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Decorative & Display

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Date: 30 July 2010

Decorative & Display Typefaces share one feature, they are designed to be used in limited situations, mostly in large sizes rather than for text, and suggest 'headline or poster' like domination of the desired medium. Until the late 20th Century, most Decorative & Display Typefaces were designed for print but more recently, screen based media has attracted considerable designer attention. This has caused focus on the monitor's 'pixel' technology as a design element, creating a totally unique category called Pixel Fonts.

Antique Decorative and Display		Antique Decorative and Display is a group of fonts distinguished by irregular edges and the thickened appearance which give the impression that the printed resu... [more]
Art Nouveau/Art Deco		Art Nouveau and Art Deco Decorative and Display fonts are distinguished by the sinuous, curving lines of Art Nouveau and the more geometrical detail of Art Deco... [more]
Display Decorative		Display Decorative fonts are usually very heavy versions of more traditional faces. The distortions created by the increased weight separates these faces into t... [more]
Distressed/Grunge Decorative		Distressed/Grunge Decorative and Display fonts appeared during the last decade of the 20th century. A large number of typefaces were released that broke all the... [more]
Fancy Decorative and Display		Fancy Decorative and Display fonts are a mixture of many different styles that donít belong in a specific category but never-the-less are highly decorative. The... [more]
Pixel Fonts		Pixel Typefaces are designed especially for the screen. Like terrazzo tiles in a mosaic, they are designed on a strict grid - exactly the same grid as the pixel... [more]
Pop Art Decorative and Display		Pop Art Decorative and Display fonts are all very stylized regardless of when they were designed. They are part of a large group of typefaces with many variatio... [more]
Stencil Decorative and Display		Stencil Display fonts are distinguished by faces that appear to have been created by using a stencil which means that most letters have short white lines attach... [more]

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