However, an understanding of type design history will help make a designer make better choices, such as in pairing fonts, or finding the right type style for a logo or piece of lettering work. Type is constantly evolving, and one system doesnвЂ™t fit all. A lot of contemporary typefaces do not fit in any of these historical categories, so itвЂ™s considered impossible to come up with a system that includes every type design possibility. Indeed, type design is a complicated discipline with many variables. Most of the existing classification systems are considered outdated, subjective and confusing. This eliminates all the difficulties of historical classifications, but falls apart for anything outside the given parameters. Some notable classification systems include Official Vox/ATypI, a mix between historical terms and visual attributes British Standard, a simplified version of Vox and Gerrit Noordzij Theory, the idea that every typeface can be traced back to the handwriting tool that itвЂ™s based on. Historically weвЂ™ve seen many different classification systems, some based on their era, others entirely on the visual features of typefaces, and some a combination of both. Thankfully there are many more categories and subcategories to explore. Four categories would be simple and easy, but it would also make design boring. When it comes to commonly known type categories, you might be able to think of sans, serif, script and maybe slab.

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