Font Styles
Articles about font styles.
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Brush Stroke Fonts: What They Are and How They Work in Vector Logos
What brush fonts are, how they differ from script and hand-lettered type, how to tell a font from custom lettering, and what changes when brush type goes into a vector logo.
Norwester Regular Font: What It Is and How It Works in Vector Logos
An overview of the Norwester Regular typeface: how it is commonly described, how to confirm it in a logo, and what licensing and vector file details mean for logo work.
Souvenir Font: What It Is and How to Recognize It in Logos
An overview of the Souvenir typeface: its origins, the soft rounded serif traits that identify it, how it differs from similar faces, and what it means for vector logo files.
Merriweather Font Pairing: Choosing Companion Typefaces for Logo Lettering
What pairs well with Merriweather in a logo, why its sans-serif sibling is the safest match, and how to prepare paired type as editable vector artwork.
Mom's Typewriter Font: What It Is and How to Use It in Vector Logos
An overview of the Mom's Typewriter font for logo work: what to confirm about its style and license, how it differs from clean typewriter faces, and how to handle it in vector files.
Optima Font: What It Is and How It Differs in Logo Work
An overview of the Optima typeface for logo work: its flared-stroke design, how it differs from typical sans-serifs, how to identify it, and licensing caveats.
Norse Fonts
What a Norse font is, how runic-inspired lettering differs from actual runes, and what to check before using Viking-style type in a vector logo.
Thick Script and Cursive Fonts
What makes a script or cursive font thick, how it differs from thin and formal scripts, and what to check when heavy script lettering appears in a vector logo.
Valentine's Fonts: What the Term Means for Logo Typography and Vector Artwork
What “Valentine's fonts” usually refers to, how to identify the lettering in a Valentine-themed logo, and what vector files, outlined text and font licenses mean for practical use.
Thanksgiving Fonts: What the Term Means and How to Identify Lettering in Holiday Logos
There is no single official Thanksgiving font. Learn the lettering styles the label covers, how to identify a font in holiday logo artwork, and what to check about vectors and licensing.
Pixel Operator Font: What It Is and How It Works in Vector Logos
An overview of the Pixel Operator font, how pixel-style typefaces behave in vector logo artwork, and what to verify about files and licensing before use.
Brandon Grotesque Font: What It Is, How It Differs and What It Means for Logo Files
An overview of the Brandon Grotesque typeface: its geometric-yet-warm character, how it compares with similar sans serifs, and the licensing and vector-file checks to make before using it in a logo.