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What does Facebook font use for it’s logo? This question has surrounded social sites, web design forums, and graphic design boards. The question that seems to come up over and over again. Admittedly, it’s been a question I too have had on my mind recently. I often wonder about many major site logos and specifically the font they choose to become part of their brand, what that site will be recognized instantly for.

A font used in design is very personal. As a designer it is important and can often be a huge roadblock when it comes to the font that will be used in a logo or in any design piece for that matter. The font used should be relative to what the design is trying to express or what it stands for, it’s meaning, it’s purpose. It all needs to translate is design elements as well as the font used. For example, the Facebook font is clean, professional, simple and it’s my opinion that it translates well to what Facebook does as a service.

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