Vague, I know, but I typically scroll through my font book until I find a font that "looks right" [within the context of the project]. I then test it out in whatever project I'm working on, and, if it works, great. If it doesn't, back to scrolling. For instance: for the Type II project I knew that I wanted something on the bolder, "I do what I want" side, (1) because of the lyrics ("All the possibilities, no limits, just epiphanies"), and (2) because they are sung by a stronger voice. That meant looking for a chunkier font from the list of fonts provided.
In terms of finding fonts, if I know a specific name I'll hop on Google and see if I can find it for free. Another good resource is the Treehouse blog, which often links to free design resources, including downloadable typefaces; I also semi-recently stumbled across this page. If I don't have a specific font that I want to use, I'll browse dafont by keyword, i.e., if I want a Halloween-themed font I'll put "Halloween" in the search bar and see what comes up. I've gotten a lot of good fonts this way, and you'd be surprised at what you can find with just one keyword. Dafont also has its own categories at the top of the homepage to help you get started.
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