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Display and decorative faces

Display and decorative faces

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Display and decorative faces

- [Instructor] Display faces are fonts meant for use at large sizes or more specifically type not suitable for large amounts of text. Any typeface can be used large even fonts meant for use at very small sizes. Display faces tend towards limited character sets, sometimes containing only capitals, numbers, and limited punctuation. But what makes a good display face? Many of the same things that make a type suitable for text: readability, consistency of design, careful fit, and adherence to its own internal logic. But a great display face needs something more. It must be able to draw attention to itself and to overtly convey an idea or feeling. There are several broad categories of display type. The first is a display version of a text typeface. These fonts are refined versions of their text cousins, usually with a more pronounced contrast, thinner thins, and more carefully wrought details like serif shape and bracketing. Display cuts are part of a family of fonts. Decorative is a…

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