We have access to more fonts today than ever before, and so many are free! Fonts, like graphics, can make or break a presentation (such as a PowerPoint slideshow); sell a book, magazine, newspaper (or leave it on the shelf); and make an advertisement succeed or fail. We’ll go over fonts in detail so you can start downloading and using them for your own projects.
What are fonts?
Fonts are the complete set of characters – that is, letters, numbers, and symbols/icons – within a typeface, which is the design of the characters. For example, Arial is the typeface; Arial Bold, Italic, Narrow, Extended (Wide), Black, and so on, are the fonts, or font Family. Each typeface or font falls within one of five classifications:
• Serif (Times Roman, Bookman…