Fonts In Use Reviews

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Fonts In Use mentions (38)

• 400+ Websites That I Use as a Web Designer/Freelancer - All Compiled and Categorized in One Place

  Fonts In Use - Real life examples of fonts being used. (One of my Favorites). Source: 11 months ago

• Apps or websites for looking at new typefaces

  Https://typecache.com/news/ Https://fontsinuse.com And follow foundries on social media and sign up to their newsletters. Source: 11 months ago

• anyone knows what this font is?

  The "there's something in the trunk" one. I can't find it and it's not Druk (like fontsinuse.com says). Source: about 1 year ago

• Impromptu thought

  Hey! Are you referring to Fonts in Use? It’s pretty helpful for this type of thing! Source: about 1 year ago

• Junior Student Here. Could I get feedback on this poster about texting and driving? Which layout do you like better? Any suggestion? + info in comments. TY

  Typography: I don't think that compressed sans serif font is very exciting. I know the topic of the poster is pretty bland, but this is a school project. You should be showing off your creativity. Consider choosing two different fonts, one for the headers and one for the body copy. I know you are still learning, so type pairings might not be an intuitive process for you yet. I would recommend checking out Fonts In... Source: about 1 year ago

Balsamiq mentions (30)

• Tell HN: My Favorite Tools

  A few apps that are a joy to use: https://ia.net/writer for writing. https://usecontrast.com/ for checking contrast. https://sipapp.io/ for picking colors. https://nova.app/ for editing code. https://cleanshot.com/ for screenshots. https://getpixelsnap.com/ for measuring elements on screen. https://netnewswire.com/ for reading things via RSS. https://panic.com/transmit/ for file transfers. https://usefathom.com/... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Ask HN: Best UI design courses for hackers?

  I think the best practical approach for designing UIs is to download (and buy) Balsamic[0] and use that to design UIs. Cut through the nonsense of colours and pixels in the first instance and just lay things out logically and simply. [0] https://balsamiq.com. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Build Products that don’t SUCK

  Create a low-fidelity mockup or wireframe of your MVP using tools like Balsamiq, Sketch, or Figma. Or use an easier-to-use tool like Uizard, which also has text-to-design capabilities. Source: 10 months ago

• Starting Design Work in a Spreadsheet

  Just for drawing mock app screens, I have found Balsamiq[0] to be pretty good (you can do a bunch of stuff with the trial version itself). Not affiliated with them in any way. [0]: https://balsamiq.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

• Is there software for building out copywriting for a website?

  Balsamiq has been pretty good for me so far. It's super bare-bones so it's better for copy mockups than actual UX design. It's also a lot easier than Figma. Note that you don't have to use the default comic sans, but I do because it's funny. Source: over 1 year ago