For years I've been meaning to put together a 'cheat sheet' of fonts and font alternatives for quick selection but never got around to it. Today I finally got so tired of Arial and Helvetica that I sat down to write a few out.
Of course, things are never that easy. I forgot to take into account how truly fascinating type is and how much I love fonts. So, here is the result of my very enjoyable though brief excursion into typography. Each explanation should render in that particular font, if you have it installed. Serif Georgia and Times New Roman Georgia (Windows & Mac). This is an excellent font for the screen, which it was especially made for. Common on both Windows and Mac machines, its alternative usually is Times New Roman (W) and Times (M).
Times New Roman (Windows & Mac). Times is primarily a print font and not the best choice for the web. However, Times New Roman and the Mac version, Times, are often the alternative or second choice for other serif fonts because they are so prevalent. Palatino Palatino Linotype (Windows).
Although Palatino is not a screen font, it renders very well, even better than Times. Palatino Linotype is included in Windows XP/2000; earlier Windows systems came with Book Antigua, which is very similar to it. Palatino (Mac). The Mac version of Palatino Linotype is as legible on-screen as the Windows variety.
Because Palatino is also installed on Windows as Palatino Linotype, this is a great font to use for the web. Book Antiqua (Windows). Book Antigua is the precursor to Windows Palatino Linotype. It came installed on earlier versions of Windows and should be included in your font alternate list if you specify Palatino.
Other Fairly Common Serif Fonts Bookman Old Style (Windows). Garamond (Windows). Sans Serif Arial and Helvetica Arial (Windows & Mac). This is a common font for both Mac and Windows. Although it was not created for the screen, it renders reasonably well online at larger sizes.
It is very similar to Helvetica. Helvetica (Mac). This font is often paired with Arial, which it closely resembles.
However, like Arial, it was not intended to be used for the screen, and it is not as easy to read as other fonts, particularly at smaller sizes. Geneva, Tahoma and Verdana Geneva (Mac). Designed for the screen as a replacement for Helvetica, Geneva is a nice font for web pages.
Windows' alternatives include Arial, Verdana and Tahoma. Tahoma (Windows).
Tahoma was designed especially for legibility on the screen. It's preloaded on Windows systems. Similar in style to Verdana, it is narrower and more condensed. Verdana (Windows & Mac). Verdana was designed especially for the screen.
A wide, open sans serif, it is considered by some to be the most legible font for the web. Verdana comes on both Windows and Mac systems. Trebuchet MS Trebuchet MS (Windows & Mac). Despite the 'MS' Trebuchet is common on both Windows and Mac systems.
Although it was created especially for the screen, it is not quite as legible as Verdana or Geneva. Still, it remains a good choice for web pages. Often paired with Helvetica. Lucida Sans Family Lucida Sans/Lucida Sans Unicode (Windows). Lucida Sans Unicode was not created specifically for the web, but it is a remarkably legible font on screen.
Sometimes called just Lucida Sans, it is installed on almost all Windows systems. Lucida/Lucida Grande (Mac). Lucida Grande is a variation of Lucida Sans Unicode and is the default system font for the Mac OSX.
Slightly larger than Lucida Sans, it has become quite popular on the web recently. On earlier Macs, it may be called just Lucida. If you use the Lucida family, you'll want to name all variations: Lucida Sans Unicode, Lucida Grande, Lucida Sans, and Lucida. Other Fairly Common Sans Serif Fonts Century Gothic (Windows). Avant Garde (Mac). Monospaced Courier Courier New (Windows & Mac).
This is the most common monospace font, as it is available on both Windows and Mac. On Mac it may also be called just Courier. Often used to display code, it works reasonably well but tends to be too light at smaller sizes. Courier (Mac).
The Mac version of Courier New. It's a good idea to include it in your font list if you specify Courier New.
Monaco and Lucida Console Monaco (Mac). A monospace font that comes with the Mac OSX. It is actually quite legible on screen, even with longer blocks of text. Lucida Console (Windows).
A monospaced variation of the Lucida font, Lucida Console ships with the Windows system. Like Monaco, it is readable and very common. Resources. an excellent article from Joe Gillespie's Web Page Design for Designers. Mark Boulton's excellent articles on typography. informative article from Richard Rutter's Clagnut.
Note: Before you download a font, make sure that you trust the source. Add a font. Download the font files. These often come compressed in.zip folders. In one.zip folder, you might find several variations on the same font, such as “light” and “heavy.” A.zip folder usually looks like this:. If the font files are zipped, unzip them by right-clicking the.zip folder and then clicking Extract.
Now you'll see the available TrueType and OpenType font files:. Right-click the fonts you want, and click Install. If you're prompted to allow the program to make changes to your computer, and if you trust the source of the font, click Yes.
Your new fonts will appear in the fonts list in Word. Here are two other ways to install and manage fonts:. All fonts are stored in the C: Windows Fonts folder. You can also add fonts by simply dragging font files from the extracted files folder into this folder. Windows will automatically install them.
If you want to see what a font looks like, open the Fonts folder, right-click the font file, and then click Preview. Another way to see your installed fonts is through Control Panel.
In Windows 7 and Windows 10, go to Control Panel Fonts. In Windows 8.1, go to Control Panel Appearance and Personalization Fonts. The next time you start Word, you'll see the fonts you added in the Font list.
4 Shares I have a complete blast creating my blog post featured images and the most fun is playing with the fonts. The other day I was talking with a client about an image on his blog and I told him to find a font and install it. He did not know how to do that, so I walked him thru it over the phone.
Now, I am following up with a tutorial video that I hope will help you too. If you are running a PC, I am sorry because this tutorial will not help you. This particular tutorial is strictly for how to install a font on a Mac. However, the resource that I use to find fonts is for all of you. Whether you are working on a flyer or just jazzing up a Word document, interesting fonts can make a big impact.
My go to source for fonts is. A Font Warning As you will see below, dafont stresses how important it is the read the when you download a font. You do not want to use a font on a logo or something of that nature and later find out, you were using it illegally. Are all the fonts free of charge? The fonts presented on this website are their authors’ property, and are either freeware, shareware, demo versions or public domain. The licence mentioned above the download button is just an indication.
Please look at the readme-files in the archives or check the indicated author’s website for details, and contact him if in doubt. If no author/license is indicated that’s because we don’t have information, that doesn’t mean it’s free. Don’t Get Lost in Font World When I first started down my Photoshop journey, I would get lost in the world of fonts. Fonts are this beautiful thing that make everything pretty. As you can see in the image below, they have so many different kinds of fonts ranging from Medieval to Valentine.
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I worked with a client once that changed the fonts on their web design so many times, that I actually quite the project and gave them their money back. Trust me when I say that you can get lost in the font jungle. Tips on Using Fonts. Hubspot has a wonderful article on how to in your design. I feel like their Tip #10 is one that I struggle with the most. I always want to cram so many words on an image.
Do you have that problem? 10) Reduce the quantity of text.
When you are designing, it is just as important to think about what you are saying as how it laid out on the page. Can you reduce the amount of words and say the same thing more succinctly? Could a concept be displayed as an image or diagram instead of a paragraph of text?. Do not use too many different types of font on your blog. I recommend picking 2 or 3 fonts and using them consistently. Use those same fonts on images, navigation and even your business card. Do not use a fancy font for your main body content.
Use fancy fonts as accents and don’t make people read paragraph after paragraph of some off the wall font. When it comes to content keep it simple and clean.
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When designing for the web, it is recommended to make sure that the web site will look good on most, if not all, of the computers that will access it. Most of the web users use either Windows or Mac OS to surf the web. Both operating systems come with pre-installed fonts out of the box. The table below lists web-safe fonts that are common for both Windows and Macintosh. The Windows fonts are included with Windows XP and later, and the Mac fonts are included with Mac OS X.
I am not going to mention Windows 98/95 or Mac OS 8/9 as these are legacy systems and the number of users using them for web is shrinking on a daily basis.
Which Office program are you using? Word Do any of the following: Make fonts larger. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size. Change font color. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want.
Change default font. On the Format menu, click Font. Select the options you want to use for new documents. Click Default. When you are prompted to change the default font, click Yes. This changes the Normal template. Tip: The formatting used in new documents is based on settings that are defined in a template.
Unless you specify a different template, the settings that are used for new documents are based on the Normal template. See also PowerPoint Do any of the following: Make fonts larger.
Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size.
Change font color. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want. See also Excel Do any of the following: Make fonts larger. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size.
Change font color. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want. Which Office program are you using? Word Do any of the following: Make fonts larger. Select the text that you want to change.
On the Home tab, click Increase Font Size. Change font color. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want. Change default font.
On the Format menu, click Font. Select the options you want to use for new documents.
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Click Default. When you are prompted to change the default font, click Yes.
This changes the Normal template. Tip: The formatting used in new documents is based on settings that are defined in a template. Unless you specify a different template, the settings that are used for new documents are based on the Normal template. Display font menus in plain text To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font.
On the View menu, click Print Layout. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus. Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box. Note: This option turns off styled font menus in all Office applications. See also PowerPoint Do any of the following: Make fonts larger.
Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, under Font, click Increase Font Size. Change font color. Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, under Font, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want. Display font menus in plain text To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font.
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On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus. Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box. Note: This option turns off styled font menus in all Office applications. See also Excel Do any of the following: Make fonts larger. Select the text that you want to change.
On the Home tab, under Font, click Increase Font Size. Change font color.
Select the text that you want to change. On the Home tab, under Font, click the arrow next to Font Color, and then click the font color that you want.
Display font menus in plain text To speed up the display of font lists, you can display the font names in a standard font instead of as a sample of the font. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Customize Toolbars and Menus. Click the Toolbars and Menus tab, and then underneath the list, clear the Show typefaces in font menus check box.