonts, colours, tone) suddenly makes sense. Play the Brand Vibe Word Game here. Then stick with them for a week, no cheating.

You’ll design faster, your feed will look cohesive, and your brand will finally feel like you.

Because it was never about the font – it was about the focus and the feelings.

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