1 00:00:05,250 --> 00:00:13,770 Let's start talking about the font size or rather about typography, which traditionally splits up into 2 00:00:13,950 --> 00:00:22,440 serif and sans serif, also known as strokes and lines, given the fact this is a pretty theoretical 3 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:29,880 lesson I'd like to show you, in addition to the differences between the two types of font size, the 4 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:37,620 type of application which in my opinion may be the best fit for the serif type and for the sun serif 5 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:38,030 type. 6 00:00:38,850 --> 00:00:46,710 When we talk about Serif, we refer to those stretching strokes which are normally orthogonal, placed 7 00:00:46,710 --> 00:00:52,080 at the very end of the characters, which help make font style more elegant. 8 00:00:52,470 --> 00:01:00,240 In the case of the slide you are viewing right now, the font used is called Meriweather, which is 9 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,510 a safe font offered by Google font. 10 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:13,170 In addition to this font side, there are, for example, Rebadow Slab, Laura Bitzer and many more. 11 00:01:13,770 --> 00:01:19,530 You can easily find them just by going through the font dot Google dot com page. 12 00:01:20,550 --> 00:01:29,010 Instead, when we talk about the sun sheriff, or also said stakes, as I said at the beginning of the 13 00:01:29,010 --> 00:01:38,160 video, we can explain them as linear characters, basically appearing in contrast with the other components 14 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,120 of the pages. 15 00:01:39,750 --> 00:01:48,090 They are considered across the websites to be the most readable and most modern fonts nowadays, and 16 00:01:48,090 --> 00:01:51,010 they, too, are available within Google font. 17 00:01:51,150 --> 00:02:00,580 And this slide, we are using the open sans font, which is very popular online in addition to Rebadow 18 00:02:00,580 --> 00:02:02,450 or Railway, for example. 19 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:11,800 Regarding the use of these types of funds, we can say that the same font with embellishing strokes 20 00:02:12,250 --> 00:02:19,870 are usually employed, for example, in online newspapers or magazines, given the fact they look like 21 00:02:19,870 --> 00:02:24,380 the classic old style newspapers and magazines. 22 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:28,040 Therefore, let's assume you have to create a blog. 23 00:02:28,510 --> 00:02:35,530 These might be the right fonts for you, of course, in case the task to accomplish for a website where 24 00:02:35,530 --> 00:02:40,320 refer to a luxurious gold or to an elegant product. 25 00:02:40,390 --> 00:02:43,780 This type of font is always recommended. 26 00:02:45,910 --> 00:02:52,690 For all the other needs, then there's the sun serif, the so-called stick's. 27 00:02:54,240 --> 00:03:04,500 These phones were conceived for an impact, HUZE that he's a use enabling website to stand out for this 28 00:03:04,500 --> 00:03:05,200 reason. 29 00:03:05,250 --> 00:03:09,050 These are used, above all, for commercial activities. 30 00:03:09,690 --> 00:03:18,150 There isn't a clear cut distinction for assigning the best type of phone to the right website. 31 00:03:18,390 --> 00:03:24,480 It's good, though, to have some references like those I've just provided you with that might give 32 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:28,860 you some prompts in selecting the one or the other font. 33 00:03:29,190 --> 00:03:30,570 No need to say. 34 00:03:30,570 --> 00:03:36,560 There are also some more specific font styles, more or less suitable to a page. 35 00:03:36,570 --> 00:03:43,770 You must be very careful with spacing, alignment and dimension of the text, as we will see in the 36 00:03:43,770 --> 00:03:45,000 next lessons.