diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1578ad0..b317f04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ npm run lint
 
 # TODO / Roadmap
 
-* Implement text editing using Google fonts!
 * Try very wide Dropbox image on MB Air with space + pan in bottom right area. Won't work.
 * Restoring positions of documents with positioned rotated objects is not accurate
 * Issue with drawing mask on mirrored content
diff --git a/src/components/options-panel/tool-options-text/tool-options-text.vue b/src/components/options-panel/tool-options-text/tool-options-text.vue
index 16d368d..19d9591 100644
--- a/src/components/options-panel/tool-options-text/tool-options-text.vue
+++ b/src/components/options-panel/tool-options-text/tool-options-text.vue
@@ -21,14 +21,22 @@
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 <template>
-    <div class="tool-option">
+    <div class="tool-option"
+         @focusin="handleFocus"
+         @focusout="handleBlur"
+    >
         <h3 v-t="'text'"></h3>
         <div class="wrapper input">
             <textarea
+                ref="textInput"
                 v-model="text"
                 class="full"
-                @focus="handleTextFocus"
-                @blur="handleTextBlur"
+            />
+        </div>
+        <div class="wrapper input">
+            <label v-t="'font'"></label>
+            <select-box :options="fonts"
+                         v-model="font"
             />
         </div>
         <div class="wrapper input">
@@ -54,16 +62,24 @@
 
 <script>
 import { mapGetters, mapMutations } from "vuex";
-import Slider from "@/components/ui/slider/slider";
+import SelectBox  from '@/components/ui/select-box/select-box';
+import Slider     from "@/components/ui/slider/slider";
+import { mapSelectOptions } from "@/utils/search-select-util";
 import KeyboardService from "@/services/keyboard-service";
+import { googleFonts, loadGoogleFont } from "@/services/font-service";
 import { getSpriteForLayer } from "@/factories/sprite-factory";
 import messages  from "./messages.json";
 
 export default {
     i18n: { messages },
     components: {
+        SelectBox,
         Slider,
     },
+    data: () => ({
+        internalText: "",
+        renderPending: false,
+    }),
     computed: {
         ...mapGetters([
             "activeLayerIndex",
@@ -73,16 +89,28 @@ export default {
             // load async as this adds to the bundle size
             return () => import( "@/components/ui/color-picker/color-picker" );
         },
+        fonts() {
+            return mapSelectOptions( [ ...googleFonts ].sort() );
+        },
         text: {
             get() {
-                return this.activeLayer.text?.value;
+                return this.internalText;
             },
             set( value ) {
-                this.updateLayer({
-                    index: this.activeLayerIndex,
-                    opts: { text: { value, size: this.size, font: "Arial", color: this.color } },
-                });
-                this.requestRender();
+                this.internalText = value;
+                // debounce the modle update (and subsequent text render)
+                // to not update on each entered character
+                if ( this.renderPending ) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                this.renderPending = true;
+                window.setTimeout(() => {
+                    this.renderPending = false;
+                    this.updateLayer({
+                        index: this.activeLayerIndex,
+                        opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: this.size, font: this.font, color: this.color } },
+                    });
+                }, 75 );
             }
         },
         size: {
@@ -92,9 +120,8 @@ export default {
             set( value ) {
                 this.updateLayer({
                     index: this.activeLayerIndex,
-                    opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: value, font: "Arial", color: this.color } },
+                    opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: value, font: this.font, color: this.color } },
                 });
-                this.requestRender();
             }
         },
         color: {
@@ -104,28 +131,53 @@ export default {
             set( value ) {
                 this.updateLayer({
                     index: this.activeLayerIndex,
-                    opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: this.size, font: "Arial", color: value } },
+                    opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: this.size, font: this.font, color: value } },
                 });
-                this.requestRender();
+            }
+        },
+        font: {
+            get() {
+                return this.activeLayer.text?.font;
+            },
+            async set( value ) {
+                const fromCache = await loadGoogleFont( value );
+                this.updateLayer({
+                    index: this.activeLayerIndex,
+                    opts: { text: { value: this.text, size: this.size, font: value, color: this.color } },
+                });
+                // on first load, font is not immediately available for rendering
+                if ( !fromCache ) {
+                    window.setTimeout(() => {
+                        getSpriteForLayer( this.activeLayer )?.cacheEffects();
+                    }, 50 );
+                }
             }
         }
     },
+    watch: {
+        activeLayer: {
+            immediate: true,
+            handler( layer ) {
+                this.internalText = layer.text?.value;
+            }
+        },
+    },
+    mounted() {
+        this.$refs.textInput?.focus();
+    },
     destroyed() {
-        this.handleTextBlur();
+        this.handleBlur();
     },
     methods: {
         ...mapMutations([
             "updateLayer",
         ]),
-        handleTextFocus() {
+        handleFocus() {
             KeyboardService.setSuspended( true );
         },
-        handleTextBlur() {
+        handleBlur() {
             KeyboardService.setSuspended( false );
         },
-        requestRender() {
-            getSpriteForLayer( this.activeLayer )?.cacheEffects();
-        },
     },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/toolbox/toolbox.vue b/src/components/toolbox/toolbox.vue
index 60a8df6..7bceaea 100644
--- a/src/components/toolbox/toolbox.vue
+++ b/src/components/toolbox/toolbox.vue
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export default {
                     }
                     break;
                 case ToolTypes.TEXT:
-                    if ( !layer.type === LAYER_TEXT ) {
+                    if ( layer.type !== LAYER_TEXT ) {
                         this.setTool( null );
                     }
                     break;
diff --git a/src/factories/document-factory.js b/src/factories/document-factory.js
index 912b837..35340da 100644
--- a/src/factories/document-factory.js
+++ b/src/factories/document-factory.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const DocumentFactory = {
      * all layers and image content)
      */
     create({
-        name = "New document", width = 400, height = 300, layers = [], selections = {}
+        name = "New document", width = 1000, height = 1000, layers = [], selections = {}
     } = {}) {
         if ( !layers.length ) {
             layers = [ LayerFactory.create({ width, height }) ];
diff --git a/src/factories/text-factory.js b/src/factories/text-factory.js
index 6b8a5e1..55674cf 100644
--- a/src/factories/text-factory.js
+++ b/src/factories/text-factory.js
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
  * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
  * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  */
+import { googleFonts } from "@/services/font-service";
+
 const TextFactory = {
-    create({ font = "Arial", value = "", size = 16, color = "red" } = {}) {
+    create({ font = googleFonts[ 0 ], value = "", size = 16, color = "red" } = {}) {
         return {
             font,
             value,
diff --git a/src/services/font-service.js b/src/services/font-service.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94d0975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/font-service.js
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Igor Zinken 2020 - https://www.igorski.nl
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+const loadedFonts      = new Set();
+const GOOGLE_FONTS_URL = "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=";
+
+export const googleFonts = [
+    // sans serif
+    "Open Sans",    // listed first as it is a preferred neutral font
+    "Open Sans Condensed",
+    "Comfortaa",
+    "Noto Sans JP",
+    "Noto Sans KR",
+    "Noto Sans TC",
+    "Darker Grotesque",
+    "Gill Sans",
+    "Helvetica",
+    "Lato",
+    "Merriweather Sans",
+    "Montserrat",
+    "Mukta",
+    "Nanum Gothic",
+    "Nunito Sans",
+    "Poppins",
+    "Raleway",
+    "Roboto",
+    "Roboto Condensed",
+    "Roboto Slab",
+    "Rubik",
+    "Source Sans Pro",
+    "Ubuntu",
+    "Varela Round",
+    "Work Sans",
+    // monospace
+    "Anonymous Pro",
+    "B612 Mono",
+    "Courier Prime",
+    "Cutive Mono",
+    "Fira Code",
+    "Inconsolata",
+    "IBM Plex Mono",
+    "Jetbrains Mono",
+    "Major Mono Display",
+    "Nanum Gothic Coding",
+    "Nova Mono",
+    "Overpass Mono",
+    "Oxygen Mono",
+    "PT Mono",
+    "Roboto Mono",
+    "Source Code Pro",
+    "Space Mono",
+    "Ubuntu Mono",
+    "VT323",
+    "Xanh Mono",
+    // serif
+    "Arvo",
+    "Patua One",
+    "Playfair Display",
+    "Playfair Display SC",
+    "PT Serif",
+    "Merriweather",
+    "Lora",
+    "Noto Serif",
+    "Nunito",
+    // display
+    "Audiowide",
+    "Bangers",
+    "Bebas Neue",
+    "Bungee Outline",
+    "Hanalei Fill",
+    // handwriting / script
+    "Amatic SC",
+    "Architects Daughter",
+    "Caveat",
+    "Caveat Brush",
+    "Courgette",
+    "Dancing Script",
+    "Damion",
+    "Euphoria Script",
+    "Great Vibes",
+    "Indie Flower",
+    "Kaushan Script",
+    "Mali",
+    "Nanum Pen Script",
+    "Pacifico",
+    "Patrick Hand",
+    "Permanent Marker",
+    "Redressed",
+    "Rock Salt",
+    "Sacramento",
+    "Satisfy",
+    "Shadows Into Light",
+    "Yellowtail",
+    // fat glyphs (any of above styles)
+    "Abril Fatface",
+    "Alfa Slab One",
+    "Fredoka One",
+    "Staatliches",
+    "Oswald",
+    "Nerko One",
+    "Righteous",
+];
+
+/**
+ * Lazily loads a Google font (defined in the list above)
+ * Returns boolean true indicating whether font was cache
+ * or false when it has just been loaded (and adde to the cache)
+ */
+export const loadGoogleFont = fontName => {
+    return new Promise(( resolve, reject ) => {
+        if ( loadedFonts.has( fontName )) {
+            resolve( true );
+            return;
+        }
+        const css = document.createElement( "link" );
+        css.setAttribute( "rel", "stylesheet" );
+        css.setAttribute( "type", "text/css" );
+        css.onload = () => {
+            loadedFonts.add( fontName );
+            resolve( false );
+        };
+        css.onerror = e => {
+            console.error( `Could not load font ${fontName}`, e );
+            reject();
+        }
+        css.setAttribute( "href", `${GOOGLE_FONTS_URL}${fontName}` );
+        document.getElementsByTagName( "head" )[ 0 ].appendChild( css );
+    });
+};
diff --git a/src/services/keyboard-service.js b/src/services/keyboard-service.js
index d889e7b..c3cde73 100644
--- a/src/services/keyboard-service.js
+++ b/src/services/keyboard-service.js
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ function handleKeyDown( event ) {
                     commit( "addLayer", { type: LAYER_TEXT });
                 }
                 setActiveTool( ToolTypes.TEXT );
+                preventDefault( event );
             }
             break;
 
diff --git a/src/services/render-service.js b/src/services/render-service.js
index aaddc50..14b334c 100644
--- a/src/services/render-service.js
+++ b/src/services/render-service.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import { LAYER_TEXT } from "@/definitions/layer-types";
 import { getSpriteForLayer } from "@/factories/sprite-factory";
 import { createCanvas, resizeToBase64 } from "@/utils/canvas-util";
 import { getRotatedSize, getRotationCenter, getRectangleForSelection } from "@/utils/image-math";
+import { loadGoogleFont } from "@/services/font-service";
 
 const queue = [];
 
@@ -139,15 +140,23 @@ const hasEffects = ( layer ) => {
 
 const renderText = async layer => {
     const { text } = layer;
+
+    if ( !text.value ) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let font = text.font;
+    try {
+        await loadGoogleFont( font ); // lazily loads font file upon first request
+    } catch {
+        font = "Arial"; // fall back to universally available Arial
+    }
+
     const sourceCtx = layer.source.getContext( "2d" );
-
     sourceCtx.clearRect( 0, 0, layer.source.width, layer.source.height );
-
-    const lines = text.value.split( "\n" );
-
-    sourceCtx.font = `${text.size}px ${text.font}`;
+    sourceCtx.font      = `${text.size}px ${font}`;
     sourceCtx.fillStyle = text.color;
 
+    const lines      = text.value.split( "\n" );
     const lineHeight = text.size;
     let y = 0;
     lines.forEach(( line, index ) => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/factories/document-factory.spec.js b/tests/unit/factories/document-factory.spec.js
index 459e101..47413ae 100644
--- a/tests/unit/factories/document-factory.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/factories/document-factory.spec.js
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ describe( "Document factory", () => {
             expect( document ).toEqual({
                 id: expect.any( String ),
                 name: "New document",
-                width: 400,
-                height: 300,
+                width: 1000,
+                height: 1000,
                 layers: [ { layer: "1" } ],
                 selections: {}
             });
diff --git a/tests/unit/factories/text-factory.spec.js b/tests/unit/factories/text-factory.spec.js
index cf6259d..89f80c7 100644
--- a/tests/unit/factories/text-factory.spec.js
+++ b/tests/unit/factories/text-factory.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import TextFactory from "@/factories/text-factory";
+import TextFactory     from "@/factories/text-factory";
+import { googleFonts } from "@/services/font-service";
 
 describe( "Text factory", () => {
     describe( "when creating a new Text instance", () => {
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ describe( "Text factory", () => {
             expect( text ).toEqual({
                 size: expect.any( Number ),
                 value: "",
-                font: "Arial",
+                font: googleFonts[ 0 ],
                 color: "red",
             });
         });