Lesson A: Acquiring Fonts
Typeface Inspiration & Legitimate Online Sources
The love of typefaces (and the fonts we use to express them) is an acquired attribute for some. Most of us simply don’t notice the type we read unless it keeps us from doing so. That said, you should spend a little time not reading text, but appreciating type. Below are URLs to sites that either celebrate type, sell fonts, or both.
https://theinspirationgrid.com/category/typography/
There are so many more! The Adobe Fonts website has links to all the foundries whose fonts they feature—more than 150! Most of these do not provide many (if any) free fonts. If you search the web, you’ll find many sources for free fonts, but beware: you usually get what you pay for. Badly built fonts can cause hard-to-diagnose computer issues, and some free fonts may not be as well-made as professionally crafted ones. I usually stick to purchased fonts.
Adobe Fonts Service
With an Adobe Creative Cloud account, you may enjoy the Adobe Fonts service. You have access to the fonts in this service right from the font menu (click Find More) as well as through the Creative Cloud application.
If you find a font you want, click the cloud-like Activate icon to its right. It then installs itself.
Installing Fonts
- Fonts downloaded from somewhere other than Adobe Fonts need to be installed. On a Windows system, simply right-click a downloaded font and choose Install. On a Mac, double-
click a font file and it will open a window in the Font Book app. Click the Install button.