Typeface: is the design of the alphabet--the shape of the letters that make up the typestyle. The letters, numbers, and symbols that make up a design of type. So when you say “Arial” or “Goudy” you’re talking about a set of letters in a specific style.Font: is the digital file that contains/describes the typeface. Think of the font as a little piece of software that tells the computer and printer how to display and print the typeface.According to Adobe’s type gloassary: “A font is one weight, width, and style of a typeface. Before scalable type, there was little distinction between the terms font, face, and family. Font and face still tend to be used interchangeably, although the term face is usually more correct.”If you want to get a little deeper:A typeface family is a group of typefaces that were designed to be used together. For example, Goudy Old Style has Roman (upright or normal), italic (slanted and cursive), bold and bold italic versions. Each of the style and weight combinations is called a face or typeface, and together they are, hopefully, a happy typeface family (rather than a disfunctional typeface family which will probably be more familiar to you).
You guys all rock.Thanks for your comments and opinions, and especially the additional links. I'm glad this is on Digg -- not so much for the headline link (which I could have googled), but for all your discussion and information.Big hugs to all you commenters!!!! :)(sorry, kinda corny, but true!)
pezholioSep 19, 2006
He he! I love the 'Rope' font! (that's an 'a')
briangSep 19, 2006
^ until you go to a new page
stuffhappensSep 19, 2006
You're new round here, I guess.Many use the following criteria for Digg submissions:1) It's a Web site - Check ( )2) Er, that's it,
glitch1501Sep 19, 2006
i was going to say the same thing
techoboSep 19, 2006
Typeface: is the design of the alphabet--the shape of the letters that make up the typestyle. The letters, numbers, and symbols that make up a design of type. So when you say “Arial” or “Goudy” you’re talking about a set of letters in a specific style.Font: is the digital file that contains/describes the typeface. Think of the font as a little piece of software that tells the computer and printer how to display and print the typeface.According to Adobe’s type gloassary: “A font is one weight, width, and style of a typeface. Before scalable type, there was little distinction between the terms font, face, and family. Font and face still tend to be used interchangeably, although the term face is usually more correct.”If you want to get a little deeper:A typeface family is a group of typefaces that were designed to be used together. For example, Goudy Old Style has Roman (upright or normal), italic (slanted and cursive), bold and bold italic versions. Each of the style and weight combinations is called a face or typeface, and together they are, hopefully, a happy typeface family (rather than a disfunctional typeface family which will probably be more familiar to you).
allatti2dSep 19, 2006
You guys all rock.Thanks for your comments and opinions, and especially the additional links. I'm glad this is on Digg -- not so much for the headline link (which I could have googled), but for all your discussion and information.Big hugs to all you commenters!!!! :)(sorry, kinda corny, but true!)
toekingSep 19, 2006
Maybe someone will zip them all up and put them in one place... I don't like crawling through obscure names on multiple pages to find a font either.
heinousSep 20, 2006
@sinembarg0: It's called Cloister Black. <a class="user" href="http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/cloister-black-ct/cloister-black/">http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/cloister-black-ct/cloister-black/</a>Oops. I hate that when you click reply and it redirects you to login, your comment no longer appears as a reply as specified.
heinousSep 20, 2006
@sinembarg0: It's called Cloister Black. <a class="user" href="http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/cloister-black-ct/cloister-black/">http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/castletype/cloister-black-ct/cloister-black/</a>
weareglassSep 20, 2006
This post is ridiculous. I had to add it to my del.icio.us. Should I submit any Threadless designs, woo boy am I ready!
dampsvampNov 23, 2009
You can download thepiratebay header font here (free) : <a class="user" href="http://luknux.com/?p=20" rel="nofollow">http://luknux.com/?p=20</a>