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Choose your font

Hello World! Since November 2018, together with Sabina Chipara, we started developing a new custom font that will be available to WhatFontIs users for free. After a hundreds hours’ work we face a tough dilemma on deciding which one to release, so we need help 🙂 We thought to ask you…

Top 10 Most Used Fonts on Christmas Cards

Holidays are coming! I am pretty sure that you’ve already heard this. And if not…then look around! Take a look at the stores, take a look on your street, in your own town! Winter holidays are a rough time of the year…some say. Find a present…the perfect present for the loved one, clean up the house,…

Fonts used by famous rock bands

Some of the most recognizable lettering out there came from rock and roll. Today, let’s take a look at the fonts used by the biggest bands for their logos, album covers and the T-shirt you are wearing right now (or you wish you could wear at work)

Fonts used in fashion logos

Designer labels are a girl’s best friend, so the next time you check one just to make sure it’s the real deal keep in mind that you’re not paying just for the famous name, but also for the way it’s written. The devil is hidden in the details – and she always wears Prada. We previously t…

About What Font Is. Who, Why, When?

This is a translation in english of an interview that Alexandru Cuibari (the owner and technical lead of) gave in one of the leading marketing magazine in Romania, Iqads. Alexandru Cuibari: „ This idea came to life from a need of my own. During highschool, I used to make greeting cards.” As a…

Best fonts for books readability

Do yourself a favour and don’t make back to school season harder than it has to be. Choose your books wisely – and choose the fonts you use for their layouts even more wisely.

Fonts used in beer industry

One of the hottest summers on record is about to end, but the temperatures are set to remain high. The good news is the beer is still ice cold. The even better news is that now you don’t have to keep staring at the bottle wondering who designed the typefaces that you’re bound to remember the next mo…

Fonts of the 2018 Fifa World Cup

The typefaces displayed on the backs of football superstars gathered in Moscow from all around the world had a strenuous task: how to achieve balance between the team’s history, with its traditional colours and ‘coat of arms’, and a new, fresh design, all while trying to mix in a pinch of Russian cu…

Typography Rules You Should Know as a Designer

Graphic design typography, however, comes with a clear set of typography rules. No matter how good you think you are or how inexperienced you are, it’s never a waste of time to remember the typography rules because they transform your creativity into an effective design.

Typography mistakes that designers should avoid

Carefully-tailored typography that harmoniously blends with all the elements of your design may be overlooked or may not even be appreciated sufficiently. On the other hand, typography mistakes will stand out glaringly and will weigh down your overall design.