Comments on: Finding Fonts Made Easy http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/ Freelance Advice, Tips and Tricks - for Freelancers by Freelancers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:36:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Fonts, Fonts, Fonts… | all about freelance http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Fonts, Fonts, Fonts… | all about freelance Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:12:13 +0000 http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/#comment-20 [...] on an old post, I got a question: “Might come off as a silly question, but I need answers. I was formerly [...] [...] on an old post, I got a question: “Might come off as a silly question, but I need answers. I was formerly [...]

]]> By: All About Freelance http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-19 All About Freelance Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:50:44 +0000 http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/#comment-19 Thanks for reading - and no, that's not a silly question. As far as the legality - I have to plead a little bit o' ignorance on that. I will say - it is ALWAYS better to have your own, fully licensed copy of ANYTHING you have on your computer. Fonts included. As far as having a bunch of fonts, - really, it all kind of depends on your needs. If you work with a lot of fonts, or plan to work with a lot of fonts, then you should go ahead and buy a collection. BUT - I would suggest buying a font library from a big manufacturer - Adobe, Letraset, ITC, etc. That way, you get the real fonts that you'll need. They might not be all that exciting or funky, but you'll get the Avant Gardes, the Garamonds, the Futuras that you need - and they'll be the full versions that are actually used by printers and service bureaus. You can always get the funkier fonts too, but you really need to get a good, solid straightforward collection to form the foundation of your whole library. For some of the more unusual fonts, you can get freebies all over the place. A couple of my favorites are http://www.1001freefonts.com/ http://www.typenow.net/ http://www.acidfonts.com/ Just Google "free fonts" or "free cool fonts" and you'll come up with a variety of things for download. Thanks for reading – and no, that’s not a silly question.

As far as the legality – I have to plead a little bit o’ ignorance on that. I will say – it is ALWAYS better to have your own, fully licensed copy of ANYTHING you have on your computer. Fonts included.

As far as having a bunch of fonts, – really, it all kind of depends on your needs. If you work with a lot of fonts, or plan to work with a lot of fonts, then you should go ahead and buy a collection.

BUT – I would suggest buying a font library from a big manufacturer – Adobe, Letraset, ITC, etc. That way, you get the real fonts that you’ll need. They might not be all that exciting or funky, but you’ll get the Avant Gardes, the Garamonds, the Futuras that you need – and they’ll be the full versions that are actually used by printers and service bureaus.

You can always get the funkier fonts too, but you really need to get a good, solid straightforward collection to form the foundation of your whole library.

For some of the more unusual fonts, you can get freebies all over the place. A couple of my favorites are

http://www.1001freefonts.com/
http://www.typenow.net/
http://www.acidfonts.com/

Just Google “free fonts” or “free cool fonts” and you’ll come up with a variety of things for download.

]]> By: Amy http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Amy Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:22:51 +0000 http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/#comment-18 Might come off as a silly question, but I need answers. I was formerly employed by a large company as a designer. I have left the company to start my own freelance design business. I still continue to do design work for my former company. Do I need to purchase a set of fonts in order to legally do my work as a freelancer? What is a good set to buy? Or is it better to buy them on an as needed basis? Any recommendations would be appreciated. My background is in surface design but i do work with fonts often. This has always been a cloudy area for me. Thanks! Might come off as a silly question, but I need answers. I was formerly employed by a large company as a designer. I have left the company to start my own freelance design business. I still continue to do design work for my former company. Do I need to purchase a set of fonts in order to legally do my work as a freelancer? What is a good set to buy? Or is it better to buy them on an as needed basis? Any recommendations would be appreciated. My background is in surface design but i do work with fonts often. This has always been a cloudy area for me. Thanks!

]]> By: How to Keep Track of Your Fonts | all about freelance http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/comment-page-1/#comment-17 How to Keep Track of Your Fonts | all about freelance Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:02:08 +0000 http://allaboutfreelance.com/finding-fonts-made-easy/#comment-17 [...] are options to find that font (I detailed What the Font here), but they assume you’re using fairly normal fonts from a big-name foundry. The easiest and [...] [...] are options to find that font (I detailed What the Font here), but they assume you’re using fairly normal fonts from a big-name foundry. The easiest and [...]

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