Fonts

Pvt.Pinhead · **Fonts -** 02-20-2004, 06:38 PM

I know this has probaly already ben posted some were, but Im too lazy to look...

Were do I get some cool fonts? Not those borring ones off Microsoft Word though.

guarnere · 02-20-2004, 06:42 PM

http://www.1001freefonts.com

Duke_of_Ray · 02-20-2004, 06:45 PM

Microsoft Word owns all!

Gonzo · 02-20-2004, 06:46 PM

[url:a0bec]http://www.dafont.com[/url:a0bec]

guarnere · 02-20-2004, 06:46 PM

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":6f5fc]Microsoft Word owns all![/quote:6f5fc]

Why are you posting so much?

Duke_of_Ray · 02-20-2004, 06:47 PM

Sorry, I have nothing better to do. Ill try to tone it down.

Merlin122 · 02-20-2004, 07:12 PM

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":1d583]Sorry, I have nothing better to do. Ill try to tone it down.[/quote:1d583]

holy shit you went from 200 to 800. fucking damn

Neo Nazi Hitler · 02-20-2004, 08:26 PM

I downloaded over 3 thousand fonts the other day... I'll probably search through each one looking for good ones to put in my fonts folder.

I'm going to quote what someone told me when I was looking for a whole mess of fonts.

[quote:ba7d0]hmmm... I'm going to say this at the risk of sounding like a jerk or a snob, but it's not meant that way...

If you don't know what fonts you want, but just that you want lots of them, chances are pretty good that you don't really know anything about typography

Now that the uncomfortable part is out of the way, let me explain myself. Type should be chosen carefully for a given project, since it reflects heavily on the message it spells out. Simply having thousands of fonts won't make the choice any easier, because you probably will get tired of looking after a while.

Font creation is really a lot tougher than people think. Certain constraints have to be considered, uses, legibility at different sizes and colour combinations, etc. Choosing type takes in many of the same problems. Many fonts have very subtle differences that may just skate by you, but the overal effect can be greatly changed, especially in extended text.

You can certainly buy a font library, or download everything you find, but what's really the point? Do you know how each one differs? Do you have projects in mind? Can you tell Bitstream Charter from ITC Cheltenham from Kuenstler 480? Can you recognize Papyrus when you see it in print? If so, then I stand corrected, and you should go get every free font you can find. Otherwise, do some reading to know what to look for.

I don't mean to sound preachy here, but as a designer your goal is to communicate. The better your command over your tools, the better you will communicate. Learn something more about fonts than how many you have on your HD![/quote:ba7d0]

That was lokki from photoshoptechniques.com's forums.

Fireal · 02-20-2004, 08:29 PM

Hitler, be a doll and send me the good ones, once you filter it all out, will ya?

Neo Nazi Hitler · 02-20-2004, 08:31 PM

hell I downloaded it two days ago and have procrastinated looking at them still...

possibly later am..

Pvt.Pinhead · 02-21-2004, 05:47 PM

When I DL them, how do I use them?

guarnere · 02-21-2004, 05:55 PM

Throw them in your Fonts directory...then open your favorite image editor and wham...they'll be there.

Neo Nazi Hitler · 02-21-2004, 08:26 PM

sometimes you might have to reboot your comp after you put the fonts in the fonts folder.

Sometimes it won't recognize it's there until you reset.