Retro Ricky Doohickies ™ by Denise BayersĬONTACT VIEW ALL FONTS TUTORIALS FREE STUFF BONUS GIFTS NEED A DESIGN? LICENSE & USAGE PRIVACY POLICY HAPPY CUSTOMERS SAY. There are more constructive responses (though, none more honest).Heller's Script ™ by John Studden & David Parr
60s fonts on word software#
Typophile discussion: Typeface classification Microsoft Word is a word processing software developed by Microsoft.It was first released on October 25, 1983, under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. However, given the sheer market presence of MyFonts, their tags naturally aggregate toward something that represents people's mindsets. Carosello is a great, gritty font to use for quotes or any vintage design layouts. Mid-Century script fonts were very big in the 1950syou can see this especially in classic car logos released around that time. MyFonts tagsĪ more free-form approach can be seen in MyFonts' user-generated tag system. This vintage-inspired font was created with a real Sharpie marker to display the imperfections.
ParaType's classification guideĪ handy little interactive guide that's been around for years. Though not without it's controversial perspectives, Robert Bringhurst's book contains a thoroughly researched historical system for type classification. Here are a few valuable resources to peruse. And like other arts, that categorization gets muddier as you get closer to present times. Like any artistic pursuit, there are historical periods that can be used to generally categorize things. Use words that mean something to you and they'll guide your typographic selection. Those are vague things but, to a typophile they'll mean something. Typically, you're looking for a typeface with a mood or personality. If you are not a typographer or designer, it's best to work with someone who is. Utility, and everyone seems to think everyone else's scheme is bogus. Categorizing fonts is one of those things that seems to attractĪn inordinate amount of attention, for results of questionable
It's gonna be tough to get a straight answer out of people about this Here's a great quote from a Typophile thread on the topic:
60s fonts on word full#
Lots of ways you can go here, but here's a taste:Īnd those "script" fonts are labeled as such because they remind us calligraphy, but there's a big difference between those typefaces that could be converted to metal type and more free-flowing handwritten-type lettering.Ĭlassifying fonts is a tricky business full of opinions of varying quality. Grotesque (I'll call these Gothic because of Franklin Gothic, News Gothic, Trade Gothic, etc., but plenty don't because of the association of that word with blackletter script).When you get into some of those big umbrellas, you'll find certain genres of typefaces: Serif But if you are interested in matching fonts, it helps to know some of the subgenres so you can match what you're looking for to different kinds of characteristics. As you point the mouse pointer at various values, text in the document (an individual word or a selected block) changes to reflect. A menu of font sizes appears, as shown in the center of this figure. This is a great start for someone, particularly if you're not all that interested in the nerdy details. In the Font group, click the down arrow next to the Font Size box. user568458 covers one way in their answer - big umbrellas like sans-serif and serif, and physical characteristics. There are different ways to classify typefaces. they chose an odd example for "art deco"), but it'll be useful for a beginner: Some people will disagree with some of this section (e.g. These are the categories and properties that Adobe's typography researchers decided were most useful for browsing fonts - so they're consistent, unambiguous labels that matter.įor another perspective on the basics, I browsed infographics on typography, and there's one that seemed useful, "A quick and comprehensive type guide" (I can't find any link to the original, just thousands of content farms, but apparently it's by someone called "Noodlor", either that or that's the first person who shared it.), here's the relevant segments: You might just get the font you're looking for simply by trying the buttons! So you could look for Typekit options that seem to match, and try them out.Īs you choose descriptions you can instantly see the sort of fonts that come up, so you can tell if you're on the right track. Great question! A good place to start is the faceted search tool on Typekit, which gives options for the main types of typeface and the main dimensions they can be measured against: