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Buying fonts, tips and legal questions

train (49 pencils) | Thu, 2005-12-01 18:30
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Mackie just posted a great review of FontExplorer which raised some questions about font ownership to me.

I have found a few great free font galleries, such as Misprinted Type, but would like to start a collection of unique, non standard fonts for commercial use.

How does everyone acquire fonts here (for commercial use, legal ways please)? I find it hard to imagine someone buying 2500 fonts, one by one, at $22-$100 a piece (or similar prices I see on some font sites). Can you buy a collection? Where would everyone suggest buying from?

And on that issue, what are the legal uses of fonts uses? How does one prove ownership of a font (has anyone actually run into problems with this)? Is there a font setting that proves your ownership/ do you need a receipt or original disk to prove ownership/ can you be sued for using a font in a commercial work without being able to prove that you bought it?

I have been wondering about this for a while.

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mijlee | Thu, 2005-12-01 20:38

All of the main Foundries do font sets. Everything from 20 fonts right up to Adobe who do a package called Font Folio which is pretty much the complete Adobe library and comes with 2,200 OpenType fonts and a licence for 20 computers (mac or PC).

The other ones that I would recommend are:

  1. Adobe font folio – a massive collection of quality fonts

  2. Monotype Elements – still the highest quality fonts around

  3. LinoType TakeType – funky new ffonts taken from competition entries

  4. Fuse – a cross between a font library, a magazine and a research project. Each one comes with 4 fonts, a booklet and 4 posters

  5. LinoType Platinum collection – each is one of the best fonts ever designed available as a full family with multiple weights and alternates

  6. Monotype Super families – again full sets of some very nice fonts (including the ubiquitious Helvetica Neue)

  7. P22 collections – a bit more leftfield, but there are some nice collections here

There are loads more too at places like:

And they are just the good ones also check out MyFonts for an exhaustive list of foundries and fonts available to buy.

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rushman | Mon, 2005-12-05 04:30

I am looking for a way to convert Wendy Medium font from Mac to PC. I have the Wendy Medium for my Mac, just don't know how I can use / convert it to my PC. Any help would be great!

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