Wordmark.it Helps You Pick Your Fonts

If you’re a font lover, you probably get a huge kick of looking through the vast swathes of fonts on your computer. There are so many fonts available now it’s easy to download willy-nilly (official graphic design term) and fill up a drive with typefaces. The problem with this, of course, is that it can be difficult to find the right one when you need it. It can be incredibly time-consuming to try out each font on your machine whether you’re using Photoshop, Illustrator or even Microsoft Word. That’s where Wordmark.it becomes part of your design resource toolkit.

Wordmark.it is a free web app which scans your computer and displays text of your choice using your computer’s installed fonts. The text is displayed in a visual grid which makes it easy to see how the text looks in any particular font. The app was created by Fahri Özkaramanlı, a freelance visual communication designer. He created the app to aid in his own design process “by quickly previewing how a wordmark looks with the fonts installed on my computer before setting out to find new ones.” And a very useful tool it is, too.

How Does it Work?

It really couldn’t be simpler to use this app. At the top of the screen, you type in some sample text. Press enter and the app goes off and finds all of the fonts on your computer and displays a grid of previews.

You can reverse the text out to see if it looks better as white text on a black background or black text on a white background. You can also increase and decrease the font sizes, while another very nice feature is the ability to select a few of the previews and compare them with each other.

Ultimately, it is up to you, the designer, to pick the right font for your logo, website or print project, but Wordmark can at least speed up the process considerably.

Have you used Wordmark.it or any similar apps that you would recommend for designers?