FONTS

Choosing fonts:
Here’s an interesting article on pairing – it’s primarily for web fonts but it’ll start to get the students to think about certain ideas.

This from Smashing Magazine talk about the thought process behind choosing fonts in terms of functionality – so what is their main purpose. It will also get you thinking about X heights and setting the right tone and mood.

What the Font is a interesting if not necessarily fool proof way of trying to figure out what a certain font is. And dafont.com is good place to discover new and interesting stuff.

ilovetypography.com is a great site for nerdy out on typography and has some guidance on creating your own font.

Use Font Families for variation as they are designed to work together – choose the right font and you’ll be amazes at the amount of variety.