Font and Typography Magic for Posters

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 4, 2009 -- If you list down the major elements of poster design, one of the next on the list after the Images is the text or the typography. Now, standard poster printing will always have a significant portion of its design dedicated to the text and fonts.

Therefore, if you are looking for nice tricks on how to make your fonts or your typography look better, here are a few font and typography magic tips and tricks that you might want to use.

1. Getting and installing free fonts – Now, one of the best resources for typography are the free fonts over the Internet. There are hundreds of sites out there that offer free downloads from their font databases. You can easily acquire these and install at your leisure for your design application.

2. Adding shadows to words – In terms of effects themselves for your fonts, adding shadow effects is one of the most common. Shadow effects basically simulate a source of light and the shadow that letters would probably cast when hit by that light.

3. Adding 3 dimensional effects – You can also use some three-dimensional effects for your fonts. Try to find a feature that offers to “emboss” letters and words so that they look like they are made of something in 3D.

4. Adding texture and fillers – Fonts can also look great if you add textures and fillers. This effect basically fills the body of your characters with more than one color.

5. Adding borders and strokes – Now, if you want to emphasize certain words and letters. You can also add font borders or strokes. These borders are easily used in most design applications. They add an extra color border around characters, increasing the word's visibility amidst its background.

6. Adjusting character spacing and sizes – Spacing can also be a great thing to play within your poster designs. Most fonts have pre-set spacing and sizes.

7. Mixing and matching effects – Finally, you should of course not be afraid and mix and match the effects above. You can try for example, adding font borders in your text, while at the same time it has shadows.

Now you know how to magic your way to improve your fonts when designing layouts for color poster printing. Use these designs wisely for your benefit. Good Luck!

Kaye Z. Marks is an avid writer and follower of the developments in print posters or poster printing industry. Visit http://www.printplace.com/printing/poster-printing.aspx and http://www.printplace.com/mkt/poster-printer.aspx for more information.

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