In terms of architecture, fonts form a fundamental graphic communication device for presentations with nonverbal reading. Today however with digital typography now very dominant, the term font is more commonly associated with/to a typeface, where each font file is a different design.įor example the typeface “ Futura” may include the fonts “ Futura light”, “ Futura italic”, “ Futura bold” and “ Futura extended”, but the term “font” might be applied either to one of these on their own or to the Futura font as a whole.Īs well as the above variations (light, italic and bold), fonts can be categorized by their type of box (higher and lower case), by source, Sans – serif (without serif), Serif (with serif), Script (cursive) and Dingbat (ornamental), in addition to numerous other identity features of the same style. The typeface would consist of a range of these fonts that would all share the overall design (the typeface). The term font comes from metal typesetting and was a specific size, weight and style of a typeface. So here we offer a list of our favorite fonts (and the ones that we consider to be the best) that will hopefully help you to decide a little quicker and stop the endless scrolling through all the “free” font sites! Choosing the right font for your next or current architecture project can be a timely and stressful process, especially if you don’t already have a few go to options.Ī good or bad font can make or break a presentation and severally contribute to its level of engagement.
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