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Thick/Thin Text Formatting...

by Matt Lee
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Hi warriors,

Can any good graphic designers recommend some thick/thin font combinations similar to what you see in on a lot of sales pages & WSO's? I really like that thick/thin contrast effect, and I have a client project that it would look awesome on.

Are there any good resources out there that cover this stuff?

Thanks!
#formatting #text #thick or thin
  • Profile picture of the author clickbump
    In general the "thick" fonts are created with heading elements (h1-h6) using a bold sans-serif font like helvetica or arial. The "thin" fonts are usually body copy points and the most common body copy fonts are arial, verdana, tahoma and Trebuchet MS, among several other "web safe" fonts.

    To get the most options for fonts, look into Google web fonts. They consist of over 600 families of both thick and thin fonts and can be easily implemented into your site.

    Tip: If you see a font that you like, its often hard to determine what font it is, especially if its embedded in an image. In that case, I use a neat site called "WhatTheFont!". The site is free and it allows you to identity the font by uploading a screenshot of it.

    Once you know the font name you can then check Google web fonts or research online for a match or similar font that's available for download.
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    • Profile picture of the author Matt Lee
      Originally Posted by clickbump View Post

      In general the "thick" fonts are created with heading elements (h1-h6) using a bold sans-serif font like helvetica or arial. The "thin" fonts are usually body copy points and the most common body copy fonts are arial, verdana, tahoma and Trebuchet MS, among several other "web safe" fonts.

      To get the most options for fonts, look into Google web fonts. They consist of over 500 families of both thick and thin fonts and can be easily implemented into your site.
      Hey thanks a lot for your advice.
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      • Profile picture of the author digitalquilluk
        Are you talking web fonts or fonts to use in graphics?

        I use the Bitstream fonds heavily, Futura collection is good, but they are for use in design and are not web fonts.

        clickbump is right that generally the header tags give heavy fonts, but that is all controlled via CSS where you can style the elements however you wish.

        If you are looking for web fonts, look at the Google Web Fonts, they have a great collection and you are no-longer tied to the Arial/Helvetica/Times fonts of the 90's

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        • Profile picture of the author Matt Lee
          Originally Posted by digitalquilluk View Post

          Are you talking web fonts or fonts to use in graphics?

          I use the Bitstream fonds heavily, Futura collection is good, but they are for use in design and are not web fonts.

          clickbump is right that generally the header tags give heavy fonts, but that is all controlled via CSS where you can style the elements however you wish.

          If you are looking for web fonts, look at the Google Web Fonts, they have a great collection and you are no-longer tied to the Arial/Helvetica/Times fonts of the 90's

          Matt

          Thanks for contributing, I'll check out biststream fonds. I don't need it for a website design, just a set of sliders so use in design is perfect.
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          • Profile picture of the author Designlove
            for more of a design type thing, you should try looking for thick/thin fonts on FontSpace.com ---> 18,648 free fonts for Windows and Mac - FontSpace - I get tons from there. (you can also make an account , login and bookmark/categorize all your fav fonts)

            there is always a pro font like HELVETICA - this has tons of different styles to it from "thick, thin, spread out.. etc..

            Here's a pic of helvetica being used and all the styles
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    That's real cool I will check it out, thanks man!
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