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July 24, 2012 | Digital Scrapper News | Volume 10 Issue 30
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Hi ,
You've spent several sleepless nights contemplating font formats, haven't you? Haha... NOT. I bet you have wondered at some point, however, what is up with all the different choices. Well, let me try to shed a wee bit of light on things for you.
 The two most popular types of fonts available for free download today are TrueType fonts (TTF) and OpenType fonts (OTF). Sometimes fonts come in several different formats. So, which is better, and what the heck is the difference?
In the world of fontography, OpenType fonts would be considered the latest and greatest. They play nicely back and forth between Windows and Mac, and because they have expanded storage, you will often find OpenType fonts to have many more characters available for use. Because they are a relatively new format, you will not see as many OTF available for download.
TrueType fonts are also both late and great, just not to the "est" degree. However, you will find these in abundance on the web, and you should feel free to partake in their availability. Here's the catch: they do not always play nicely back and forth between Windows and Mac. But maybe that is not something you need to worry about. Let me explain...
A document created on a Mac using TrueType fonts will not have the exact same formatting (spacing, width, height, etc) when transferred over to a PC. The TTF is simply handled differently. By creating your document with OpenType fonts instead, you will eliminate the danger of your document being reformatted if it has to cross to a different platform (Mac or PC).
So that should help to solve the font mystery for you. Unless you are sharing documents back and forth between a Mac and a PC, you can simply and safely ignore those three capital letters.
This message has been brought to you by the letter E and the number 9. Which are what I have to push to get a Twix bar out of the vending machine. YUM!
Have a great week, friend.
Jen White
jen@digitalscrapper.com
Header: Scrapbook page by Barb Brookbank. Paper & embellishments from We Celebrate by Julie Mead, the July 2012 Premier kit. |
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The Visual Triangle - A Design Tip
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There are 'rules' of design that are used in all art forms -- and scrapbook pages as well. Today we are going to look at the 'Visual Triangle.'
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