Chapter 1. Centuries of Type
The number of digitized typefaces is astounding, numbering well past 100,000 at the moment. It can be an overwhelming experience to decide which ones to buy, or even which ones to use.
However, if you group typefaces that have similar characteristics into a small number of categories, it makes the selection process much more manageable—it’s easier to choose the typefaces you need to buy for your library by choosing a few from each category, and it’s easier to decide which combination of faces to use on the page by making sure you grab no more than one from each category. And the process of grouping fonts makes you notice their more subtle features, makes you become more intimately involved.
It makes about as much ...
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