Free Fonts
There
are a fantastic variety of free font resources on the
Web. These range from traditional designs to the artsy
and far-out. Few things can make your computer and your
graphics designs come alive more than having a variety of
fonts.
- Larabie Free
Fonts - A popular, well-designed
free fonts site, Larabie offers fonts in five
general categories: "Fun,"
"Future," "Rough,"
"Tidy," and "Style." There's
also information on making your own fonts, free
fonts links and more.
- Font Mania - This is one
classy free font site. I almost expected there to
be valet parking here! Font Mania offers over 400
free Windows TrueType fonts, conveniently
organized. There's a "Top 10" listing
and an archive of past favorites. A nice
collection, with many fonts t not seen elsewhere.
This site offers a message board for you to place
requests on. There's also helpful tips and tricks
on using fonts.
- FontLister
(direct download: 234K) - If you have
a lot of fonts on your computer, then you need
this free essential utility. FontLister allows
you to quickly view, browse, print, and work with
your fonts. FontLister's latest version is
shareware, but you can still get version 2, which
is free. FontLister's home page is here.
- Font Farm 4
Freaks - This is an eye-catching
freeware font site. Categories include
"Futuristic," "Handwriten,"
"Weird," "Gothic," and more.
Each font has a helpful description and you can
see a sample display.
- TrueType Font
Library - Excellent German site
offering mostly freeware fonts. Here, you'll find
lots of TrueType fonts for use in your graphics,
DTP and word processing tasks. All Font Samples
are 22 points in size. There's standard, design
and symbol fonts here.
- Fontasia - U.K.-based
site offering lots of freeware and shareware
fonts. Lots of unusual and decorative fonts that
you won't see elsewhere. A new selection of
Truetype fonts is added every Sunday. There's
also a Photoshop tutorial.
- The Font Empire - A large and
growing archive of free Windows TrueType fonts
for download. Currently includes over 400 and
more are added every day. Each font has an
example shown for easy previewing. The fonts are
conveniently arranged alphabetically and by
style. Categories include Bulky/Wavy,
Calligraphy, Decorative, Extreme, Funky,
Futuristic, Gothic/Horror, Handwriting, Outline
and Regular.
- Fonts R Us - This classy
site offers a "Font of the Day." Lot of
colorful, quality fonts here and a helpful FAQ to
help you make the most of them.
- Free musical
fonts - Matthew Hindson's site
offers free music notation fonts, such as
tablature clefs and metronome markings. For
Windows and Macs.
- Redsun.com - Over 700
Truetype freeware, shareware and
"charityware" fonts (mostly for
Windows). This site also features many other
great typography resources such as a type
classification guide (A guide to classifying
typefaces with examples). There's also a page
layout guide, a logo type guide, a mixing type
guide, Windows and Mac typography software and a
typography glossary with hundreds of entries.
- Fontocide - A wild font
site with attitude and killer fonts with names
like Road Hoe, Yellow Dog and Nose Bleed. If you
use `em, the author wants you to let him know.
There's stuff for Windows Truetype and for Mac
folks too.
- Free TrueType
Fonts for the Web - Free fonts
for both the Mac and Windows at this Microsoft
site. Lots of goodies here.
- KatGyrlr's
Fontain of Youth - A freeware
and shareware font site that includes many cool
and unusual fonts. Nothing ordinary here. Fonts
are available in ZIP format for quicker
downloading. Installation instructions available.
- Fontopolis - This is a
site that serves up one or two of the "best
free fonts" each week for PC users, in an
attractive, entertaining and amusing way. Also
includes archives, links and special font-related
features. All fonts are in Windows TrueType
formats for Windows 95, although you can make
them work with a Mac.
- Free Font Fiesta - Do you tire
easily of the installed fonts on your computer
and yearn to see your words displayed with little
feet attached to them or blood dripping off the
serifs or as if they have been carved out of
hunks of pungent Swiss cheese? If so, click over
to this site. A free font to download each week
and a very complete link list brought to you by
Mary Forrest, "Fontmonger to the
Masses."
- Slipknot - A new
Truetype font served up every day. Stuff for
Macs, too. Note: not all are free; fonts are
marked as either freeware or shareware. Also
includes info on the foundry responsible for each
font. There's also a font "Tip of the
Day."
- Fonts for Free - Truetype
fonts (mostly for Windows). A resource site for
free Windows TrueType fonts.
- TarmSaft Font
Factory - Almost 100 free fonts are
available at this noncommercial Swedish site.
Lots of alternative, cutting-edge fonts in
categories like "Handwriting,"
"Distressed," and "Techno."
- The Dingbat Pages - An U.K.
resource, offering over 500 shareware and
freeware dingbats and fonts. Categories include
"Alien," "Ancient,"
"Arrows," "Art & Media,"
"Business," "Cool Dings,"
"Creatures," "Esoteric,"
"Ornaments," and more.
- Vance's Font Page - A different
freeware or shareware font served up daily. Past
fonts available, too.
- E-Signature
Digital Graphics - This site
offers a free sample signature font for download.
- David and Alex's
Font World - Plenty of eye-catching
TrueType fonts here, with instructions on how to
use them.
- Looking for Fonts - Lots of
free Windows TrueType format fonts here.
- Windows 95 Font
Smoother - Great, free utility that
previously was available only with the commercial
Microsoft Plus! package. This program makes text
easier to read and more pleasant to look at.
Note: This utility will only work on machines
capable of, and set to, 16bit (HiColor) color
display modes or higher.
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