Propose a standardized set of fonts to have specific meanings in written language. Informal standards already exist: monospace is code, italic is foreign words. Imagine, for example, sarcasm typeset in a different font.
Serif, Serif Bold
Serif Italic, Serif Italic Bold
Sans Serif, Sans Serif Bold
Monospace
There remains the problem that certain letters, e.g., o e, look very similar between the fonts.
Another possibility is two fonts, one with horizontal strokes thickened and the other with vertical: a calligraphic pen in two orientations. There is a problem of diagonal strokes looking similar, e.g., V, though this could be distinguished by different looking serifs. More radically, define characters that are designed to look different with the pen in the different orientations. The two 45 degree orientations might also be interesting.
Inspired by being nostalgic about the days of Antiqua and Fraktur, two very different fonts which could be both read by people with equal facility, allowing interesting typography by interspersing them.
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