20 {FREE} FONT FAVORITES. Sure, we get a lot of emails about paint colors, hardware finishes and even questions about Disney World here and there. But we also get a decent number of questions about is the fonts we use here on the blog. Being a graphic designer by trade, I am a total font addict! With hundreds of fonts on my computer, there are a handful of them that I constantly find myself going back to. The best part? They’re FREE! Who doesn’t love free?! So, without further ado, here’s a collection of 20 of my favorite fonts: So, how about you? ** Some of the fonts listed ask for a donation of $5 or more. **Installing Fonts: If you need help installing fonts, here’s a great (and easy!) Handpicked free fonts for graphic designers with commercial-use licenses. | Font Squirrel. Case Study — Typographic Design Patterns And Current Practices (2013 Edition) Brooklyn Beta 2013. So you want to create a font. Part 1.
By Alec Julien So you’re a brilliant designer, a master calligrapher, and you’ve learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning. Now you want to create your own font. (What! You haven’t learned all about serifs, side-bearings, and kerning? Well, make sure you read all of the articles on iLT before you embark on font creation! You’ll need all of the knowledge you can get if you plan on being successful! And if you’re not a brilliant designer or a master calligrapher, well, don’t worry—you can still create some beautiful fonts with a little hard work, a lot of knowledge, and a little inspiration.) The Crux: Font Editing Software All the brilliant design, precise calligraphic work, and deep knowledge of kerning won’t mean anything if you can’t translate your work into a computer-friendly format, which is why you’ll need a good piece of font editing software at your disposal.
Font Editing Programs FontLab Studio is what I use to make my fonts. Method 1: Draw it on paper Tools You’ll Need. 10 Typography Trends for Web Designers in 2013 | Groove CommerceGrooveCommerce.com. It was in my second to last semester of grad school when I took Typography with Professor Max Boam – if you are able to take him at the University of Baltimore, I highly recommend it – and it was around this time when my obsession with typography began. Both in print and, more recently, web, I have come to appreciate the dominating effect that it can have on overall design. And thankfully nowadays, with the help of services like Google Fonts, web designers like myself have a ton of freedom to get creative with new typefaces throughout their design projects. So, what are some new typography trends that I’m especially looking forward to this year?
#1: Slab Serif Slab Serif is my favorite classification of typography. It is bold, unique, authoritative, and familiar. . #2: Large Text If you want to make an impact, try large type. . #3: Handmade Typography Most of us want to be unique in our design and that’s perfectly okay for certain types of websites. . #4: White Space #8: Flat Design. Welcome to Marie Catribs.