dafont.com

Dafont.com is one of the Internet's most popular websites for downloading fonts. The fonts are all free, which means you can download to your heart's content, and they are compatible for both PCs and Macs. It's worth remembering that unless you're in a strict professional environment you need never pay for a font - even buyable ones and trademarked ones usually have a free version available that has such tiny differences you wouldn't notice, but it's enough to escape copyright infringement. The site is very easy to use, and you can browse in a number of different ways. If you want to see if a particular font is available, you can enter it in the ...  Read the complete review

In my role as a graphic designer the use of fonts and application of typography are essential and probably the largest contributing elements to my work. The choice of font is fundamental to any piece of design as it can completely transform the written word. The use of a suitable font needs to be thought about in detail and then combined with an appropriate layout for the given subject matter. Typography is the key to good design as it applies basic rules to the positioning of type, encorporating the technique of selecting fonts, font size, line length, leading (line spacing) and both individual and overall letter spacing. This maintains consistency and ...  Read the complete review