Choosing the right typeface
Via Lifehacker, this is one of the better introductions to typeface selection, which paradoxically is one of the most asked about, most talked about, but least heeded challenges in blog design.
Many people have asked me about which text type it’s better for a magazine, or a newspaper, or a poster, or a newsletter, or a publication, etc… In general, I give them the solution immediately. But I know that this is not the best answer, because they don’t learn to do this by themselves.
Today, I wont to take a time to analyze how to choose a correct text typography design in different cases. It is very important to understand that those tips are not conclusives, but they can be a good help at the moment of choosing a text type. In any case, it depends on what do you want to transmit with this type, because many times legibility is as much important as the character of the type.
Typography is such a lovely craft. From lines to letters to meaning. And it’s fun. Just look at what a blast typographers have on Typophile.com as they puzzle over the glyph and typeface of a “Type ID Pop Quiz”.
