Elements of Typography

Typefaces and Fonts: Typefaces are a family of fonts (such as Helvetica Regular, Helvetica Italic, Helvetica Black and Helvetica Bold). Fonts refer to one weight or style within that family (such as Helvetica Italic).

In design, typefaces are typically divided into six types, or “font families”. There are six types:

☛ Serif

☛ Sans-serif

☛ Monospaced

☛ Cursive

☛ Fantasy

☛ Script