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Rules for DTP – Lesson 3: Number of Fonts
You Look Fontabulous!
Fonts are such fun. One of the most popular sections on the About Desktop Publishing site are the free font downloads. But too many times novice designers (and even more experienced ones) go overboard when it comes to using fonts. Today’s discussion about how many fonts to use is somewhat subjective. It’s one of those situations where you cannot say absolutely that you should always limit font choices to just one or two. But hopefully you’ll have a better understanding about how using too many fonts is detrimental to what you are trying to communicate in desktop publishing. Don’t forget to check out the supporting graphics for this lesson.
Use Fewer Fonts
How many fonts are too many for one project and how do you know where to draw the line? A generally accepted practice is to limit the number of different typefaces to three or four. That doesn’t mean you can’t use more but be sure you have a good reason to do so.
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