Font Identification
Articles about font identification.
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Baskerville Old Face Font Identification and Availability
How to recognize Baskerville Old Face, why a free family download is rarely what it seems, and what licensing means for vector logo artwork.
Apple Font Identification: Which Typefaces Apple Uses and How to Tell Them Apart
Apple's interface and much of its marketing use the San Francisco type family, while the Apple logo is a drawn symbol, not a font. How to tell them apart, plus licensing limits.
Windsor Font Identification: Recognizing the Typeface in Logo Artwork
How to tell whether a logo uses the Windsor font, which letterform details to check, and why official vector artwork differs from a recreation set in the typeface.
New York Font Identification
Which typeface is "New York"? How to tell Apple's serif from the classic Mac font and from fonts in New York logos, and what to check before using any of them.
Bubblegum Pop Font Identification: How to Pin Down the Lettering in a Logo
Trying to identify a bubblegum pop font in a logo? Learn which features to compare, why lookalikes are common, how to check vector files, and what licensing to confirm.
Cream Font Identification: How to Pin Down the Lettering and Find Reliable Vector Artwork
How to identify the font behind a Cream logo or a cream-style typeface, tell custom lettering from stock type, and verify vector logo files and licensing.
Accidental Presidency Font Identification: What You Can Confirm and How to Check It
How to approach identifying the Accidental Presidency font in logo artwork, verify a font file's source and license, and tell editable vector type from raster previews.
AEW Logo Font: Is It a Typeface or Custom Lettering?
What font is the AEW logo? Why it is best treated as custom lettering rather than an installable typeface, and what that means for redrawing, matching and using the artwork.
Colonial Font Identification: How to Pin Down Colonial-Style Lettering in a Logo
What people mean by a colonial font, the visual cues of colonial-style lettering, how to identify the type in a logo, and how to check vector files and rights.
Egyptian Font Identification: How to Recognize Slab Serif Type in Logos
What an Egyptian font is, how to tell slab serif styles apart in logo lettering, and what identification means for vector logo files and font licensing.
Supreme Font Identification: The Box Logo Typeface and Its Vector Artwork
Which font is used in the Supreme box logo, how to recognize it, and what to know about official artwork, recreations, vector files and permitted use.
Blur Font Identification: Naming the Lettering and Finding the Right Vector Asset
How to identify the font behind a Blur logo or blurred lettering, tell custom logotypes from retail typefaces, and check whether an asset is true vector artwork.