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5 Amazing Types of Fonts You Should Know

Types of fonts you can learn for making your design project more beautiful

By Mark SmithPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Selecting fonts for any project is critical, as you can easily access thousands of fonts with just one click. Before selecting any font, you need to understand the nature of the project and fonts. Then choose one that suits best for your project.

Going to design a logo, and are you not sure which font will adjust best? Pick the right color font that vibes match the brand to tell your brand's story to others. Let's take an example, designing a logo for a furniture brand. Fonts with brown or black color give the real feel of furniture to the viewer and elicit a specific response.

Each font has its own pros, cons, and psychological meaning that you should focus on while using them in your design. But, sometimes, designers get confused because of the availability of thousands of free fonts for designing.

We have broken down the fonts into 5 major categories or font families. To guide unique characteristics and to know the symbolic meaning to make a strong impact on each font in your design or to communicate the vibe well that you are going for.

Serif Font Style

This style is the world's oldest, most basic, and original font. They have been using it since the past and never go out of style. Each letter has tinny feet at the top and bottom sides. It is the frost font that comes into every designer's mind while designing logos, print copy, and websites. This style has a touch of ancient times. This is popular among different fonts because it considers the most trustworthy, conservative, and safe choice in the following categories;

  • Titles and subheadings
  • The main body, whether short or long text pages

The size of these fonts is usually big. So, they do not suitable where you need tiny-size fonts. Times new roman serif font style is the most classic for creating professional and well-designed visual content.

Sans Serif Style Font

This font family has this name because it has less line width variation. The word San means without, and Serif means lines. They use in various designs used in print and other digital devices projects. It is unique from serif font and becomes with the advancement of computers and other digital services. This typeface is the symbol of simplicity and efficiency and also gives a modern look to your design. Plus, they also give a clean look and are the most economical option.

Script Style Font

Script fonts consist of handwritten or calligraphy-style letters used in diplomas and invitations. The boldness and uniqueness of letterforms also work well in logos, headers, and quotes. The major styles of this family are inspired by 17th and 18th-century themes. The cursive handwritten letterform spread the grace and beauty in the design. They do not recommend long body texts and passages.

Display Fonts

This typeface is the most difficult to use because it is hard to identify as it does not follow any general rule. Graffiti, abstract and three-dimensional fonts are this typeface's three most unique styles.

Decorative Fonts

Picking any style in this typeface is difficult as they are the largest and most diverse type classification. You can use them where you feel you require strong typography, such as in headlines and other display projects.

Some font families give dramatic effects and distinctive appearances because of the unorthodox shape of letters.

All the fonts have specific features and fit in different designs well. Therefore, choose them wisely to impress your client and enhance your design's visual appeal. On the other side, wrong choices can damage your creativity and will have a negative effect on your clients or any other project.

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About the Creator

Mark Smith

27 year-old writer, blogger and designer. I love to write and learn more about tech and new trending things in marketing.

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