Another source of free fonts

biggles wrote on 10/23/2006, 4:22 PM

I realize that most people have by now settled on the few fonts that they use for specific purposes but if you are still searching for 'just the right font' you might have a look here:

http://www.alvit.de/blog/article/20-best-license-free-official-fonts

Wayne

Comments

tumbleweed2 wrote on 10/23/2006, 5:53 PM

..Thank you, I was just recently looking for some...

TorS wrote on 10/23/2006, 11:46 PM

It would be great if someone of the right mind and disposition would collect and present links to free fonts particularly suited to video. Many videomakers are constantly on the lookout for new fonts.

There is also the much overlooked fact that figure fonts (dingbats and whatnot) are excellent for use in the Vegas text generator. Take a look at the font Webdings (used to come free with several Windows versions, and is still available on the net - at least semi-legally). Such fonts may save you hours of Photoshop/Paintshop work.

Anyway, thanks for the link.
Tor

navydoc wrote on 10/24/2006, 4:55 AM

While these fonts aren't free, they are excellent. Check out the fonts and what is created with them HERE These are great for movie titles.

Here are some free dingbat fonts for use as borders etc.

Go to FontFreak and check out the Dingbat collection. Specifically look at...

Border Corners 1
Border Corners 2
Chay's Frames
Celtic Frames
DecoBorders
Edgers
Fleurons
Florals 2
Ornamenter 4 (actually all the Ornamenter series)
Seperates

MarkFoley wrote on 10/24/2006, 5:22 AM

Another free source:
http://www.dafont.com/

jeremyk wrote on 10/24/2006, 12:15 PM

Thanks, Mark! Some excellent and strange fonts at dafont.com!

AlanC wrote on 10/24/2006, 12:45 PM

Thanks Mark

I don't know how you found dafont.com but it has some excellent fonts. Some weird, some wonderful but all useful (well nearly all)

Alan

tkalvey wrote on 10/24/2006, 5:27 PM

I didn't realize how much I needed some of these.

What a homerun! Great resource!

Xander wrote on 10/24/2006, 6:44 PM

I love fonts. The thing I hate about them, is the more you install (Windows environment), the more your PC will slow down. That's because, Windows loads them all into memory at the same time - even if you don't use them. It would be better if the fonts loaded memory as you needed them. Guess that is why most people don't change fonts - too hard.

busterkeaton wrote on 10/24/2006, 6:58 PM

or that is why they use a font manager. View unloaded fonts and only load the ones you use

Stonefield wrote on 10/24/2006, 11:12 PM

I love fonts too. Might want to check out a site called....

www.fontgarden.com

Check out the archives there...cool stuff.

Buster? Do you have any recommendations for a free font manager I could use ?

Stan

mr.beebo wrote on 10/24/2006, 11:55 PM

I believe it was Grazie that mentioned "Free and Easy Font Viewer" some time ago.
Works well for me.

Grazie wrote on 10/25/2006, 12:11 AM

Good thread about it all here

Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/8/2006, 1:55 PM

Wayne, what happened to the link?

kentwolf wrote on 11/8/2006, 6:14 PM

>>...the more you install (Windows environment), the more your PC will slow down...

I know that used to be true, but I was pretty sure that I read that Windows XP handles fonts differently. Of course I can't recall the reference.

It was enough though for me to return Suitcase.

I am not sure how many fonts most people have, but I have 1,006 and everything runs just fine for me.