Free Fonts for Windows

Your Windows operating system comes with some preinstalled free downloadable fonts for users to enjoy. You will find them by accessing the drop down menu at the top of the page. However, you don’t limit yourself to only those fonts that come preloaded with your operating system. There are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of resources for free fonts for Windows. In addition, it is very simply to access and download these free fonts from various online websites,blogs and forums.

The first time I fully researched the resources for free fonts for Windows I was amazed at the selection of letter and picture fonts that you can find online. Typically, installing these free downloadable fonts is straight forward and does not take a lot of time regardless of which operating system you have on your computer. The websites that offer free fonts for Windows are typically advertising based sites which bring in a good sum of revenue fom advertisers - thus they are able to offer freebies in exchange. 

The downside to some of these free downloadable font offerings is that often times you are asked to opt in for various newsletters and things in exchange for downloading the free fonts for Windows. While this is a little annoying (there are no free lunches) and usually these companies are offering a value add in exchange for your name and email.  Of course, you can always opt out of the newsletter or ezine at a later date and you will still have the free fonts for Windows installed to your local hard drive on your computer. 

The procedure for downloading and installing free fonts is dependent on which website or blog you are getting them from. I have found that the majority of these free fonts for Windows resources have an easy paint by numbers process that they bring you through. Accessing free fonts on the web is a bit of a trade-off; give up my name and email for  quick and easy downloading of the free fonts. A word of caution, pay close attention to the process as you go through because all of the sites are different and not set up the same. 

Once you discover a few worthy websites offering free fonts for Windows you can quickly select the ones you like and easily add them to your font options in your operating system. Before you consider purchasing fonts online I would strongly recommend that you do a little research and discover the world of free fonts. You are bound to find at least a few fonts that you like.

If you do find good resources out there - please be sure to comment below so the rest of our readers can enjoy your findings. 

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Designers spend a large portion of their work time contemplating the aspects of text and/or font.

In order to help understand the importance of font, ask yourself, “What differences are there between the font and text of professional designs as opposed to low quality work”?

Answer number one? Size.

Size of font is a direct variation to attention. As a rule of thumb, body text should never be over 16 pixels. Now, this may not be the case 100% of the time, but who wants to have to scroll 3 or 4 times to read a small paragraph? As stated above, size relates to importance in the web design world. The title or header may range anywhere from 20 pixels to generally 28 pixels. This is an appropriate size for the title because it is noticeable, yet not overly distracting or taking away from the overall view. Keep font categories the same. What I mean by this is, don’t have one paragraph with a size of 14 pixels, while another is 12 pixels. Decide on a font size that will stay constant throughout the design. Take a look at this site. Notice the title has the largest font on the page. The sub-titles both share the same features: all-capitalized, large size (but smaller than the main title), orange, and a light gray underline that spans to the end of it’s container. Body text is dark grey and smaller in size than both the title and sub-titles. Links are the same size as the body text, but are blue in color to stand out. All of this helps to create consistency throughout the content.

Answer number two? Color.

Colors have always been linked to emotions. The color of text on a website can register many feelings within our bodies. For example, certain colors release calming chemicals. Large amounts of black indicate authority and power, and even evil. On the opposite spectrum, white is synonymous with purity, safety and neutrality. Often associated with death, taxes or depression, gray may sway your visitors to feel nothing. The color of movement and excitement, is obviously red. Red is attention grabbing and makes a loud impression; therefore use in moderation is necessary. Blue is the most popular favorite color. Loyalty and respect are found to have blue associated with them (like uniforms). All physical activities are said to be superior in blue conditions. Wealth, superiority and nature have links to green. Shades of light greens are used in hospitals as ways of calming their patents. Happiness, sanguinity and good times are symbolized by yellow. Yet, be very careful with over using this color. It may become annoying or cause tempers to flare. Orange is unlike any other color, the most ostentatious or showy. It has traits linked to ambition and a new attitude. Majestic, royal, rich are examples of purple’s power. Used often to create a feeling of mystery. Overused though, and purple causes an artificial affect. Brown is associated with the earth, stability and harvest. Also, brown should be used moderately. As you can see, mere colors can affect a user’s experience before they even read your site.

Number three? Typeface.

All websites should use typefaces that are practical, easy to read and simple. No one wants to read some impact or space typeface on a professional page. One of the most popular typefaces in web design right now is Arial. Why? Arial is a sans-serif typeface that’s easy to read, has great proportions, and looks great when used with proper vertical spacing. Bold, italic and oblique typefaces draw attention to important information. Normally links or hyperlinks are easy to find because they are underlined and/or colored differently than the rest of the content. Personally, I really love dotted underlines under links. Use these whenever you feel the need to make something stand out, but don’t get caught up using these too much — overuse can ruin a good thing.

Thanks for reading! I hope that this little post will help you in working for your next client, or just for yourself!

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