Understanding Fonts
Fonts Hold Power• The font you choose should reflect the
message of your document.
What kind of feelings do the following fonts convey:
Cooper BlackChiller
French ScriptComic Sans
Fonts
Font or Font Face: A group of letters, numbers and symbols with a common typeface. A font face is a style of type identified by name. Some common fonts include:
RockwellArial
Times New Roman
Courier
Fonts
Fonts can be subdivided into one of FOUR major categories:
Serif Sans Serif
Script Decorative
FYI - Each of these categories can be further subdivided: http://www.fonts.com/content/learning/fontology/level-1/type-anatomy/type-classifications
Fonts
FontsFont StylesFont style is the term used to describe the special appearance of the font. Widely used font styles include bold, italic and underline.Font SizeFont size is measured in points. There are seventy-two points to one inch. Therefore a font size of thirty-six points is approximately one-half inch in height.
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