From the course: Graphic Design Foundations: Typography
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Managing your fonts
From the course: Graphic Design Foundations: Typography
Managing your fonts
When type was physical, managing fonts meant keeping them in the proper drawer. Now we live in a vast world of digital fonts, close to 2 million of them. So managing your fonts is a necessity. Keeping your fonts organized with font management software will give you peace of mind. It's like having a tidy closet. Font management software is used for installing, activating, searching, comparing, and organizing fonts. This site lists the 9 best font management software packages based on user reviews. The most popular font management tool for Macs, by far, is FontBook. It's free. You can search and preview your installed fonts, and you can create folders in FontBook to organize your workflow. Here's a folder I created in FontBook for psychedelic fonts, which were used for a project I was working on. For PCs, there's a similar function under the fonts menu where you can view and preview your fonts. It's also free. For most designers, these tools will work just fine for your needs. If you're…
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