Typeface vs Font - What's the Difference?

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Typeface vs Font
This is one of those graphic design terms that have become completely interchangeable. With people using the word typeface to mean font and vice versa.
They are, however, not the same thing :)
In this short video, I'll show you the difference between a typeface and a font and you too can bore guests at the next party you are at with your typography terminology ;)
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Col
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Комментарии : 111

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

What other design terminology do you see people mix up that you think would make for a useful video? I'm thinking one that covers tracking and kerning :) Col.

@xzchc 4 года назад

Thanks for this video, exactly what I was looking for. Now, I don't know if this is mainly a problem for me as a non-native speaker, but I hear the terms "type", "text", and "copy" a lot, and I can't really figure out the difference. To me it seems they all mean "a block of text", but I feel there must be some slight differences...

@goofyahhhh4089 3 года назад

Your beard is gross and nasty 🤮 🤢 I couldn’t finish watching your video

@HarleyPebley 6 лет назад

The Album/Track analogy is brilliant! I'd not heard that before. Thanks for sharing.

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Cheers Harley. I'd read that analogy in a blog post a few years ago and it totally stuck with me :)

@mbalikhumalo921 3 года назад

Had a light bulb moment after that analogy too. Love it.

@nimbostratue 4 года назад

I have checked many videos on youtube and this is probably the best concise and quick explanation video out there

@MLFreese 3 года назад

Thank you for the visual demonstration! This has been confusing me for YEARS! I love the album/track analogy too!

@ProPhotoRGB 3 года назад

thanks so much mate for giving me a better understanding of typeface and fonts with easy examples.

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Happy to help! :)

@suhaalnajjar763 3 года назад

wow thx for that! the minute u mentioned the album and the tracklist somthing clicked in my head!

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Sometimes we just need to be able to relate to something that we know very well in order for a concept to click :) Glad this video helped you Suha.

@flaaames 3 года назад

the album example is perfect!! thank u

@CitrusAviation 3 года назад

Great video and I personally found the album vs track list analogy to be very helpful. I am a young junior designer and enjoyed this video!

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Thanks Citrus. I hope you enjoy your design journey :)

@FOTOMONK06 4 года назад

awesome example Album & Tracks

@prkhrshrmaaaa 4 года назад

That Album and Songs analogy is very helpful. Thank you for explaining!

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Draconicrose 6 лет назад

I loved that album art! Matches the typeface so well. I didn't know this difference either so today I learned!

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Glad to have helped out :)

@iamjdesigns 3 года назад

fantastic analogy kudos boss.....

@saeeda.2652 4 года назад

Thank you!! that was easy to grasp tbh

@rokzakrajsek9864 5 лет назад

Appreciate the short and sweet style combined with charisma and album artwork design. Ty m8 and have a great one :)

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Thanks so much Rok. These comments really make my day 🤘

@rokzakrajsek9864 5 лет назад

Pixels Ink Likewise my friend. Cheers and keep it up :)

@passh9558 2 года назад

Was struggling with this. Thank You.

@GDHT 6 лет назад

Guilty! I definitely use these interchangeably. Thanks for the clarification!!

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

We all do it from time to time :)

@shelianaang2345 3 года назад

thank you ! this really help me to understand in depth :D

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Glad it helped!

@MartinHuntbach 6 лет назад

Great video as always man

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Thanks Martin :)

@edgarhidalgo4775 5 лет назад

Definitely, best explanation ever haha. I'm sure I won´t forget the difference between these terms. Helpful. Thanks. Greets from Panama

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

That's awesome Edgar. Glad it helped you 🤘🏻

@thinklet7 4 года назад

You're brilliant, thanks!!! You squeezed an info for the rest of my life with that Album analogy :)

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

Thanks mate :)

@thinklet7 4 года назад

@@RockYourBrand Nah, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

@skoolie_life3261 6 лет назад

The record analogy helped. Thanks!

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Excellent. Thanks for commenting and letting me know Karen :)

@hemantbisht3958 3 года назад

Amazing explanation!!!!

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Thank you Hemant :D

@sunnytrotter Год назад

Oh now i get it! Thank you so much! 👍

@RockYourBrand Год назад

Glad I was able to help out 👍🏻

@oleandra3759 3 года назад

That’s a good analogy- I can definitely remember that 👍

@phillip2994 5 лет назад

Great explanation! I feel I don't need to look anywhere else for information on this :)

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

That’s awesome to hear. Thank you Philip 🤘🏻

@Tripleyourclientscom 6 лет назад

Superb video Col

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Cheers Andy :)

@ilovesuckincock 4 года назад

Pixel Ink you’re the best yiay

@rghunt3221 3 года назад

Some people have a different definition. Historically, in metal type, font meant the specific size and style of each typeface, with the word 'font' coming from the physical moulds that produced the metal type. This leads to the definition of 'font' as being the software that produces the typeface. So, for example, 'I wanted to use Times (typeface) but I didn't have the font,' or more specifically, perhaps, 'I wanted to use Times for this book, but it turned out I didn't have the italic font'. In this set of definitions, Times is the printed or on-screen typeface (which refers to the roman regular weight, but often gets used generally for the family) , the Times typeface *family* is composed of the roman, italic, bold and bold italic *styles* (and whatever other designs that are part of the family). Similar but different definitions.

@RockYourBrand 2 года назад

Love a bit of history. Yes, very similar but different definitions. I appreciate you taking the time to post this info :)

@andressabelem6523 5 лет назад

Excellent explanation and analogy!

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Thank you Andressa. Glad you found that useful 😃

@faesololamide8368 3 года назад

Great explanation 👌

@sabirnesibli6045 5 лет назад

Very easy video and I understand all Thank you so much I am glad with subscribed this channel thank you again. See you soon man !!!

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Thank you Sabir :D

@Eatonfam1 6 лет назад

Cool explanation!!!

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Cheers. Thanks for leaving the kind comment :)

@ashish3saxena 5 лет назад

Yes, you got that term correct! Thanks for sharing this!

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave your comment 🤘

@t3do1989 6 лет назад

Great job my friend. Nicely explained! Thank you! :)

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Thank you Teofil.

@CG-yl8vz 6 лет назад

Great explanation. So typeface is the same as font family ?

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Yep, that is correct :)

@MLFreese 3 года назад

@@RockYourBrand Cool of you to respond to people.

@Kenny-Ross 5 лет назад

Nice explanation! Thank you sir!

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

You are most welcome :)

@rotvarotva 5 лет назад

Thanks, very good explained!

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Thanks Izzy58 🤘

@elishscott 4 года назад

This is so useful. Thank You so much!!

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

Really glad it helped Mark :)

@Joey_-id5uw 3 года назад

Thanks alot

@karleclaire 5 лет назад

Thanks for this. I've been having a lot of trouble which to use between the two terms. :D Thanks!

@amirwagih4797 6 лет назад

you deserve more subs.

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

That is very kind of you to say so Amir.

@doomster2914 5 лет назад

Thanks for the clarity! Subscribed because you're like a Scottish Steve Von Till (Neurosis)... And you design \m/

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Mate, I'm honoured that you think so :)

@_komalgupta 3 месяца назад

Thank you sir!!!

@ApertureFightFocused 4 года назад

What if the album contained only one track as in the case of mixtapes? In other words the typeface is also the font.

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

That is how I've always looked at it. If the typeface is made up of just one weight, then you could call it a typeface or a font :)

@johnolawale5209 4 года назад

Best explanation ever!!!

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

Thanks John. Glad you liked it :D

@GbolahanOmotayo 2 года назад

Great Video!

@MJamilHoque 6 лет назад

Brilliant explanation

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Thank you :)

@dipinxod3321 3 года назад

WOW!

@misssxvage 5 лет назад

Loved this

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Really happy you loved it Miss Savage :D

@nightshadefairy 5 лет назад

Thank you so much. Great explanation! I have learned something new today :-)

@RockYourBrand 5 лет назад

Excellent :) Thanks for leaving a comment, Natasha.

@tamarastalter1808 6 лет назад

Im taking a typography course for college , and one of the questions on my quiz was "how is a font different from a typeface?" and I keep it simple by saying the difference was "styles and weight". Now, my professor said I was wrong and marked it incorrect, but you said it yourself that a font makes up of different styles and weights. am Im incorrect for the answer I placed on my quiz? Cause if I am correct, I am going to fight him on it.

@RockYourBrand 6 лет назад

Hey Tamara, A Typeface is a collection of different weights and styles of font from the same family, for example, Futura. A font is one specific weight or style from that typeface, for example, Futura Bold. I hope that helps.

@rayzhong8542 5 лет назад

There are two definitions for the word font: one is a specific weight or style of a typeface. The other is a _vessel_ of a set of characters. This could mean a set of metal or wood pieces or a digital file that contains information about how to render a typeface on the screen. The vessel definition is more accurate and clear. I'm sure that's your professor's answer. A typeface is what you see, the design. A font is what you use, the file. Typeface designers create the typeface, the design. You download and install the fonts, the ttf or otf files. Using the music analogy, the typeface is the song, and the font is the mp3 file.

@obliviondentity6019 4 года назад

@@RockYourBrand what do you mean by same family ,sir?

@RockYourBrand 4 года назад

@@obliviondentity6019, great question. A font family is a set of fonts that have a common design. An example of a font family is Times New Roman, which consists of roman, italic, bold and bold italic version of the same typeface.

@guyjeangette7816 5 лет назад

great ! thanks !

@mariaandersen3251 5 лет назад

kerning and all tha good stuff you can do with letters :D

@evettwalsh2016 3 года назад

So what about Grotesque for example. Eurostile is a typeface of Grotesque and Eurostile regular is a font. But what is Grotesque exactly? Also a typeface?

@RockYourBrand 3 года назад

Grotesque is a type category which covers sans serif typefaces like Eurostile.

@minasart2420 4 года назад

THANK YOU. I LOVE U

@blackwidow9647 4 года назад

Understanddd

@11vag 6 лет назад

Excellent video

@faizasikandar6050 Год назад

V nice

@Joebidenator990 Год назад

so real man

@kanishkamallawarachchi6668 4 года назад

thanks

@dayeak57 3 года назад

Intelligence is knowing the difference...wisdom, is not being the knob that interrupts someone's story to correct them

@JD-kf2ki 5 лет назад

I think you got mixed up between 'font' and 'type family'. What you call "font" is actually type family not font. Font is the show of typeface in one size and one style..