When designing any graphic design content either a logo, poster, brochure or even billboard, the fonts that will be used plays a big role in how good or bad the design is going to look, so today I’m going to be telling you about graphic design fonts and types.
Fonts as we all know, have types and they all have where they perform amazingly according to the purpose of the design project they are been used for, if used correctly, they give you an amazing result. If used wrongly, they are likely to ruin your design.
In this article, I am going to show you the 4 main types of fonts in graphic design.
Serif fonts
Serif fonts are classic fonts that have little feet at the top and bottom of each of its letter. They have been around for a long time, I think they are the oldest in the font world.
They have been used all across different types of design but most times this font is used for identifying a thing of class or royalty in graphic design.
For newbies that don’t know what a serif font looks like, these are fonts like Times new roman, Didot, and Sabon. Just to mention a few.
In our day-to-day life, when we walk in public places we see them, in our books, poster, brochures, our mobile devices, and so many other places. this font can be found almost everywhere.
San serif font
Next up is the san serif font which is obviously the opposite of the serif font because of the lack of the ‘’feet’’ at the top and bottom of the letters like that of the serif font.
the word “san” was gotten from the French language which means “without.” Sans serif typefaces are often used to signify something clean, minimal, friendly, or modern.
San serifs are so popular today because of their wide usage in almost all aspects of design, they can be found in digital devices, books, modern posters design, and many other places
Examples of san serif fonts are; Museo sans, Aileron, Raleway, and Gill Sans.
San serif is personally my favorite.
Slab serif font
We can’t go on without mentioning the slab serif font, it has a spot in the types of fonts in the graphic design world because of its intimidating appearance that makes it stand out from other fonts.
The slab serif font is the cousin to the serif font with the feet as we mentioned earlier, Remember?
But the slab serif font is way bolder than the serif font with its block-like shape and sharp edges. This font sure stands out when used in a group of sentences or any design project.
Mention a few in this category are the Egyptian slate, Rockwell and so many others in its category.
Script font
The script fonts in a nutshell are those fonts that look like the handwriting of a professional copyist or engrosser (someone that does the art of calligraphy).
Script typefaces are based upon the varied and often fluid strokes created by handwriting. They are generally used for display or trade printing, rather than for extended body text in the Latin alphabet.
Some Greek alphabet typefaces, especially historically, have been a closer simulation of handwriting.
Here are some script fonts you can download and use for free; Clattering, Historia, and Sweet sensation.