How To Know if a Font Is Good or if It Sucks?

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Much of great typography is font selection. If you either have an eye for fantastic fonts or have a system/resources in place to find the ideal fonts then you've already done much of the heavy lifting for your design.
Most designers have the right idea in terms of matching the right type of font with the mood of the composition. However, a lot of times the font chosen doesn't have the sophistication/quality that really brings the composition together and makes the creation feel professional.
I had a difficult time trying to figure out how to convey the difference between a good vs bad font but finally thought of this interesting restaurant metaphor which I believe makes things much easier to understand.
Resources mentioned:
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fontsinuse.com/
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:50 It all comes down to font selection
2:40 The restaurant metaphor
5:00 Some of my favourite font resources
8:25 My thoughts on free fonts
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@mustafaelemine3489 3 жыл бұрын

You're a real artist, Can you guys notice the composition between his t-shirt, the bottle, and the light it's epic😍😍😍😍😍😍

@tech_wedhdha 3 жыл бұрын

🤩

@magentahorizons4244 3 жыл бұрын

It’s called branding 😴

@TheRojo387 3 жыл бұрын

I've added a Hawaiian characterset to the Arial font.

@crisc6162 3 жыл бұрын

This video is all I needed to understand and help me to understand how the heck pick a font instead of scrolling for hours trying to do a good design. Thank u!! 💙

@MikeEPerez 3 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of designers who are just starting out will go to their system fonts first, and try to identify a font that is similar to whatever cool designs they've been inspired by. It might be worth exploring which lower-quality fonts your students have gravitated towards, then offer your insight (as an experienced designer) as to why those elements have been better executed in higher-end fonts. Young designers need to learn how to curate-not just pull content from curated websites.

@annejia5382 Жыл бұрын

very well said

@juanpablocervantes-gz9dt Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That being said, there's system fonts that are worth a shot.

@Josipteklic 3 жыл бұрын

It’s like you know what I’ve been searching! I searched these exact terms yesterday! Thank you so much for the valuable content!

@abhidave3465 Жыл бұрын

I'm thankful that i found you man!

@oumardicko5593 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, really needed this

@amosw766 2 жыл бұрын

I love that the top of your water bottle marches your shirt. Groovey.

@shubhampunj 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@luckyloop7503 3 жыл бұрын

Love your Content. one thought: consider updating the intro clip - to me it doesnt feel quite as cutting edge as your channel Great tip following typographers btw. I ususally stick to google fonts for web projects due to the clients budget

@Hm444LZ 3 жыл бұрын

hey, when are your courses becoming available again?

@laupeter4594 2 жыл бұрын

I think a good font conveys the emotions, attitude of the protagonist

@abdullahjalaly 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks vey much its very helpfull

@infographie 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I learned a lot.

@FluxAcademy 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@sebamathew4556 2 жыл бұрын

Is that a water bottle ?! That's attracting me tooooo much !!!!

@curtisnewton895 2 жыл бұрын

ok but what if you wanna create your own font regarding a particular project ?

@frederickwilliams955 2 жыл бұрын

Would you use a Script Font casual on the first letter of the name and the rest of the name is in Sans-Serit Font bold?

@warrenarnold 3 жыл бұрын

I find the crack one looking good, otherwise Well then thats a v fine line right there separating good and bad color.,.... Maybe also the whole art is part subjective?

@lorensims4846 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Now, fonts that you get 'free' with your computer or with your graphics program are not the same as fonts you get for free off the internet. Your computer vendor or software company has paid licensing fees to get the best fonts they can offer, and that fee was bundled into the price of the product. But like Google fonts, while good fonts that may be overused. Papyrus is a fine novelty font, but it gets used so much the novelty has worn off. Classic fonts are classics for a reason. See what the pros use, do what they do, or at least your version of what they do. The font sellers show you the fonts they're trying to sell. It's like trying to select you dinner at the grocery store. Thanks for recommending YouWorkForThem. That looks wonderful! Just the kind of thing I've been looking for.

@TheDBZCollector 2 жыл бұрын

I bought Futura. I love it

@wittywolk 3 жыл бұрын

Check out 'Edge Display' by Grzegorz Samson, it is specific but I like it.

@jeansienkin 3 жыл бұрын

What about Typewolf?

@shawnbenn 3 жыл бұрын

what about hebrew fonts? any recommendation?

@MateuszSzymkowicz 3 жыл бұрын

I think this video title is misleading. How to Know if a font is good or if it sucks? Go to the curated font resources. Hmmm seems like it's not helping why one font is good and why another is not. I was expecting that you would explain typography a little bit in-depth.

@hemiphillips786 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed-so disappointing. How to choose a good font? Let someone else pick it for you!

@lorensims4846 3 жыл бұрын

Often what makes a 'good' font is NOT the typography, but the use it is put too. Comic Sans and Papyrus (and for that matter Times New Roman) are perfectly good fonts, they've just been overused to such a degree they've become a joke.

@v4jibade 3 жыл бұрын

💯💯

@cthuloox476 3 жыл бұрын

Students?? Where do you teach? I want in.

@jfrsnjhnsn 2 жыл бұрын

Papyrus is the best of all fonts.

@123nash45 Жыл бұрын

Great video, but the violet rim light hitting his nose tip is distracting me.

@Tomaskom Жыл бұрын

I was hoping to get some hints on general good/bad practices in font design, essentially what to look for to avoid. But this is mostly just "pick from quality sources" recommendation... Good for actual designers, but very far from fulfilling the video title "How To Know if a Font Is Good or if It Sucks?" 😕

@onepunchvegan866 3 жыл бұрын

I think you can handle almost all kinds of sites with less good 10 Fonts.

@suelingsusu1339 2 жыл бұрын

Your restaurant choosing process is absolutely elitist... most people just go in and look at the menu and try it if they think they like it... and if it is good they go back and take friends there.

@stevencollins1643 Жыл бұрын

So, you don't like your first student's choice of fonts? Well, let's see what you could do with the same graphic images? But no! You couldn't do that. Then you go off talking about food and restaurants - stopped watching after that... come on , man!

@BelieveInUrself93 Жыл бұрын

Lol, a huge issue of mine has definitely been spending hours on dafont just to pick something mid. Meanwhile, you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on THOSE fonts, but you should spend the 5 to 10 or 15 dollars on the ones that will set your designs apart from everyone else's. myfonts is another good resource.