Font Styles
Articles about font styles.
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Smoke Fonts: What They Are and How They Work in Vector Logos
What smoke fonts are, how vector, color and raster smoke lettering differ, and what that means for identifying, editing and licensing smoke-style type in a logo.
Rock Fonts
What a rock font is, how rock-style typefaces differ from custom band lettering, and what to check in vector logo files before identifying, editing or licensing the type.
Oswald Bold Font: What It Is, How to Recognize It, and How It Behaves in Vector Logos
An overview of Oswald Bold: the condensed sans-serif's background, how it differs from similar gothic faces, and what to check when it appears in vector logo artwork.
Nostalgia Font: What the Name Refers To and How to Confirm It for Logo Work
Searching for the Nostalgia font? Learn why the name alone may not identify one typeface, how to confirm the font in a logo, and what licensing and vector files mean for use.
Rockwell Bold Font
What Rockwell Bold is, how to tell it apart from similar slab serifs, and what it means for vector logo files, outlined text and font licensing.
Saira Condensed Font: What It Is and How It Works in Vector Logos
An overview of Saira Condensed: where it sits in the Saira family, how it differs from the other widths, how to identify it in a logo, and how to handle it in vector files.
Old Newspaper Fonts
What people mean by an old newspaper font, how the main styles differ, how to identify one, and what to check before using it in a vector logo.
Mohave Font
What the Mohave font is, how to tell whether a logo really uses it, and what to check about licensing, outlined text and vector files before you reuse it.
Noteworthy Font: What It Is and How to Handle It in Vector Logos
An overview of the Noteworthy typeface, how it differs from similar casual fonts, and what to check before using it in vector logo artwork.
Native American Lettering Fonts: What the Term Covers and How to Choose Responsibly
What people mean by a "Native American font," how novelty display styles differ from Indigenous writing systems, and what to check when identifying or licensing lettering for a vector logo.
Nature Fonts
What a nature font is, how to identify the lettering in a nature-themed logo, and why vector structure and licensing matter for using it.
Sparkly Fonts: What They Are and How They Work in Vector Logos
What a sparkly font is, how sparkle and glitter effects are built, and what that means for identifying, licensing and delivering a scalable vector logo.