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Fonts can most easily be divided into three types:
Serif
Sans-serif
Other
So what's the difference?
Serif fonts have a small decorative line on the edges
of the character. Sans serif do not.
Other fonts are not recommended for body text and
should only really be used for titles and chapter
heading in interior text and for titles and author
names on covers
In traditional printing serifed fonts
are used for body text because they are widely believed
to be easier to read than sans-serif fonts - the idea
being that they help guide the eye along the length
of the text.
Traditionally sans-serif fonts are
mainly used for shorter pieces of text and subject
matter requiring a more casual feel and also look
great as chapter headings, headlines and titles.
However in Europe now both serifed
and sans-serifed fonts are used for body-text and
much is down to personal preference - so it's really
up to you.
Take a look at some well-known serif, sans-serif and
other fonts below and you can view all available
fonts here.
Serif fonts
These can be divided into four styles - each with
a slightly different look and effect.
Garamond |
Old
Style
Old style typefaces date
back to 1465, and are characterized by a diagonal
stress.
Garamond is a well known Old Style serif
Click font name to view large image
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Times
New Roman |
Transitional
Transitional
fonts have more pronounced thick and thin
lines than old style, but are still less dramatic
than they are in modern serif fonts.
Times New Roman
is a well known Transitional serif
Click font name to view large
image |
Rockwell |
Slab
Slab
serif typefaces usually have little if any contrast
between thick and thin lines and have a bold,
rectangular appearance
Rockwell is a well known Slab serif
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font name to view large image
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Bodoni |
Modern
Modern serifs are characterized
by extreme contrast between thick and thin
lines, tend to be thin with heavy vertical
lines.
Bodoni is a well known
Modern serif
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font name to view large image
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Sans-serif fonts
These can also be divided into four styles - each
with a slightly different look and effect.
News
Gothic |
Grotesque
Earliest sans-serif designs
- have capitals that only have a slight height
to width proportional variation
News Gothic is a well known Grotesque sans-serif
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Helvetica |
Transitional
Modern
and common sans-serif fonts. They are relatively
straight in appearance
Helvetica is
a well known Transitional serif
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font name to view large image
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Lucida
|
Humanist
These are the most calligraphic
of the sans-serif typefaces and have more
readability than other sans-serif fonts.
Lucida is a well known Humanist serif
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name to view large image
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Futura |
Geometric
based
on geometric shapes (doh)
Futura is a well known
Modern serif
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to view large image
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Other fonts
These can be divided into four styles - each with
a very different look and effect
Scriptina |
Script
Script fonts simulate
handwriting and are harder to read than most
serif and sans-serif fonts
Scriptina is a well known Script font
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Blackletter |
Blackletter
Based
on a type of calligraphy
German Blackletter
is an example of this typeface
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font name to view large image
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Courier
|
Monospace
Originally developed for
typewriters - excellent for columned text
Courier is a well known Monospace
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name to view large image
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Copal |
Display
Not
suitable for body text but good for decorative
purposes - can be made specific to occasion
and genre
Copal is an example
of such a typeface
Click font name
to view large image
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View all available
fonts here.
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