I'm a programmer at heart. But in my 20s, I realized there was more to the world of fonts than just Courier.
Driven by endless curiosity, I built a system to explore them.
That project grew into one of the world’s leading font identifier platforms: <a href="https://www.WhatFontIs.com">www.WhatFontIs.com</a>.
By 2024, WhatFontIs is helping nearly one million designers—famous or not—discover the names of the fonts they need.
Think of font file types as different tools in your design toolkit. Each format—TrueType (TTF), OpenType (OTF), Web Open Font Format (WOFF), and Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)—offers unique advantages and limitations.
For designers, quickly learning how to identify fonts is an invaluable skill that significantly improves their creative process. But with so many fonts available, how do you efficiently determine the perfect typeface for your project?
An interesting thing about the human brain is that it is always working to absorb and make sense of a wide variety of environmental happenings. Typography is one of those signals that people often overlook despite its enormous impact. Typography influences our thoughts, emotions, and, in the end, ou…
Fonts play a significant role, particularly in books for kids. Learn how to enhance readability and spark children’s imaginations with strategic typographic choices.
Font size doesn’t just affect readability, it subtly shapes how we feel, what we believe, and the decisions we make. Bigger text draws attention, builds trust, and can even make a message feel more urgent or true.
