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Jigsoar icons - a free, creative commons icon set. Fontomas - easy iconic fonts composer. FontDropper 1000 - WebINK. Massive Collection of Elegant Thin Fonts. Typography is one of the most crucial design elements, and as such, finding the most appropriate fonts for your project can be a challenging task.

Massive Collection of Elegant Thin Fonts

Today we’re making it easy for you, with a collection of 70 free thin fonts that we gathered from the web and that you can download to use right now. Most of them are sans-serif although there are a few serif options as well. Thin fonts are becoming extremely popular these days; their clean lines are perfect for logos and headers. They look great, especially at larger sizes, although they can sometimes also be successfully used for body text, provided there’s enough contrast. All the fonts featured in this compilation are free to use, however some restrictions may apply.

80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design. Advertisement You don’t like to scroll?

80 Beautiful Typefaces For Professional Design

Be prepared. (We warned you.) Every now and again designers stumble upon the very same problem: the choice of a unique and beautiful typeface which manages to fulfill three basic tasks. Support the corporate identity, enrich the visual appearance and is compatible with the overall design. So which typefaces are “bulletproof”? We have answers. Let’s take a look at over 80 gorgeous typefaces for professional design, based upon suggestions from designers and web-developers all over the world. Classic Typefaces Classics of typography in a brief overview. The Logos of Web 2.0. The Logos of Web 2.0 There is no official standard for what makes something “Web 2.0”, but there certainly are a few tell-tale signs.

The Logos of Web 2.0

These new sites usually feature modern web technologies like Ajax and often have something to do with building online communities. But even more characteristic among these brands is their appearance. Web 2.0 sites nearly always feel open and friendly and often use small chunks of large type. The colors are bright and cheery — lots of blue, orange, and what we jokingly call the Official Color of Web 2.0: lime green. You can see some of these striking commonalities in Ludwig Gatzke’s compilation of nearly 400 Web 2.0 logos. The Softies A clear trend in new identities is the use of soft, rounded sans serifs dominated by VAG Rounded (AKA Rundschrift), but also including Helvetica Rounded, Arial Rounded, Bryant, and FF Cocon. Oct. 2008 Update — New and underused fonts in this category: Foco, Tondo, FF Netto, Estilo Text, and FF Unit Rounded.

The Futurists. Bowfin Printworks - Finding Just Your Type - Serif Font Identification Guide - Search Page - Identification Tool. Your selections will be saved after each search.

Bowfin Printworks - Finding Just Your Type - Serif Font Identification Guide - Search Page - Identification Tool

Click here to change. Remember: Skip attributes that are unclear choices Shape of serif Shape of tail Shape of bowl (and if closed bowl: Direction of ear) Stem Connection (and for »at leg«: leg bending) Leg Bending (and if »straight«: leg connection) Leg Connection and Serifs A fuzzy search:Font / Info Designer Digitizer HOME | Free Font ID Service | SerifGuide | Sans Guide | Text version of the Serif List (tab-delimited)Supplier Codes | Type Providers | e-mail | Contribution$ The Serif Font Identification Aid/Guide is Copyright © 2012 by Michael Yanega.

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