Typography & Fonts
Typography is crucial to almost all design projects. Learn the basic terms, how to use type, and where to get fonts.
Top Font Picks for Graphic Design
Below is a selection of top font choices for a variety of projects, styles and businesses.
Below is a selection of top font choices for a variety of projects, styles and businesses.
Type Families
The different options available within a typeface, such as roman, bold and italic, make up a type family. Times New Roman and Helvetica are examples of type families. These families are extremely useful because a designer can use just one or two within a project, but still have a wide variety of styles to choose from. This helps to achieve a consistent design.
The different options available within a typeface, such as roman, bold and italic, make up a type family. Times New Roman and Helvetica are examples of type families. These families are extremely useful because a designer can use just one or two within a project, but still have a wide variety of styles to choose from. This helps to achieve a consistent design.
Basic Typography Terminology
Below are some basic definitions to help you understand how type is described and measured.
Below are some basic definitions to help you understand how type is described and measured.
Letter Anatomy
There is a standard set of terms to describe the parts of a character. These terms, and the parts of the letter they represent, are often referred to as "letter anatomy" or "typeface anatomy." By breaking down letters into parts, a designer can better understand how type is created and altered and how to use it effectively.
In the images below, the part of the character being discussed…
Top Font Picks for Graphic Design
A selection of top font choices for a variety of projects, styles and businesses.
A selection of top font choices for a variety of projects, styles and businesses.
Identifying Fonts with What the Font
What the Font is a great tool that can help identify fonts. Just upload an image or enter an image URL and let "What the Font?!" do the rest, telling you what font is being used.
What the Font is a great tool that can help identify fonts. Just upload an image or enter an image URL and let "What the Font?!" do the rest, telling you what font is being used.
Type Families
The different options available within a typeface, such as roman, bold and italic, make up a type family. Times New Roman and Helvetica are examples of type families. These families are extremely useful because a designer can use just one or two within a project, but still have a wide variety of styles to choose from. This helps to achieve a consistent design.
The different options available within a typeface, such as roman, bold and italic, make up a type family. Times New Roman and Helvetica are examples of type families. These families are extremely useful because a designer can use just one or two within a project, but still have a wide variety of styles to choose from. This helps to achieve a consistent design.
Basic Typography Terminology
Some basic definitions to help you understand how type is described and measured.
Some basic definitions to help you understand how type is described and measured.
Letter Anatomy
There is a standard set of terms to describe the parts of a character. These terms, and the parts of the letter they represent, are often referred to as "letter anatomy" or "typeface anatomy." By breaking down letters into parts, a designer can better understand how type is created and altered and how to use it effectively.
There is a standard set of terms to describe the parts of a character. These terms, and the parts of the letter they represent, are often referred to as "letter anatomy" or "typeface anatomy." By breaking down letters into parts, a designer can better understand how type is created and altered and how to use it effectively.