Everything you ever wanted to know about typefaces but were afraid to ask.
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“Cutout” effect in Fontographer 5
When I paste a thinner version of a letter on a bolder one, I get this cutout effect inside it, somewhat similar to this:
(please note that this is not my image, not my font and that I do not claim ...
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What font is this in the image?
Sorry for the lame question, but I can't figure out what font is used in image below?
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Help me identify this font or something close to it?
I'm looking for the font 1:30 in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plhgyp0KNQQ:
The Adam Tensta text is in a font that I think is used in the old game Street Fighter, but I'm not sure, and I ...
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Font used as stripe.com logo
I am trying to find out, but I am having a hard time. I would like to know what the font type used to create the logo at http://stripe.com is? Does anyone happen to know?
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Font suggestions for a church site [closed]
Do you guys have any font suggestions for a ministry website (for headlines, logo etc.) ?
So far I found this one:
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How to store and use fonts externally on a Mac?
I'm setting up a new Mac :) I know that my huge font collection will bog down its performance considerably, so I'm looking for a way to store and access them externally - either on an external drive, ...
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Identify font for the logo of web site “Les Passeurs”
I am trying to find the fonts used in the following Logo for web site "Les Passeurs". I've been trying to use whatthefont.com, but haven't had much success.
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Can't find font for the newspaper “Le Temps”
I need to identify the logo font for "Le Temps", a swiss newspaper. It is similar to a times-like font, but not exactly sure. Whatthefont doesn't help me...gives me over 60 matches.
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Help identifying this newspaper font
I am trying to find the fonts used in the following Logo for the Swiss newspaper "La Liberté". I've been trying to use whatthefont.com, but haven't had much success.
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How do you export a font from Glyphs
I just made some small tweaks to an OTF icon-font (iconic) and now I'm having trouble exporting this modified font. Have I missed something? Can you export from Glyphs to an OTF or TTF?
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Add an outline around type in Illustrator and then delete it from the letterform?
I have a font that I want to be marginally thinner. I've typed out the word and then added a white outline around it.
What I want to do is delete the outline, whilst maintaining the thinner font. How ...
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Illustrator CS5 crashes when I open fonts menu
Does anyone know of a way to fix this? Googling reveals only solutions for older versions.
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How to reduce a .ttf file?
I have a Chinese font file, the size of the file is 7.693 MB. Due to the size of the ttf file, the site loads only slowly. Is there any way to reduce the size of the .ttf font?
Thanks.
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What fonts are similar to Candara, but available on Google Docs?
I've got several documents using Candara that I'd like to shift from Microsoft Word to Google Docs for collaboration; which font is going to be the closest match when using Google?
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Font with transparent holes-fill in and outline in illustrator
I'm using a font called Nashville. I want to outline only the most outside of the paths. If I try to use the outline tool, it outlines all of the small holes in the font, too. I want to fill in the ...
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How to change PDF text encoding ? (ANSI to UNICODE)
I have this problem with a PDF I am trying to copy the text from... I have this text in a pdf and I need to insert in into a HTML page, the problem is that when I copy the text some of the letters(the ...
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What Font Is Being Used In This Image?
Can anybody help me figure out what font this is being used in this image?
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Tools for comparing logo fonts
I'm starting with a logo design and want to know what tools are available that an quickly compare different fonts. Take the word "Google" for example how can i quickly compare how it appears using ...
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How to mimic this text in Gimp?
I found this really cool text, and would like to use the style but for a different word. How can I do it in GIMP or pixlr.com?
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Help me identify the font used by the New York MoMA
What font is used in this logo?
Here is logo in the footer of this page.
It's a very basic typeface, but I love how wide and solid it is. Also, similar fonts work too.
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What is the Font used in Amazon Kindle Android?
What is the font used by Amazon Kindle in the image below?
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Can URW Garamond N°8 be used in a printed book?
Is it possible to use the URW Garamond N°8 in a printed book (for sale)?
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PDF font embedding; any utility to batch test font collection?
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Is there a utility that will batch test fonts to check which CAN and/or CANNOT be embedded in an Export to PDF?
Why?
I want to organise a (too large) collection of fonts so that when ...
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Can anyone recognize this font (or know the similar one) ?
I would like to know the name of this font and where can I get it. Can anyone recognize it or advise me the similar one ? I found this just as an image preview in one document.
Thanks a lot
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What font is used in HBO's 24/7 series
I really like the brushed black & white font used during the intro to HBO's 24/7 series. Any guesses as to what it might be?
EDIT:
In response to Phil's answer, 'Impact' isn't quite it. ...
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Identify font for the logo of the French website “Psychologies.com”
I am trying to find the fonts used in the following Logo for the French website "Psychologies.com". I've been trying to use whatthefont.com, but haven't had much success.
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What font is used in this logo for “MigrosMagazine”
I am trying to find the fonts used in the following Logo for the Swiss magazine "MigrosMagazine". I've been trying to use whatthefont.com, but haven't had much success.
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Identifying several fonts
I am trying to identify several fonts but hitting a brick wall.
Can anyone help me identify these fonts please?
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Creating a Cyrillic font with OSX Glyphs.app fails when made web safe
I have a full Latin alphanumeric font made and am attempting to add Cyrillic characters to the mix.
I am using OSX Glyphs.app.
I am able to make the Cyrillic characters and export the font as an ...
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How can I check if some OpenType font supports ligatures?
I am using two fonts, STSong and STHeiti. I want to know if these fonts support ligatures, such as f + i becoming one character, or at least having two characters nearby.
I made a ConTeXt document, ...
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Font management tools for Mac
It's been a few years since I've visited this topic, one which has been one of Apples biggest issues since OS9.
Font management. I have been using Font Explorer however I've never been very impressed ...
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How to replace an embedded font with a standard system font in Acrobat X?
In a large PDF document with several hundred pages there are abour 10 embedded fonts used.
Can I exchange a specific embedded font against a system font (like Arial or Courier) with a single command ...
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What font is used in this logo?
Can anybody help me figure out what font is used in the logo on this site:
I tried identifont.com but got no joy there.
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What font is this? Trying to find a similar, free Western Style Slab Serif font
I'm curious what font is used for the word "TYPE" in the poster below. Any Ideas?
I already tried such services as WhatTheFont and What Font is, but I still couldn't identify the exact font.
Any ...
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Does anyone know this font?
Does anyone know if there is a font I can buy simliar to this one, or do I need to create this 3 Dimensional type effect myself?
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Can i use Mrs Eaves premium font in my logo?
I have Mrs Eaves premium font. Its the same font which is used in WordPress Logo. Can i use it in my logo?. What is premium font mean?. Do i have to purchase license for each website's logo?
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How can I convert an FFIL suitcase file or PS1 file without an extension to otf or ttf?
I'm using a Mac (Snow Leopard) and have been given a file in FFIL format which I need to convert to ttf or otf so that I can use it to generate @font-face fonts. I also have the font as postscript ...
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Possible fonts for tabs in technical site heading hierarchy [closed]
As we sort of came to accept as an axiom - the heading fonts for any document should be arranged in an hierarchy, and the hierarchy font choices should make sense and match.
I have a design that ...
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Which Avenir Next typefaces are most versatile?
Having a limited budget, which 2-3 out of the 24 Avenir Next typefaces are most useful for web design?
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Font identification, again
Can anyone identify this font in the image?
It's also here :
http://livedemo00.template-help.com/wordpress_34886/
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Problem with using Google fonts - Coda, the font looks not rendered and unreadable
i have a problem with using Google fonts - Coda, the font looks not rendered (without sharp) . I cant understand if its something connected to Windows or Browser type. Im using mac so it looks great. ...
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What are the various fonts / typefaces used here?
I love kinetic typography, and the latest video by David Guetta, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO9THtRWb2s uses it in an interesting way. Instead of just using text as a 2D element, they've made ...
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Create a font comparison sheet
Is there an application that will take a string, like my company name, and produce a comparison of that string in many different typefaces?
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Embedding pdf in illustrator
So, I'm using adobe illustrator for creating vectorial figures, mainly for graphs.
In illustrator, creating graphs is not so well implemented, so I'm using another tool to make them (e.g. R, xmgrace, ...
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Identify font for the logo of “Le Matin” newspaper
I am trying to find the fonts used in the following Logo for the Swiss newspaper "Le Matin". I've been trying to use whatthefont.com, but haven't had much success.
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Which font would be best for titles and text in my promo video. [closed]
I made a promo video for my app and i am having a hard time picking a font for titles and text. Can you please suggest what would be best for it. Here is the link to the video. ...
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Font and Color scheme [closed]
Greeting guys, I am looking for good color scheme and free for commercial use font for website associated with clubs festivals and electronic music. Thank you. I want to do it myself as I all have now ...
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Best Arabic Font for Mobile Websites?
I'm wondering which is the best arabic font to use in mobile websites that renders well on both android and iOS. I've tried Arial and Verdana and both are quite "crowded" on the default browser on ...
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Hollow fonts on android
I use the typeface "Lobster_1.0_.otf" in my Android application, but the problem is, that some of the letters appear "hollow", with a black&white outline. You can see the problem on the following ...
