The language of fonts

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The choice of font can do as much to convey the message of a logo or title as the words themselves. Ed Ricketts spoke to Andrew Altmann about the thinking behind some recent type creations.

Selecting the right typeface for a particular project can sometimes appear nigh on impossible. With more fonts available more readily than at any other time in history, it's easy to become overwhelmed and throw variations at the project until one sticks.

That approach, in fact, can sometimes work well, but it's time-consuming and costly. Therefore, understanding the subtle messages certain fonts convey is vital. For some, it's obvious: the associations that classic fonts such as Courier and Gill Sans conjure up, for example, are amazingly strong.

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