Typography (Font)
Typically, what we refer to as a “font” is actually a “typeface”
- e.g. Times, Helvetica, Arial aren’t fonts, they’re typefaces.
resources
Four main classes of typeface styles:
- serif
- sans serif
- display
- script
Comic Sans is the meme font
Typography Rules of Thumb Visual Design
- Avoid using display typefaces (especially avoid comic sans )
- Avoid using more than 2 typefaces in a design (1 is often best)
- Avoid using more than 3 weights (avoid Black and Ultralight weights)
- Avoid underlining unless it’s a hyperlink (use bold and italics for emphasis)
- Avoid fully justified text