Helvetica Neue monotype, linotype or adobe?
Hello everyone I'm doing a job using Helvetica Neue for a client who has specified that it should be from the Monotype foundry. On checking mine (in Quark's utilities) it says what I'm using is a Adobe...
View ArticleRepair a corrupt font?
I have an extensive collection of fonts (60,0000+). Several hundred of them will crash my system when I open one of them in Finder (double-click the font icon). I picked one at random for some serious...
View ArticleWho should buy the font, designer or client?
Client told me what font she wants to use, but I dont need that font in the future.I told her to buy the font because she plans to use it for more projects. Can youexplain in general cases when should...
View ArticleFonts for T-shirt deisgn and Logos
Okay guys, So I am in the process of designing a logo for my band. The logo will be used for T-shirts, our website, and other merch (stickers, business cards, etc.). I need some assistance as far as...
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Identify Alphabet (not particular font)
We are recreating an old package. As shown below, the printed message (whatever it says) appears twice, and the glyphs (mostly) match, so I doubt the red-circled ones are merely distortions or...
View ArticleFonts from ArcMap to Illustrator
I believe the issue here is more Microsoft or ESRI's handling of fonts and fontnames and realise the Adobe way of handling all this seems much better at this type of thing but maybe some will be able...
View ArticleBody text replacement for Times New Roman?
I'd appreciate some suggestions. I'm typesetting a publication of papers from a university conference (in InDesign CS4). The publication will be in book format, A5 portrait, and part of my brief is to...
View ArticleIs it ok to download free fonts?
My client wants me to use a specific font that I don't have - he wont pay for it as it's available free. The font is EffloresceI'm worried about downloading any free stuff - can anyone recommend a safe...
View ArticleAdobe fonts similar to Scala/FF-Yoga & Scala-Sans/FF-Yoga-Sans ?
Hello all,I'm looking for an Adobe serif/sans family that would be similar to:Scala& Scala Sansor the very similar (to my eye)FF Yoga& FF Yoga Sans for a self-published book text layout.Any...
View ArticleUse same fonts in style guide as logo?
We recently had a logo designed by an outside firm. They used Corisande for the logo. I'm not a fan of this font. In the style guide they prepared, they suggested using Palatino with it in marketing...
View ArticleCombining Fonts
Assignment: Type out two fonts (A–Z, 0–9) and smash them together, splice their DNA. Take the spine from one, and mesh it with the stems or serifs of another. Create two sets of upper-case letters, and...
View ArticleAvant Garde Gothic BT < what does the BT stand for?
I am producing some work for a company, in whose style guide it specifies 'ITV Avant Garde Gothic BT' - I have Avant Garde Gothic, but cannot find any decent reference to what the BT might mean. Is it...
View ArticleFont Licensing for Commercial Use - Video Games
Hello everyone. I need some SERIOUS help so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm currently in the process of Producing a video game which is using Minion Pro (Bold and Medium). I've been trying...
View ArticleATM Deluxe compatibility with Windows 7 64 bit?
I've happily used ATM Deluxe 4.1 (build 243) with Windows XP SP3 for many years and am about to upgrade to Windows 7. Has anyone successfully (re)installed ATM under W7? (32 or 64 bit) I'd like to...
View ArticleModern yet conservative font
Okay I'm looking at oodles of fonts. I'm looking for a font that says "modern (as in Internet age) yet still a conservative business." Dang if I know that would be. I've toyed with everything from...
View ArticleArno Pro SmText
This is a very straightforward question. Can anyone tell me what the "Sm" in "SmText" for Arno Pro means, please?Thanks!
View ArticleDifference between Tekton and Tekton Pro?
Hi,I'm aware that Adobe's "Pro" designation means that the font contains all the necessary glyphs to set European languages. But that's not what I'm asking.We have a client for whom we're preparing a...
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Font doesn't work in Photoshop
Hey Everyone! I was in MS Word 2007 the other day when I found a perfect font for a title. Knowing that I'd want to use it in other formats, I opened up Photoshop & InDesign to create a larger...
View ArticleCopy/Pasting from Hebrew font in PDF
Hi - I'm trying to copy and paste text from a PDF so I can edit and analyze the contents. The file was created in Hebrew. It is set of Israel's election results and available on their government...
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