Typeface vs Font - What's the Difference?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2018
- Typeface vs Font
This is one of those graphic design terms that have become completely interchangeable. With people using the word typeface to mean font and vice versa.
They are, however, not the same thing :)
In this short video, I'll show you the difference between a typeface and a font and you too can bore guests at the next party you are at with your typography terminology ;)
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Col
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What other design terminology do you see people mix up that you think would make for a useful video?
I'm thinking one that covers tracking and kerning :)
Col.
Thanks for this video, exactly what I was looking for. Now, I don't know if this is mainly a problem for me as a non-native speaker, but I hear the terms "type", "text", and "copy" a lot, and I can't really figure out the difference. To me it seems they all mean "a block of text", but I feel there must be some slight differences...
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I couldn’t finish watching your video
The Album/Track analogy is brilliant! I'd not heard that before. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Harley. I'd read that analogy in a blog post a few years ago and it totally stuck with me :)
Had a light bulb moment after that analogy too. Love it.
I have checked many videos on youtube and this is probably the best concise and quick explanation video out there
Thank you for the visual demonstration! This has been confusing me for YEARS! I love the album/track analogy too!
the album example is perfect!! thank u
wow thx for that! the minute u mentioned the album and the tracklist somthing clicked in my head!
Sometimes we just need to be able to relate to something that we know very well in order for a concept to click :)
Glad this video helped you Suha.
thanks so much mate for giving me a better understanding of typeface and fonts with easy examples.
Happy to help! :)
awesome example Album & Tracks
Great video and I personally found the album vs track list analogy to be very helpful. I am a young junior designer and enjoyed this video!
Thanks Citrus. I hope you enjoy your design journey :)
That Album and Songs analogy is very helpful. Thank you for explaining!
Glad it was helpful!
Appreciate the short and sweet style combined with charisma and album artwork design. Ty m8 and have a great one :)
Thanks so much Rok. These comments really make my day 🤘
Pixels Ink Likewise my friend. Cheers and keep it up :)
Was struggling with this. Thank You.
I loved that album art! Matches the typeface so well. I didn't know this difference either so today I learned!
Glad to have helped out :)
fantastic analogy kudos boss.....
Thank you!! that was easy to grasp tbh
Definitely, best explanation ever haha. I'm sure I won´t forget the difference between these terms. Helpful. Thanks. Greets from Panama
That's awesome Edgar. Glad it helped you 🤘🏻
The record analogy helped. Thanks!
Excellent. Thanks for commenting and letting me know Karen :)
Great job my friend. Nicely explained! Thank you! :)
Thank you Teofil.
Thanks for this. I've been having a lot of trouble which to use between the two terms. :D Thanks!
Great video as always man
Thanks Martin :)
You're brilliant, thanks!!!
You squeezed an info for the rest of my life with that Album analogy :)
Thanks mate :)
@@RockYourBrand Nah, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
Excellent explanation and analogy!
Thank you Andressa. Glad you found that useful 😃
Great explanation! I feel I don't need to look anywhere else for information on this :)
That’s awesome to hear. Thank you Philip 🤘🏻
Superb video Col
Cheers Andy :)
Nice explanation! Thank you sir!
You are most welcome :)
thank you !
this really help me to understand in depth :D
Glad it helped!
This is so useful. Thank You so much!!
Really glad it helped Mark :)
Thanks, very good explained!
Thanks Izzy58 🤘
Great explanation 👌
That’s a good analogy- I can definitely remember that 👍
Amazing explanation!!!!
Thank you Hemant :D
Yes, you got that term correct! Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave your comment 🤘
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Guilty! I definitely use these interchangeably. Thanks for the clarification!!
We all do it from time to time :)
Cool explanation!!!
Cheers. Thanks for leaving the kind comment :)
Great Video!
Brilliant explanation
Thank you :)
Oh now i get it! Thank you so much! 👍
Glad I was able to help out 👍🏻
Very easy video and I understand all Thank you so much I am glad with subscribed this channel thank you again. See you soon man !!!
Thank you Sabir :D
Best explanation ever!!!
Thanks John. Glad you liked it :D
Thank you sir!!!
Thanks for the clarity! Subscribed because you're like a Scottish Steve Von Till (Neurosis)... And you design \m/
Mate, I'm honoured that you think so :)
Loved this
Really happy you loved it Miss Savage :D
great ! thanks !
Excellent video
you deserve more subs.
That is very kind of you to say so Amir.
THANK YOU. I LOVE U
Thanks alot
kerning and all tha good stuff you can do with letters :D
WOW!
Some people have a different definition. Historically, in metal type, font meant the specific size and style of each typeface, with the word 'font' coming from the physical moulds that produced the metal type. This leads to the definition of 'font' as being the software that produces the typeface. So, for example, 'I wanted to use Times (typeface) but I didn't have the font,' or more specifically, perhaps, 'I wanted to use Times for this book, but it turned out I didn't have the italic font'. In this set of definitions, Times is the printed or on-screen typeface (which refers to the roman regular weight, but often gets used generally for the family) , the Times typeface *family* is composed of the roman, italic, bold and bold italic *styles* (and whatever other designs that are part of the family). Similar but different definitions.
Love a bit of history.
Yes, very similar but different definitions.
I appreciate you taking the time to post this info :)
so real man
What if the album contained only one track as in the case of mixtapes? In other words the typeface is also the font.
That is how I've always looked at it. If the typeface is made up of just one weight, then you could call it a typeface or a font :)
Great explanation. So typeface is the same as font family ?
Yep, that is correct :)
@@RockYourBrand Cool of you to respond to people.
thanks
Thank you so much. Great explanation! I have learned something new today :-)
Excellent :) Thanks for leaving a comment, Natasha.
Im taking a typography course for college , and one of the questions on my quiz was "how is a font different from a typeface?" and I keep it simple by saying the difference was "styles and weight". Now, my professor said I was wrong and marked it incorrect, but you said it yourself that a font makes up of different styles and weights. am Im incorrect for the answer I placed on my quiz? Cause if I am correct, I am going to fight him on it.
Hey Tamara,
A Typeface is a collection of different weights and styles of font from the same family, for example, Futura.
A font is one specific weight or style from that typeface, for example, Futura Bold.
I hope that helps.
There are two definitions for the word font: one is a specific weight or style of a typeface. The other is a _vessel_ of a set of characters. This could mean a set of metal or wood pieces or a digital file that contains information about how to render a typeface on the screen. The vessel definition is more accurate and clear. I'm sure that's your professor's answer.
A typeface is what you see, the design. A font is what you use, the file. Typeface designers create the typeface, the design. You download and install the fonts, the ttf or otf files. Using the music analogy, the typeface is the song, and the font is the mp3 file.
@@RockYourBrand what do you mean by same family ,sir?
@@obliviondentity6019, great question.
A font family is a set of fonts that have a common design. An example of a font family is Times New Roman, which consists of roman, italic, bold and bold italic version of the same typeface.
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Understanddd
Intelligence is knowing the difference...wisdom, is not being the knob that interrupts someone's story to correct them
So what about Grotesque for example. Eurostile is a typeface of Grotesque and Eurostile regular is a font. But what is Grotesque exactly? Also a typeface?
Grotesque is a type category which covers sans serif typefaces like Eurostile.
What isthat
I think you got mixed up between 'font' and 'type family'. What you call "font" is actually type family not font. Font is the show of typeface in one size and one style..
Exactly
I think ur confusing between font and typeface style
thanks