Download chapters 1 through 9 of the book by subscribing to our blog-simply fill in the form below, and click the Join Us! button. Need more info about book design, InDesign, and publishing? Our website, book, videos, and blog cover every aspect of how to design and publish a book, whether you’re already an experienced book designer or a complete novice. Copyright © 2017 Fiona Raven and Glenna Collett. The excerpt above is from Book Design Made Simple, Second Edition, chapter 21, Changing your main typeface, page 132. Read more: Book design basics » reveals three simple principles. Read more: Why learn InDesign? » explains what you’ll gain by using this great Adobe program. Part IV of Book Design Made Simple offers much more information about typefaces and fonts: a very brief history of typefaces, the parts of uppercase and lowercase letters, how to purchase fonts, and how to use fonts legally. Typeface is the design and font is the file you can store. The word font comes from the French word ‘fonte’ which means cast in. Each font has a specific condensation, italicization, width, etc. Fonts, on the other hand, are the style, effect, or weight of a typeface. A typeface is basically a type family, a collection of a set of certain related fonts. Font refers to a collection of various letterforms, sizes and weights. The real difference between Typeface and Font. Typeface is the design of the letters and defines the way they look. However, they actually refer to two different things. Perhaps it’s understandable that Adobe would use the terms in this way because they used to be in the business of selling fonts. Typeface vs font: Typeface and font are used interchangeably in our digital age. What do you think? Maybe it should say say “typeface” instead: This raises all kinds of questions, doesn’t it? For instance, is Adobe correct in its word usage in this InDesign Paragraph Styles dialog box? you purchase fonts in order to design with a typeface. Font describes the many ways a typeface can vary in its design. In simple terms, typeface is the broader term. A font is the delivery system for the typeface, whether it be a computer file or a set of metal type. So, basically, a typeface is the design of the letters, and a font is how that design is used or the style of the typeface. What’s the difference? A typeface is the design that makes Caslon look different from Helvetica, for instance. The short explanation from Book Design Made Simple follows: Typeface vs font They are different fonts, but the same typeface. The same goes for different weights a 14 point Helvetica Bold is a different font than a 14 pt Helvetica Light. So, 12 point Helvetica is a font, and 10 point Helvetica is a separate font. A font is a particular set of glyphs within a typeface. If you can remember the definitions below and try to use them properly from now on, you’ll help educate others. For example, Helvetica is a well known typeface. Typeface vs font: What’s the difference, and who cares? People throw both terms around as if they were the same thing, but they’re not.
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