Font Styles
Articles about font styles.
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Silent Film Fonts: What the Term Means and How It Applies to Vector Logos
What silent film fonts are, how the style differs from ordinary display type, and what to check before using one in a vector logo.
Newspaper Cutout Fonts: What They Are and How They Work in Vector Logos
What a newspaper cutout font is, how it differs from ordinary display type, and what to check about vector paths, raster textures and licensing before using one in a logo.
Philosopher Font: What It Is and How It Shows Up in Vector Logos
An overview of the Philosopher typeface, how to recognize it in logo artwork, and what to check about vector files, outlined text and font licensing before you reuse it.
Roman Style Fonts
What a roman font is, how roman style type differs from italic and other serif styles, and what to check when a logo uses roman lettering.
Oktoberfest Fonts
What people mean by an Oktoberfest font, how to identify the blackletter and Bavarian styles behind festival lettering, and what to check before using them in vector logos.
Playball Font: What It Is and How It Works in Vector Logos
An overview of the Playball font: its sports-inspired script style, licensing considerations, and what to check before using it in vector logo artwork.
September Font
No single verified typeface is called September. Here is how to confirm which font you have, how to check whether a logo uses it, and what licensing covers.
Source Sans Pro Font: What It Is and How It Works in Logo Artwork
What Source Sans Pro is, how it relates to Source Sans 3, what its open license allows, and how to identify or handle it in vector logo files.
Tiller Font
What “Tiller font” can mean, why no single typeface could be confirmed, and how to identify the lettering in a Tiller logo from vector or raster files.
Calibri Font Download: Where It Legitimately Comes From and What It Means for Logo Work
Looking to download Calibri? Here's where the font legitimately comes from, why free download sites are risky, and how licensing and outlining affect vector logo files.
Sour Gummy Font: What It Is and How to Use It in Vector Logos
An overview of the Sour Gummy font for logo work: what to verify about its source and license, how it differs from outlined vector lettering, and how to prepare editable logo files.
Thank You Lettering Fonts: What They Are and How to Identify One
What a thank you font usually is, how hand lettering differs from installable fonts, and how to check vector files and licenses before reusing the artwork.