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What is the Difference Between a Typeface and a Font?
Mar 7th
To be sure, they’re not the same thing. People often use the two terms interchangeably, unaware of their difference. While the difference between the two won’t matter to most people, it is important that designers be able to discern between them. It’s kind of like calling a squirrel and chipmunk the same animal. While technically different, they’re similar in relation.
What is a typeface?
A typeface is the actual design of the characters of the alphabet; the style of that particular set of letters, numbers, and other characters. Times New Roman refers to a specific style – it’s a typeface.
What is a font?
A font is a single style and size of an assortment of alpha-numeric characters and punctuation. Think of a font is being the file on your computer that contains the information for that single style and size; it tells your computer and printer how to displace a typeface. Times New Roman 12 point bold refers to a font.
Adobe’s Definition
The definition of a font according to Adobe: “A font is one weight, width, and style of a typeface.”
Now You Know
I leave you with this humorous Periodic Table of Typefaces from geekologie.com
Equip 2 Conceal Instructor Badge
Feb 25th
My design for the official badge/patch of certified Equip 2 Conceal firearms instructors. Equip 2 Conceal wanted an officieal seal-of-sorts that would identify their NRA-certified instructors. They wanted the badge to look patriotic, as well as maintain the Equip 2 Conceal branding I’ve long been in charge of. The end result was this, which is already printed as details on the instructors’ vehicles and will also be seen as a patch on the uniforms of Equip 2 Conceal instructors.
Future Sports League: Logo
Feb 22nd
Wow it’s been a little bit since I posted anything here. I’ve been so busy with school and my new job at Concept Portal that I’ve hardly had time to breathe. That’s okay with me though, because I’m busy with the right things.
I recently took on new branding & identity project for a sports league in Florida called Future Sports League. This is the logo I created for them, and I will soon be posting their marketing materials once that aspect of the project is complete.
