Rounding out your collection is a slab serif. Great for headlines or any other display use when you don’t want to get too hip or contemporary. Articles especially benefit from having a slab in their arsenal, and Rockingham is the most affordable way to get it.

Thirsty Rough has your script and rough sections covered. These work in a variety of designs, so try them anywhere you need something hip and creative. Print and other physical designs benefit from it especially well.

Once you get a display script, it's time to add a display sans. Combine with Thirsty Rough and you have some really killer designs, all for a very reasonable price, no sale chasing necessary.

Priced low to help students building a collection, Gibson is a well-designed, professional typeface that you can use in a host of applications and uses. As far as starter fonts go, you really can’t go wrong with a sans to put everywhere.

A classic transitional font in weights you can use, Marion cuts things down to just the essentials. Perfect for any text, especially in books, Marion is a great starter for those who don’t want to use system fonts.