In class, we were all appointed the task to download a font and then make a magazine masthead out of it. I went onto www.dafont.com and browsed through the fonts, looking for ones that caught my eye in particular. I eventually came across 'Varisty', the font in which I have used for this magazine masthead. I downloaded it, extracted it and then installed it onto the computer. (save > extract all > my computer > local disk c: > windows > fonts > paste)
After installing the font, I opened up Photoshop and began to play around with the text. As we were supposed to be making a masthead for a music magazine, I thought the name 'RIOT' would be appropriate for a punk/rock music style magazine and I also felt that my downloaded font went well with the general look I was going for.
All in all, downloading a font and installing it onto the computers was very easy, quick and definitely worth it in the end. I personally prefer downloaded fonts as you can get a lot more option with them as opposed to the standard ones already installed on the computers.
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