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40 Excellent Freefonts For Professional Design - Smashing Magazine. The FontFeed | Fonts, Typography, Lettering, Design. Typegoodness. A Crash Course in Typography: The Basics of Type - Noupe Design Blog. Mar 28 2011 Typography could be considered the most important part of any design. It’s definitely among the most important elements of any design project. And yet it’s often the part of a design that’s left for last, or barely considered at all. Designers are often intimidated by typography, which can result in bland typographical design or a designer always using one or two “reliable” typefaces in their designs.

This series aims to change that. If you’re intimidated by typography, or even just aren’t quite sure where to start, then read on. In this part, we’ll talk about the basics of typographic theory, including the different kinds of typefaces (and how typefaces and fonts differ), as well as the basic anatomy of a typeface. Typefaces vs. A lot of people use the terms “typeface” and “font” interchangeably. A typeface is a set of typographical symbols and characters. Classifying Type There are a number of different ways to classify typefaces and type families. Serif Sans-Serif Script Mood. Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses.