In those two examples, I actually didn't do anything at all. They probably look okay because the contrast between the font and the background isn't that strong.
But some fonts look a little pixelated by themselves, and those I blur. I.e. I stamp the whole icon, blur it, and then set the mask to all black. Then I draw into the mask with a small white brush to make the things that are too contrasty or too sharp a little less so. This often includes text, but not only. I don't really like doing something to the whole icon that requires stamping, but I have found no other way to smooth out text.
Example:
Left: sharp, right: blurred
2) I already listed some fonts I use very often in a comment below. Besides that, let me see... I love fonts that look like they're handwritten.
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In those two examples, I actually didn't do anything at all. They probably look okay because the contrast between the font and the background isn't that strong.
But some fonts look a little pixelated by themselves, and those I blur. I.e. I stamp the whole icon, blur it, and then set the mask to all black. Then I draw into the mask with a small white brush to make the things that are too contrasty or too sharp a little less so. This often includes text, but not only. I don't really like doing something to the whole icon that requires stamping, but I have found no other way to smooth out text.
Example:
Left: sharp, right: blurred
2) I already listed some fonts I use very often in a comment below. Besides that, let me see... I love fonts that look like they're handwritten.
My faves there are:
https://www.dafont.com/beastform.font
https://www.dafont.com/coalhandluke.font
https://www.dafont.com/indelible.font
https://www.dafont.com/landliebe.font
https://www.dafont.com/muurahaiskarhu.font
https://www.dafont.com/rebel-heart.font
https://www.dafont.com/kg-two-is-better-than-one.font
https://www.dafont.com/vni-thufap1.font
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/amatic