"The way I relate the difference between typeface and font to my students is by comparing them to songs and MP3s, respectively (or songs and CDs, if you prefer a physical metaphor).
When you talk about how much you like a tune, you don’t say: “That’s a great MP3”. You say: “That’s a great song”.
The MP3 is the delivery mechanism, not the creative work; just as in type a font is the delivery mechanism and a typeface is the creative work."
Great way of describing it.
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