Everything you ever wanted to know about typefaces but were afraid to ask.
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What retro font is this? All the sites I tried could not identify it
Im not sure if this is the right place to ask this, but what font is this? I am only interested in the numbers 0-9. Thanks!
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How to change the line height of a font
I want to change the "line height" of a font, that is the space between lines when the font is typed. I'd like to increase the space. (I need to use several fonts font in a text app with a fixed (non ...
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Custom folder for fonts in Photoshop
Me and my fellow co-workers are using PS and if one of us uses a font that the rest do not have you get those annoying warnings about not having that font... Is there a better way to share that ...
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Saving a PDF file with Photoshop CS 3 gives error because of the font I use?
I'm trying to save a PDF file and retain text,
The problem is that when I use some hebrew fonts that I purchased I get an error while saving the file,
The error is the famous: "Could not save as ...
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Font conversion from (unknown file type - maybe .pfa) with .afm
I have been given a font that has a .afm file with another file that doesn't actually have a file type. I'm unsure what the file type is meant to be but, on my Mac, when it installs it, it can read ...
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Illustrator knows I have a font but refuses to select it
I need to use a specific font (Nanum Gothic Extra Bold) for a certain project. Illustrator knows I have the font: If I start typing the name in, it autocompletes. But once I hit return, it selects a ...
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Fonts for styling a blog that includes lots of code samples
I'm trying to style a personal site that includes many code listings, with text commentary; many of the code samples are written in the Python language, so they look best a fixed-width font.
There ...
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What's an appropriate body font to couple with Bebas Neue
I'm in the process of redesigning my website, and I've selected Bebas Neue as a font for my logo and major features (navigation etc), but due to its blocky nature and the fact that it's 100% capitals, ...
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Good resource for non-Latin character based fonts?
I was wondering if there were any good resources for fonts using non-Latin characters, specifically Japanese or Chinese type (Kanji or any other character-based font).
I know plenty of resources for ...
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What fonts does iPad have? Or Omnigraffle on iPad?
I'm interested in getting an iPad to use Omnigraffle. I'm a 5-year+ Omnigraffle fan on Mac, and so far it looks like reviews say that Omnigraffle on iPad has all the same features, except for ...
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What font does Apple use for printed document?
Serif font such as Times New Roman is usually used in printing document in Windows.
What is the equivalent font in Apple?
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Open type sans serif fonts with true small caps
I am designing the front cover page for my book in Adobe Illustrator. I would like to have a nice sans serif font for my main title. I chose Lucida Sans (font style = Demibold Roman). However, I have ...
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Font management tool across multiple machines
I have mac pro, imac and mac air and all of which I use at various times in the work flow creating a range of media.
I have various fonts across all three and have been trying to manage with font ...
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What is the state of cross platform web safe fonts in 2011?
You can see the traditional cross platform system fonts like Arial and these , but in 2011 with Leopard/Lion and Vista/7, surely there are a load more fonts we can use reliably?
Thanks!
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CharterBT/CMSans complementary monospaced font
I am writing a technical documentation in LaTeX which will also include code listings and in-text keywords set in Monospace. After reading this post i chose a combination of CharterBT for text and ...
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Should Logotype Be Considered Part of the Heading Hierarchy?
I'm in the process of an identity design for an online magazine and I've come up with what I feel is appropriate logotype, and a heading/body copy pair that I also think work well. But when treating ...
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Need name for font used for the Office 2013 Icons
I need to create a logo design similar to the icons for Office 2013:
Can anyone help me with font name as I am not able to find it
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What Font is Grand St? Good practice to reverse-engineer fonts in General?
https://grandst.com/
I'm really attracted to that kind of vintage look. Does anyone know any similar type fonts that I can play around with? Is there a good practice to go about understanding ...
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Segoe UI font licensing
I am planning to use the font:
Segoe UI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segoe
(Included with Vista/Windows 7 and Office products)
In my new businesses logo and website. I've tried my hardest to find ...
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I want to use Helvetica Neue in my Android application. Where do I buy the appropriate license?
I'm having a heck of a time getting a straight answer for this. Hope somebody here can help!
If I'm a small commercial company that's creating an Android application for a paid service, what sort of ...
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Why is text on microsoft site not smooth in non-IE browser?
The following link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/buy.aspx and possibly all other links in MS site does not render text smoothly in Chrome and Firefox. Why so?
IE7:
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I am trying to identify this font used in RSK Group's logo
Can anyone identify the font in the graphic below?
Thank you.
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Fonts used by The New Yorker's iOS app?
Can somebody perhaps identify the exact fonts in use by The New Yorker's iOS app, esp. those shown the sample below? I find the whole app very well designed (both in terms of graphic design, ...
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free 'Helvetica Neue' alternative
Does anyone know any other fonts similar to Helvetica Neue (free for commercial use)? I'm working on a big website project where 'Helvetica Neue' is used heavily. I need a font that looks almost the ...
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Making a logotype “pop” off the page
I really like the look of the Launchrock logo:
It's subtle, but it seems to 'pop' off the background. Being that the background is dark, I can't image that they're achieving this with a simple drop ...
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Help identify this crazy ugly font…please!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/90769238@N04/8244823596/
Please help me either identify this font from the Genz-Ryan logo or suggest a company that provides the service of identifying fonts. Please ...
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Could you please help me out identifying the typeface (font)?
Could you please help me out identifying the typeface (font) used to design the logo presented below?
What about ornaments/emblems? Is there any font I could use to design similar style ...
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Typography combination for Georgia
I want to use Serif font Georgia. Which Sans Serif fonts go well with Georgia. I am using Impact for my Logo.
Can some one help in identifying a good Sans Serif font that can go well with Headers ...
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Can anyone identify the font in this logo we just bought? [duplicate]
We just purchased a logo from stocklogos.com. The logo was listed in 2011 and the original designer has proven hard to reach. Does anyone know what the font used in this logo is?
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What is the boldest version of the font Neuzeit?
What's the boldest variant of the "Neuzeit?"
Neuzeit Grotesk (or "GroT") is the boldest I've found online, but I just came across a sample in an illustration that was even bolder than that. I need to ...
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The most legible sans-serif question mark for small sizes?
Trying to come up with the most legible sans-serif question mark for my Google reCAPTCHA's help icon. The ones that Google use are either too retro or too unreadable (below).
I want a question mark ...
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How to create a Bitmap Font, with Photoshop?
I want to create a custom font to use for a game, and it must be a Bitmap font. So the spacing etc between characters must be equal. Now I don't know much of Bitmap fonts.
The font itself will be a ...
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Can anyone name the font in this sign?
Can anyone name the font used in the three images below? I know they are from poor angles but hopefully someone can name it.
Also if someone with more than 10 rep points could repost them as ...
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Can I manage the fonts that appear on Illustrator's Type drop down
On mac, I have many more fonts on my computer than I use daily. Is there a way to control which ones appear on Illustrator etc.'s menus?
I see that I can use Font Book to 'disable' the fonts. Is that ...
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Can anyone name this font?
WhatTheFont and Identifont have been unable to recognize it. I'm sure it's something really obvious. Thanks!
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How can I make these links more obvious to click on?
Currently working on a redesign for a dental laboratory.
While testing the home page with a user, they never clicked on the links in the subnavigation. They clicked on the larger buttons in the links ...
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What's the difference between fonts Meta OT Bold and Meta Pro Bold?
OT Bold vs Pro Bold
More generally, when two fonts differ only by the last bit of their name, what does it mean? Is it "the same font", but by different foundries?
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Fonts with ticks and crosses
Have you come across a font with good ticks and crosses?
The reason I ask is that I'm making a sprite for the uniform.js form plugin (http://uniformjs.com/) and they use Lucida Grande for their ...
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Can I commercially use a logo that was made using URW Chancery L?
I am making a webshop (hence commercial) for someone. I would like to make the logo using "URW Chancery L".
(According to an unofficial site I found, its license is GPL+FontException. Is that really ...
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Are there any free tools to convert .eot files to .ttf, .otf or any other font formats?
I've been given a .eot font file that needs to be used in a desktop program. So far none of the programs that I use (Gimp, Scribus, Inkscape) can read this font type. Are there any ways to convert it ...
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Standard Helvetica font
I'm loading a .psd that's missing Helvetica and I'm trying to determine if any one of these fonts matches the original one used (I just installed a Helvetica font family pack).
My choices in ...
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Can anyone identify the font in this image?
could anyone identify the font in the image below? I've found a lot of fonts that are very similar, but none that are dead on matches.
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Folder to put fonts for Illustrator CS6 without having to install fonts in system
I remember there used to be a folder I could just put fonts in and they would work for Adobe InDesign. I thought it was a folder called fonts in the same directory the InDesign document was. I tried ...
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Photoshop - finding a font
I don't know if any of you had this problem, I'm using photoshop CS3,
And sometimes in order to choose a font quickly, while the text tool is selected, I click on the text field that shows the ...
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How to preview installed fonts?
I'm completely new on a Mac. I would like a pointer as to how to visualize a preview of a given headline in as many fonts as possible from those installed on the system. What I need to accomplish is ...
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Why do html/css texts appear so “pixelated” compared to texts from photoshop or gimp?
Here is an example to explain what I mean:
Text created in Gimp:
Text created in html/CSS code:
font: 60px "anchor-web-1","anchor-web-2", 'Impact', sans-serif;
font-weight: 900;
Why do ...
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Kerning problem with Fontographer 5
I configured my font's kerning for every possible letter combination in Fontographer 5 and when I preview it from there, everything is as it should be, but when I generate the font files (TTF and OTF) ...
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What's the name of font used in this trailer (David Brin's EXISTENCE)?
What's the name of font used in this trailer:
David Brin's EXISTENCE : Official Teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVT0hYbAfE
(the font that appears in the center throughout the first 30 seconds ...
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Looking for a font with leaning A (image attached)
tried the site what the font with no luck. I am looking for a font (Free since for one time use in a title) that has this leaning "A". I know the font is a popular one as I've seen it in many ...
