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« on: April 10, 2012, 01:23:36 pm »
Talking fonts with typeface designer, Steve Matteson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_QqPVujs_U

Crazy, but I was literally managing my Fonts when I decided to check my latest YouTube Subscriptions. This was at the Top of my Queue.
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Re: Fonts
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2012, 01:56:54 pm »
Thanks for the video, but dayum, that interviewer was boring.
 
I loves me some font. I’ve always enjoyed the design and creativity of a cool font. I’ve got one swimming in my head, but don’t know what to do with it.

I was reading recent discussions about the Zite App. I’ve mentioned before, that is my go to app everyday to read the collected articles I’m interested in. Zite has a smooth, easy to read layout that they reformat from the original web page, primarily using PT Sans from Paratype, but there are sprinklings of Palatino and Cochin. And it looks like this…





Just beautiful

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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2012, 02:02:50 pm »
Hey Mac, do you have a particular Font Manager you like? Anyone that has owned a computer even for just a few years accumulates a lot of fonts. And I'd say that 3/4th of any Font Library won't ever be used on a personal or professional level.

I'm trying out a few Free Font Managers and right now I using NexusFont. It's pretty good for something that you get for free. But I'm always on the lookout for even better (i.e. Free) Font Managers.
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 03:15:25 pm »
I don't have any recommendations. I've not collected fonts for awhile. Haven't done anything creative for awhile either.  :-\
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 03:22:24 pm »
Quote from: Mac on April 10, 2012, 03:15:25 pm
I don't have any recommendations. I've not collected fonts for awhile. Haven't done anything creative for awhile either.  :-\

You make planes. Spray paint a font on the outside of it. 2 birds. One font.
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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2012, 08:26:39 am »

Blambot and Comicraft are the Big Two for those that work in the Comic Book Industry. Along with fonts for saie, they have a wide range of Free Fonts too. But if Free Fonts are all you want, head over to Dafont for all the Free Fonts you can fit into your Computer.
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2012, 09:31:53 am »
US International Keyboard Shortcuts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ti3juNUFvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtEa85S5ky8

For those that need help with Accented Characters.
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2012, 04:43:47 pm »
Identifont

WhatTheFont

Fontso

CoolText

More cool Font sites. The first two are geared to figuring out specific Fonts that you like, but don't know the name of.

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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2012, 07:41:39 am »
Can You Spot the Hidden Images in These Famous Logos?

Very cool stuff. Some of the Logo's I've always knew regarding "hidden" images. But I never picked up on the FedEx logo at all. D'oh!!

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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2012, 11:26:05 am »
that is cool
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« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2012, 11:45:37 am »
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