woofy31 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Instead of a game, why not a longer poll to change the scenery a bit?So, if you’re a graphic designer, writer or have any other font-involving activities, feel free to vote 😉How many fonts do you have?~1K (I like to keep it small and tidy 😎 )1K-10K (I’m a font addict 👀 )10K-100K+ (I live for option paralysis! :crazy_face: )0votersWhat font manager do you use? (feel free to comment why)Suitcase FusionFontExpertFontBaseRightFontNexusFontFontExplorer XOther (comment below)None0votersHow do you organize your fonts?I have them sorted by categories and/or keywordsI just randomly throw new fonts at my font managerI don’t organize them nor use a font manager0votersDo you know the difference between a typeface and a font?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersDo you know the visual difference between a sans, serif & slab-serif?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersWhat kind of font person are you?🤤 Freebie Hunter (I only have eyes for free fonts)💸 Small Pockets (I pay for a font I like once in a while)💰 VIP / Premium (willing to pay for any font I want)0votersHow important are fonts in your line of work?Fonts are a critical part of my workI don’t rely on fonts for my workI create new fonts, so… 😎0votersHow much time do you spend choosing the right fonts for a piece of work?🎰 Less than 5-10 minutes🕰️ Half an hour, an hour tops!😵 Hours, sometimes a whole day0votersWhat are the most important qualities a font must have for you?Appearance (…is everything!)Price tag (it always comes down to money)Popularity (gotta live among the cool kids, right?)Number of fonts included in a typeface (gimme more)Font age (must stand the test of time)Must come from an established type foundryMust stand out from the crowd (Indie type foundry)Multi-language support (no more boundaries)0votersWhich 3 generic typefaces would you choose if your life depended on it?ArialVerdanaHelveticaGeorgiaCalibriGaramondTrebuchet MSLucidaTahomaTimes New RomanComic SansCourier0votersWhat websites do you usually get your fonts from?daFontFontSquirrelGoogle FontsFontSpringFontSpaceFontStruct1001fontsUrbanFontsFontFabricCreativeMarketAdobe FontsBehance FontsEnvato FontsFontShopMyFontsFonts .comOthers (let us know & comment below)0votersWhat are your most used or go-to typefaces/fonts? (comment below) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 I used Suitcase Fusion for a couple of years but I got sick of it for being so slow and clunky, so I’ve moved to FontExpert since it’s uber-super fast! However, I do miss a lot of essential features from Suitcase Fusion.As for the last question, my go-to fonts are:for body text: Georgia, Myriad Pro & Adobe Caslonfor titles: Helvetica, Museo, Cera Pro, Trajan & Yanone Kaffeesatzand any handwritten font where applicable 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz_muse Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I make use of the pre-installed font folder on my computer. My 3 generic typefaces have to include a serif, sans-serif and something similar to handwriting or fun looking. Depending on what I’m working on I will typically make use of Arial, Helvetica, Garamond, Times New Roman, Myriad, Coneria Script and brush-like type.Other times it’s pretty much a free for all. Would’ve selected the I create new fonts, so option if my font creations actually made it past the illustration phase. Still shopping for new additions but haven’t found the right ones yet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 I make use of the pre-installed font folder on my computer. My 3 generic typefaces have to include a serif, sans-serif and something similar to handwriting or fun looking. Depending on what I’m working on I will typically make use of Arial, Helvetica, Garamond, Times New Roman, Myriad, Coneria Script and brush-like type.Other times it’s pretty much a free for all. Would’ve selected the I create new fonts, so option if my font creations actually made it past the illustration phase. Still shopping for new additions but haven’t found the right ones yet.Coneria ScriptDidn’t know this one, looks great and so elegant!Would’ve selected the I create new fonts, so option if my font creations actually made it past the illustration phaseI guess it’s a more common problem than I had originally thought 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplybright Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I am a font junkie. My boyfriend can’t stand me sometimes because I recognize a lot of fonts while we’re just walking around - “I have that font. I know what that one is. Oh I have that one too!”I buy a lot of font bundles as they’re going to be the best bang for your buck. I also have a monthly subscription to Creative Fabrica that gives me unlimited font downloads. A lot of the fonts on DaFont are on there which is A+ because my clients give me dafont links ALL THE TIME.I do a lot of tshirt designs catered to women, so handwritten scripts are an essential for me. Favorites include alley script, honey heart, natashabela, aerokids, and southwind script. Fonts that have a lot of glyphs are the ones that intrigue me the most. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 I am a font junkie. My boyfriend can’t stand me sometimes because I recognize a lot of fonts while we’re just walking around - “I have that font. I know what that one is. Oh I have that one too!”I buy a lot of font bundles as they’re going to be the best bang for your buck. I also have a monthly subscription to Creative Fabrica that gives me unlimited font downloads. A lot of the fonts on DaFont are on there which is A+ because my clients give me dafont links ALL THE TIME.I do a lot of tshirt designs catered to women, so handwritten scripts are an essential for me. Favorites include alley script, honey heart, natashabela, aerokids, and southwind script. Fonts that have a lot of glyphs are the ones that intrigue me the most.My boyfriend can’t stand me sometimes because I recognize a lot of fonts while we’re just walking around - “I have that font. I know what that one is. Oh I have that one too!”So funny, but funny cute! :rofl:Creative Fabrica that gives me unlimited font downloadsUhm, how didn’t I hear of this? 😱 I must live in a cave… oh, wait, I live in an isolated forest 😛handwritten scripts are an essential for meI’m a sucker for handwritten fonts! I’ve always been fascinated by people’s handwriting styles, and seeing all the handwritten fonts out there makes me go :crazy_face: !Favorites includeOK, I admit that one of the reasons for creating this thread was to discover new fonts 👀I am a font junkieI’m a font hunter - I hunt them down for a living! :crazy_face: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wp_kid Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I only love Comic Sans 😃 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wooden_fish Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 I only love Comic Sans 😃And… that’s probably why you’re a freelancer. :rofl: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wp_kid Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 And… that’s probably why you’re a freelancer. :rofl: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I remember when there were only about 5 fonts recommended for the internet. I guess browsers were not evolved to the point they could handle others well. This is an interesting thread.What is the difference between a typeface and a font? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanda5 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I use love make my clients go crazy with different types of fonts…Once there was a client who had to spent over 5 hours selecting a font from my list (I had to change the font over 100 times till he picked 3)… as the font he loved was so expensive and he didn’t wanted to spend a lot for a one time project.The funny part - I had initially selected the same 3 fonts, he selected … but he was not happy until he did it going through 5000+ fonts… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahulgraphics Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I remember when there were only about 5 fonts recommended for the internet. I guess browsers were not evolved to the point they could handle others well. This is an interesting thread.What is the difference between a typeface and a font?What is the difference between a typeface and a font?In Simple terms:Typeface is a “Father/Mother” and Font are “Children” of the Typeface. ☀️ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariashtelle1 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I’m a calligrapher so I’m creating my own handwritten fonts ❤️ Unique for each project 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahulgraphics Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Instead of a game, why not a longer poll to change the scenery a bit?So, if you’re a graphic designer, writer or have any other font-involving activities, feel free to vote 😉How many fonts do you have?~1K (I like to keep it small and tidy 😎 )1K-10K (I’m a font addict 👀 )10K-100K+ (I live for option paralysis! :crazy_face: )0votersWhat font manager do you use? (feel free to comment why)Suitcase FusionFontExpertFontBaseRightFontNexusFontFontExplorer XOther (comment below)None0votersHow do you organize your fonts?I have them sorted by categories and/or keywordsI just randomly throw new fonts at my font managerI don’t organize them nor use a font manager0votersDo you know the difference between a typeface and a font?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersDo you know the visual difference between a sans, serif & slab-serif?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersWhat kind of font person are you?🤤 Freebie Hunter (I only have eyes for free fonts)💸 Small Pockets (I pay for a font I like once in a while)💰 VIP / Premium (willing to pay for any font I want)0votersHow important are fonts in your line of work?Fonts are a critical part of my workI don’t rely on fonts for my workI create new fonts, so… 😎0votersHow much time do you spend choosing the right fonts for a piece of work?🎰 Less than 5-10 minutes🕰️ Half an hour, an hour tops!😵 Hours, sometimes a whole day0votersWhat are the most important qualities a font must have for you?Appearance (…is everything!)Price tag (it always comes down to money)Popularity (gotta live among the cool kids, right?)Number of fonts included in a typeface (gimme more)Font age (must stand the test of time)Must come from an established type foundryMust stand out from the crowd (Indie type foundry)Multi-language support (no more boundaries)0votersWhich 3 generic typefaces would you choose if your life depended on it?ArialVerdanaHelveticaGeorgiaCalibriGaramondTrebuchet MSLucidaTahomaTimes New RomanComic SansCourier0votersWhat websites do you usually get your fonts from?daFontFontSquirrelGoogle FontsFontSpringFontSpaceFontStruct1001fontsUrbanFontsFontFabricCreativeMarketAdobe FontsBehance FontsEnvato FontsFontShopMyFontsFonts .comOthers (let us know & comment below)0votersWhat are your most used or go-to typefaces/fonts? (comment below)What are your most used or go-to typefaces/fonts?It depends from project to project. My personal favorite (Sans Serif) so far from a reading point of view:ArialHelvetica NeueMontserratFF DinThere are a total of 15 fonts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 I use love make my clients go crazy with different types of fonts…Once there was a client who had to spent over 5 hours selecting a font from my list (I had to change the font over 100 times till he picked 3)… as the font he loved was so expensive and he didn’t wanted to spend a lot for a one time project.The funny part - I had initially selected the same 3 fonts, he selected … but he was not happy until he did it going through 5000+ fonts…he was not happy until he did it going through 5000+ fonts…Yep, when you see so many great look fonts to choose from, your inner child comes out and you feel like a kid who has to choose which toy to play with - it’s just hard! 😃I’m a calligrapher so I’m creating my own handwritten fonts ❤️ Unique for each projectThat’s so awesome! I find calligraphy hard & complex to be honest 👀What is the difference between a typeface and a font?A font is of a particular size, weight and style, whereas a typeface is the collection of those fonts, all related under a particular look & feel.The confusion comes from the fact that most people use the term “font” interchangeably although almost all the time they are actually talking about the typeface (Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, etc.), and not about a particular size/style/weight.For example, Arial Regular, Bold & Italic are the different fonts, grouped together under the Arial typeface (if you get a Zip archive containing the different Arial fonts, you might even go as far as calling that zip archive the actual typeface file, although the typeface is more of a group)Or this if I was too technical 👀Typeface is a “Father/Mother” and Font are “Children” of the Typeface. ☀️As for sans/serif/slab-serif, the way I learned them is:serif is that classic-looking font commonly used in books since it’s easily readable and has been with us from the beginning of time (serif = all those little feet placed at the corners / edges of a letter shape)sans means “without”, so it’s all those fonts that don’t have any serifs attached to them (I’ve read somewhere that sans fonts were invented not long ago, and they weren’t really accepted by people in the past)slab-serif, well, slab = thick, so it’s all those fonts that have thick / angled / block-like serifs 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 What is your all time favorite font? I know they have different purposes but is there one that stands out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 What is your all time favorite font? I know they have different purposes but is there one that stands out?What is your all time favorite font? I know they have different purposes but is there one that stands out?That’s one of the hardest questions ever 😃But if my life depended on it, I’d go with the elegant & tried-and-tested by time, the Georgia typeface - it’s just emanates perfection, elegance, classic touch, it has a unique finesse! Works on books, works on titles, works at small or large sizes, just look at it:Oh, and here are its many fonts:I guess I’m more of a serif kind of guy 😃 Many I know prefer the clean & geometric sans fonts… 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misscrystal Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 I like this: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 I like this:swamp-witch-font-1-big.png1024×512 542 KB😃Well, the first one appears to be a custom designed text, and the only similar typefaces I could find are this $39 one and this $25 one - inexpensive taste you’ve got there 😛The second one looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenasemenkova Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Instead of a game, why not a longer poll to change the scenery a bit?So, if you’re a graphic designer, writer or have any other font-involving activities, feel free to vote 😉How many fonts do you have?~1K (I like to keep it small and tidy 😎 )1K-10K (I’m a font addict 👀 )10K-100K+ (I live for option paralysis! :crazy_face: )0votersWhat font manager do you use? (feel free to comment why)Suitcase FusionFontExpertFontBaseRightFontNexusFontFontExplorer XOther (comment below)None0votersHow do you organize your fonts?I have them sorted by categories and/or keywordsI just randomly throw new fonts at my font managerI don’t organize them nor use a font manager0votersDo you know the difference between a typeface and a font?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersDo you know the visual difference between a sans, serif & slab-serif?Duh! 😉Uhm… :thinking:0votersWhat kind of font person are you?🤤 Freebie Hunter (I only have eyes for free fonts)💸 Small Pockets (I pay for a font I like once in a while)💰 VIP / Premium (willing to pay for any font I want)0votersHow important are fonts in your line of work?Fonts are a critical part of my workI don’t rely on fonts for my workI create new fonts, so… 😎0votersHow much time do you spend choosing the right fonts for a piece of work?🎰 Less than 5-10 minutes🕰️ Half an hour, an hour tops!😵 Hours, sometimes a whole day0votersWhat are the most important qualities a font must have for you?Appearance (…is everything!)Price tag (it always comes down to money)Popularity (gotta live among the cool kids, right?)Number of fonts included in a typeface (gimme more)Font age (must stand the test of time)Must come from an established type foundryMust stand out from the crowd (Indie type foundry)Multi-language support (no more boundaries)0votersWhich 3 generic typefaces would you choose if your life depended on it?ArialVerdanaHelveticaGeorgiaCalibriGaramondTrebuchet MSLucidaTahomaTimes New RomanComic SansCourier0votersWhat websites do you usually get your fonts from?daFontFontSquirrelGoogle FontsFontSpringFontSpaceFontStruct1001fontsUrbanFontsFontFabricCreativeMarketAdobe FontsBehance FontsEnvato FontsFontShopMyFontsFonts .comOthers (let us know & comment below)0votersWhat are your most used or go-to typefaces/fonts? (comment below)What are the most important qualities a font must have for you?I feel like readability is missing from the list. Because maaaan do people ignore readability these days. Everyone’s so creative with their fancy font kits and then you have to deal with your eyes bleeding after reading through one page of text. 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woofy31 Posted April 22, 2019 Author Share Posted April 22, 2019 What are the most important qualities a font must have for you?I feel like readability is missing from the list. Because maaaan do people ignore readability these days. Everyone’s so creative with their fancy font kits and then you have to deal with your eyes bleeding after reading through one page of text. 🙂readabilityUgh, how did I forget to include that :man_facepalming: that is so true, and I’ve seen so many websites with text that was barely readable, let alone printed materials!I wish I could include it, but the forum doesn’t allow me to edit the poll anymore 😦Well, you could choose “established type foundry” since they usually make their fonts readable (most established foundries go through years and great lengths of testing their fonts), or you could choose “appearance” since I guess it can be correlated with readability. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenasemenkova Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 readabilityUgh, how did I forget to include that :man_facepalming: that is so true, and I’ve seen so many websites with text that was barely readable, let alone printed materials!I wish I could include it, but the forum doesn’t allow me to edit the poll anymore 😦Well, you could choose “established type foundry” since they usually make their fonts readable (most established foundries go through years and great lengths of testing their fonts), or you could choose “appearance” since I guess it can be correlated with readability.I think I ended up choosing “appearance”.The most expensive font I ever bought is Phosphate. Cost me 100 EUR. But it’s the love of my life, the perfect font for me. It’s bold, yet compact and it looks amazing for the kind of work that I do.I also love to hunt for $5-$10 fonts on CreativeMarket or Behance. There are a lot of hidden gems there and you can contact the author directly to run any kind of usage by them. Behance also offers a lot of freebies that are pretty amazing.The first font I ever bought was Baron Neue but I fell out of love with it almost immediately after and used it maybe once or twice. Separate letters look nice and all but when you type a few words it’s a bit messy and unbalanced for my eye.If I need to type in plain text I use Google Fonts. Montserrat is probably my favorite. It’s kind of cheap-ish if you use all caps but in lowercase it looks pretty fancy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanda5 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 readabilityone big point I have while designing. After a client provides details I do create a design and send them and using a font suitable for readability…but the client’s (only about 25%) end up specifying something that doesn’t match. Sometimes I tell them this font won’t work… but they don’t listen…after printing and other’s seeing it… they come back saying we should have gone with the one you had first… :man_facepalming: I just keep quiet… no point arguing when “I have told you so” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz_muse Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just looking over this reminds me of the Not My Type typography animations by lycettebros on YouTube. It’s about typographic characters (no pun intended) being in interesting situations. I remember my teachers getting a case of the giggles when they were trying to share these videos with the class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndonovan853 Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Hello everyone. I use fontsly.com to download fonts for my PC. I prefer Sans Serif fonts and sometimes add some decorative, hadwritten or comic fonts. Everything depends on the project. Also, I like to use big weight fonts for ehadlines and subheadings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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