Reply To: Does logo font have to match any font on site to look good?

[Atelierbram]

Logo’s have a lot of value for big global brands, if only for recognisability, but are of lesser value to one-person local businesses IMO. In my eyes the logo good look better in this context when being floated to the right, (and possibly having the nav pulled in to the top a bit) like:

.logo h1 a {
  float: right;
  margin-right: 1em;
}
#main-nav {
  background-color: #fff;
  margin-top: -4em;
}

The logotype does look quite delicate, which does clashes a bit with the aesthetics of the rest of the webpage itself, I feel. In general it’s not a bad idea to make a logo sturdy, with little detail, in order to work in different contexts (like also for example bad print). But there are lots of script fonts, but you will have to do a thorough search for one with less contrast. For what it is worth, I always loved “Tartine Script”, and like the roundedness of this Thirsty Soft.