One can always use another font… for what? is the question. It's very easy to use too many fonts in a document. In fact, overdoing the number of fonts is one of the most common mistakes in page and document design. The use of more than three separate fonts on a page can create visual confusion that detracts substantially from your message. It is usually better to use just one or two fonts and make judicious use of the variations of "bold", "italic", point size, color or perhaps a special effect.

The web is an incredible resource for fonts: free, shareware and commercial. Adobe is certainly one of the most respected names when it comes to fonts of a commercial nature. Now, you might ask yourself, "Why would I pay $40 for a single font, when I can jump on the web and download hundreds for free?" Well, you generally get what you pay for; this is just as true about fonts as anything else. Here is what you can expect from each and every Adobe font:

• Original is hand drawn, then imported into Illustrator and converted into a structured drawing.
• A full set of characters, including punctuation is included in each font.
• The font variations of bold and italic are included.
• Postscript, True Type and Macintosh/Apple versions are available/included.
• The fonts will import into page layout and prepress programs correctly.
• There will be more than enough kerning pairs to allow for any design and formatting considerations.
• The fonts are "hinted" so that they retain a high quality appearance at small font sizes and lower resolutions.

All of the above are not likely to be the case with most free, or even shareware, fonts. The lack of these features can cause more problems than can be compensated for by the "savings" of $40, $80 or even several hundred dollars on any particular project. You can review much more about Adobe's fonts at their web site.

• Adobe Type Library - Commercial
• Adobe Main Download Center
• The Adobe Home Page
• Get Acrobat Reader Here (Free!)

Garland Printing is proud to be an Adobe Authorized Service Provider. Whatever your design or layout software needs, Adobe offers an "industry standard" package that will deliver the highest quality results. Our design/layout staff can answer any questions that you may have about these fine products. Adobe Product Information

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