When starting out, most designers don’t know the difference between a font and a typeface. They use the two terms interchangeably. A font is the variation of weights (regular, bold, italic) of a typeface. A typeface is a family of fonts, such as Helvetica, Futura, Bebas, Gotham, etc.
Another example is the use of the terms hue and color. Hue is any of the primary colors – red, blue, and green – in their purest form, without the addition of white (tint) or gray (tone). Color is a general term referring to every hue, tint, tone, or shade.
UX_meta has come up with a handy image series that explains the differences between 7 commonly used design terms that most designers get wrong. Check it out below.
