You have gone from writing all your files in Times New Roman to creating documents in Helvetica, Futura, Avant Garde ... You have discovered the power of typographies, and now you seem crazy looking for hundreds of fonts (free, if possible) to install on your computer. As you continue like this, you will have to be the one who gives power to your pc / mac with a crank. For that I have created this post about fonts and how to manage them.
- TIP 1: NOT all free fonts are well done. The truth is that very few of the wide range that we can find online are.
- TIP 2: DO NOT download fonts left and right. Think carefully about the ones you are going to use the most in your files, and don't get carried away by the most extravagant fonts.
- TIP 3: What is important about a font is its readability, not its formal weirdness.
Having given these first tips, let's get to the heart of the matter. I am convinced that you have started to install the fonts in the Fonts folder on your computer. And that's it.
And what has this done? Well slow it down. When you turn on your device, all the fonts that you have activated in that folder are loaded. Therefore, it will take longer to turn on if you have 1.000 fonts than if you have 100. Logical, right?
Then you ask yourself: how can I disable them? Very easy. With a font manager.
- WINDOWS: does not come with a font manager, so you will have to find and install it. The best known are the Suitcase Fusion and FontExpert.
- MAC: brings a font manager, the Typographic Catalog. Find it on your mac by clicking on the Spotlight (magnifying glass next to the time). You can also download the Suitcase Fusion for mac, if you like it better.
These programs allow you to deactivate / activate fonts, organize them in different folders according to the criteria you prefer, and detect possible corrupt fonts or unnecessary duplicates. If you want to know more, in the next post I will do a short tutorial on the Mac Typeface Catalog so you can see how it works. If you've been wanting more, take a look at these 7 typography tips for designers.
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Source - Suitcase Fusion, FontExpert.