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thefilmchick Expert Vidder
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4030 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:36 pm Post subject: The Font Thread |
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(Moved from Tech Help.)
Since I'm discussing this in a video thread up above...
Do fonts matter to you (in your own work? in others'?)
They do to me, both in my own videos and in others. In a lot of cases, they can add to the feel of a video. In some unfortunate cases (but not the one currently under discussion!), they can detract from a video; I think there are probably some examples with a girlish font and a sad video, or a grungy/hard-bitten font and a bouncy, happy video.
On one hand, if you just slap up Verdana or Times New Roman on everything, you don't risk those moments of disconnection--but on the other hand, your titles and credits always look the same.
Personally: I like to choose a different font for each video. I like the way these fonts can make the videos feel. It is a point where I can leave the viewer with (hopefully) a positive impression, if the font is well-chosen.
What sort of fonts do you use, if they do matter?
I have a lot of freeware fonts. I tend to choose ones which I think meld well. A video with hard drumbeats seems to require a grunge font (a la Life is Long's Bill Hicks; smoother, slower videos require smoother, more subtle fonts (Gentle Arms of Eden's Fashionism.)
Occasionally I'll choose a font which points directly to the theme (like Mohammed's Radio's Pseudo Saudi), but that can be a bit of a fine line, because something like that could easily fall into cliche.
In conclusion...
Just curious how others might answer! It's a sticking-point with me (both positively and negatively) and I wonder how prevalent of a concern it is in the LVI community at large. _________________ I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.
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soapbubbles511 Expert Vidder
Joined: 03 Nov 2008 Posts: 8959
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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I'm definitely one to obsess over fonts (sometimes more than others)... I have a lot downloaded from making fan art so I'll go down my list playing with lots of different fonts until I find one I think fits with my vid
if text is going on the vid (to emphasize quotes or lyrics) font choice is very important... text is hard enough to pull off and a bad font will kill it sooo fast... I have one vid that is all instrumental with quotes over it... and I put the text of all the quotes up and I spent forever figuring out which fonts I wanted to mix for that.... and if the credits are going up on top of the beginning/ending footage good font choice is a must
if you're just doing title cards font isn't as important... nothing wrong with a plainer font here... but can also use a more interesting font that fits with the feel of your vid
and I don't remember what it's called but there's one font that I HATE and it doesn't work 99% of the time... it's the one where all the curls at the ends of letters turn into little hearts and there are little hearts inside some of the letters... I hate it... it's lame and looks like something 12 year old girls do while doodling [insert their name] + [insert name of boy they like] inside a heart on the front of their notebooks
I have a set of cursive-y handwritten looking fonts that I love and use a lot _________________
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thefilmchick Expert Vidder
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4030 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I spent the last two days trying to find the font so I could laugh at it: I know exactly which one you mean, blarrrrgh.
Good to know I'm not the only one who is particular about this sort of thing! _________________ I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.
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eloramoon Council Member
Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Posts: 9077
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: |
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What are everyone's favorite font sites, just out of curiosity?
I have a few that I go to, but then I see these amazing fonts everywhere and have no clue where they came from! _________________
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littleton_pace Council Member
Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 55699 Location: the nest
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:25 am Post subject: |
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DaFont is where I get all my fonts And i will freely admit to spending hours on there _________________
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emmasholi Council Member
Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 15576 Location: Wigan, England
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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littleton_pace wrote: | DaFont is where I get all my fonts And i will freely admit to spending hours on there |
Hehe same here . That place is a real time stealer! _________________
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grable24 Expert Vidder
Joined: 12 Mar 2010 Posts: 465
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Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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littleton_pace wrote: | DaFont is where I get all my fonts And i will freely admit to spending hours on there |
Omg, there goes the rest of my night lol... I <3 fonts |
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thefilmchick Expert Vidder
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4030 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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23 Really Bad Font Choices is a really hilarious and apt article (with, fortunately, fictional examples) that might relate to vidding -- I have seen romantic videos with hard typefaces, action videos with Olde Englische fonts... you get the drift. This article has the same. Hope someone finds it either useful or at least funny! _________________ I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.
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nikkimonique Expert Vidder
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 30477 Location: With Anna Torv... somewhere ;)
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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ahhhh fonts drive me crazy! I never know what looks good or what doesn't I just never like anything I use in my vids. They all seem retarded! Thank God for this thread!! Maybe I can stop obsessing!! _________________
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thefilmchick Expert Vidder
Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 4030 Location: Albany, NY
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Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Nikki, as I am Captain Font Pickiness, I am always happy to give opinions! _________________ I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.
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