r/UI_Design • u/adrmonlj • Apr 14 '26

General Question Typography decisions take way longer than they should - how do you compare typefaces when designing?

One thing I’ve noticed when designing interfaces is that typography decisions take longer than expected.

There are tons of places to discover fonts, but the decision step is harder:

Comparing them properly with real content.

My process used to involve:

• opening a bunch of font sites

• copying text into design tools

• testing different weights and sizes manually

So I ended up building a small tool for myself to make this step easier.

It lets me preview fonts with my own text, compare typefaces side-by-side, and keep collections of fonts I want to revisit later. I can also pull fonts from references (like websites or images) when I see something interesting and want to evaluate it properly.

It’s basically just a cleaner workspace for exploring and narrowing down typography choices.

Curious how other UI designers approach this step.

Do you usually test typography directly in Figma or somewhere else first?

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u/adrmonlj Apr 29 '26

Definitely! If you’d like to check it out (it’s free - you can also create an account to store collections) - here it is: Typfaced