Designers - How Do You Choose Which Fonts To Use?

**Roald** · 08-20-2004, 03:12 PM

I look at the theme of the site and fit the font to it.

**eroswebmaster** · 08-20-2004, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by European Lee
For each of the sites you make?

Is there a certain method you use or do you just scroll through the ones you have and pick the one that works best on the overall design ?

Regards,

Lee

I go with the theme or niche of the project I'm working on.

Fat cartoonish type fonts in most cases for teen stuff...etc.

**European Lee** · 08-20-2004, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by eroswebmaster
Fat cartoonish type fonts in most cases for teen stuff...etc.

What types of font work best with other niches 'style' wise then?

Regards,

Lee

**stevecore** · 08-20-2004, 03:17 PM

i have over 4,200 fonts on this machine... yet i still go through everyone for each individual design. I'll stick to three different fonts for the design. Normally I try to find one thicker font, one script and one wildcard which fits with the other fonts well.

**eroswebmaster** · 08-20-2004, 03:19 PM

Originally posted by European Lee
What types of font work best with other niches 'style' wise then?

Regards,

Lee

Depends I have 1,000's on my system.

For hardcore you see a lot of people use a font called earthquake.

For video sites I like to use the wider cleaner sharper looking fonts...not video galleries per se..but strictly video sites.

They seem to always be more of a metallic interface type design..so a cleaner font works best.

For bondage etc I have used in the past fonts that resemble typewriters..something shaky...blurry..or looks almost as if the letters are cut out of a magazine.

A good place to find fonts http://www.dafont.com

**European Lee** · 08-20-2004, 03:25 PM

Thanks Eros appreciate the link

I have around 500 fonts on this machine right now but im always on the lookout for more and i found a few good ones on that site

Regards,

Lee

**eroswebmaster** · 08-20-2004, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by European Lee
Thanks Eros appreciate the link

I have around 500 fonts on this machine right now but im always on the lookout for more and i found a few good ones on that site

Regards,

Lee

I have a ton in zip file if you want 'em hit me up on ICQ I'll shoot you a link.

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**theS2O** · 08-20-2004, 09:14 PM

Originally posted by European Lee
For each of the sites you make?

Is there a certain method you use or do you just scroll through the ones you have and pick the one that works best on the overall design ?

Regards,

Lee

I just scroll down and pick what's appropriate with the design.

**fr8** · 08-20-2004, 09:16 PM

Its just which one feels right. But if you cant read it and it feels good dont use it.

**Doctor Dre** · 08-21-2004, 09:11 PM

Originally posted by theS2O
I just scroll down and pick what's appropriate with the design.

Yea . I got my 10 favorite and when it don't fit with the design I just scrool & try

**Mutt** · 08-21-2004, 10:01 PM

i got rid of a ton of fonts - so many are just crap never to be usedand just clutter things up. i use about 20 on a regular basis - my favorite fonts are Vonnes, Futura, Century Bold, Impact, Placard, Arial - plus some nice 'display' fonts like the one in the GFY logo - that one is Fontloungy or something like that, plus a whole bunch of the small bitmap fonts which are readable at small sizes cuz they aren't anti-aliased.

i need to find the rest of the Futura family, i only have three of them.

**Nick416** · 08-21-2004, 11:57 PM

I have over 1 000 on my system. I scroll down it in "FontList" and pick appropriate font.

Designers - How Do You Choose Which Fonts To Use?

Designers - How Do You Choose Which Fonts To Use?

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