The Fountain of Fonts!

[Priss]

Since fonts and building our font libraries is a ton of fun...let's get a thread rolling on where to find the free (and the commercial) fonts. There are a BUNCH of them out there to share.

A huge one--to start us off is Da Font.com (http://www.dafont.com)

Which font sites do you visit and like? And in your reply--how about telling us which font you find you use the most.

I use Liorah BT a lot, Douglas Hand, and a purchased one Ministry Script.

[Robyn]

Hi Priss,

Can you give me a link for Liorah BT. I'd like to check it out but can't find a site with it. Thanks.

[Priss]

Try this one (there are several)

http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/bitstream/liorah/

[LindaP]

Thanks for the Da Font link. Found several that will be perfect for a current project. Especially liked Black Jack.

[kdgowdy]

there is a magazine available to purchase called Scrapbook Answers, included with their publication is a CD that includes many "free" fonts to download, as well as many background papers. It is a wonderful magazine-well worth the cost!

[jodee]

Priss, could you talk a little bit about what you use to organize your fonts, ie: The Font Thing, etc. I started using it, but I’m not very good at it (need to work on learning it better).

Hugs, Jo

[Maneater]

Hi, I'm a newbie from Australia, have been digital scrapping on and off for 2 years now and loving it, although I wish I had more time.

I joined a free fonts yahoo group, every few weeks they find and then send out a zipped file with lots fonts. Saves me doing all the work.

Here is the link if anyone is interested in joining.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/fontpacks/ :)

[Priss]

Organize my fonts? :rolleyes:
One way I do try to organize is cumbersome and clumsy--and while it took a lot of preparation, and lots of paper and big notebooks--I rarely use it.
That's to "print" the page
---on PC--RIGHT click the font and OPEN--print from there. Then that hard copy goes into a notebook and categorized under tabs by major headings like Handwriting, Script, good Journaling etc--and names like Bold and Blocky (for Freshman font, for example). This method is handy for when I'm combining fonts for word art or something like that --and rather useless otherwise;) I do TRY to NOTE THE SITE where I got that particular one, too when it's hard-copy filed!

On my computer they are filed in a main font folder, with sub folders for the same headings (so it relates to the printed example of the font) I have a font folder for each month--then at the end of the month, I move them all to the main folder and the proper sub-folder.

While I have a HUGE collection of them, my list of installed ones is probably about 300 --and having this many fonts is really unnecessary since I think we mostly fall back to fonts that came with the computer or several we use all the time anyway.

I've never created the habit of uninstalling a font when I'm through with it, though that might be a plan if you end up with a sluggish response when you are running through them, or trying to use them.

Remember don't try to install a font with the program open. Installation instructions are on all the font sites.

AND I'll bet there's a much more efficent way to do it--how do you manage them?

[beckka]

Do the zipped files work on Macs? I have downloaded several fonts and all that have come in a zipped file don't work for me. However, I don't really know what I am to do with the file once it is on my harddrive. Maybe that's where I am going wrong. :o

Do any Mac users know about this?

[Just Jan]

I use The Font Thing and love it. I find it very user friendly. I have used it to print out a hard copy of all my fonts as well.

Here are a few sites that I really love.

http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/lloyd/index.htm
http://www.fonthead.com/fonts.php
http://www.creamundo.com/index.php?lang=en&letra=a
http://www.rennysniche.com/
http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/index.htm

[Suezette]

I also use the Font Thing. It's so easy to install/uninstall fonts quickly also and you can look at them easily.
Plus, now that I know I can turn those dingbats into brushes, I'm even happier that I can catagorize them separately.

[slwood3]

Scrapbook Answers magazine had a demo version of some software called Printer's Apprentice. It is great for fonts. You can even print a list of all your fonts. I don't remember which month's disk it was on, but a web search should locate the software. BTW this magazine offers some great digital freebies on its disk each month. It is an awesome magazine.

[Jan]

Check out www.fontgarden.com for some really nice ones, too, including a lot of handwriting fonts, which are great for journaling.

[givenout]

Ok, I have to ask, what is the Font Thing?::confused:

[Sokkie]

I love http://kevinandamanda.com/scrapbook/fonts/fontsforpeas and http://www.1001fonts.com/index.html

Fonts for peas has lots of handwriting fonts, and I use them a lot for my journaling.
I also love the fonts from Pizzadude.

[square8]

Thanks for the link to the Yahoo font group. I just signed up because
it looks like a time-efficient way to add to my font collection.

[jodee]

Givenout, the Font Thing is a font organizer that lets you install/uninstall fonts at will (it’s a free program, just have to download it).

It will really slow your computer down when you have too many fonts installed. The Font Thing lets you keep all the font files in folder(s), and download them only when you want, when your finished you just go and click the little icon to unload it.

HTH - Jo

[Robyn]

Jo......I've downloaded the Font Thing and I love the way I can now see examples of the fonts.

My question is.........how does this work within Elements. How do you access a font if you haven't installed it in the Windows font file?

Thanks.

[Robyn]

I think I've answered my own question with this excellent tutorial.

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/fontthing.shtml

So I take it that through this program you just install the font when you want to use it and then uninstall it........that would involve closing and reopening Elements though wouldn't it?

[Robyn]

I've got The Font Thing up and running now. What a brilliant and very useful little program. Thanks for making me aware of it.

[jodee]

Robyn, glad you found the Font Thing, and got it working. Sorry that I didn’t get right back to you. I work during the day, and cook the evening meal, and have it on the table at 6:00, so my day is pretty full. I don’t usually get to the computer until 8 or 9 in the evening. Good thing that I don’t require much sleep, ‘cause I hate to leave the compooper and go to bed. The Font Thing is wonderful, now if I could just get my fonts organized into categories, that would really improve everything. LOL

Jo

[Christine]

I will have to download the font thing and test it out! Sounds like just what I am looking for! Thanks!

[Priss]

Great thread here, Scrappers---keep up the fun-fonting!
Here's another one from my "library" of fonts that I think is fun!

Pirate's fonts (http://www.moorstation.org/typoasis/pirates/index.htm) —really fun and pretty free ones.

[kimi_boo]

Did someone post...http://www.dafont.com/new.php

They have font frames. You can use the font to make your frame or turn the frame into a brush. They also have a few that look like paint spats, they make nice grunge bruses. I also downloaded one that had curls and made brushes from those. One of my favorite fonts is...
Beyond Wonderland

[mdistelho]

I have downloaded many free fonts from ScrapVillage.com--they are alphabetized and very easy to use.

[nwfotobug]

wow there are so many font sites out there to choose from, I dont know if I could even narrow it down to even a couple. I've been collecting fonts for years, I probably have about 2k. I use Suitcase 9 to organize them. That way I can load only what I want. I organize them by category. It makes it a lot easier. The hard part is setting it up if you have a lot of fonts. But its super easy. Here's a couple of websites that I use.

www.fonscape.com

http://www.acidfonts.com/index.html

http://www.1001fonts.com/index4.html

http://www.abstractfonts.com/

a couple of my favorite fonts are scriptina & pristina, I also love western fonts like P22's way out west.

[Ritasdigs]

Okay, I have never had any luck downloading fonts & opening them in my editor, so I just end delating them. I went to the Da Font site & downloaded fonts, extracted them into a file called "fonts" then tried to open them in pse #4. Told me it was the wrong type of program?? What am I doing wrong? Please.:confused:

[ConnieK]

Okay, I have never had any luck downloading fonts & opening them in my editor, so I just end delating them. I went to the Da Font site & downloaded fonts, extracted them into a file called "fonts" then tried to open them in pse #4. Told me it was the wrong type of program?? What am I doing wrong? Please.:confused:

Assuming you are running Windows XP operating system, here is a web address on how to install a zipped file font: http://www.microsoft.com/typography/TrueTypeInstallXP.mspx

There is other information in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) on 1001 Fonts.com (http://www.1001fonts.com/) It tells you how to install af font on a PC

[INDENT]Help/FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)


I hope this helps.
Connie

[netite]

Thanks for all the great links and ideas. I like Comic Sans, Scriptina, Technical, and ding bat fonts (they make great objects to play with :) )

Annette

[momadoodle]

I have a question about using fonts in work, scrapbooks or kits, to sell. I wouldn't use fonts that came with software, e.g. scrapbooking software.

What about the free downloads? Or are fonts for commerical use available?

I want to avoid unwitting piracy!

[Karin]

I also use the Font Thing. It's so easy to install/uninstall fonts quickly also and you can look at them easily.
Plus, now that I know I can turn those dingbats into brushes, I'm even happier that I can catagorize them separately.

Could you please tell, where did you learn this changing dingbats to brushes?
Would be nice to read and learn.
I can only put dingbats to fonts and use from there.
That I just find out by thinking how them could could be installed, so I have not read it from somewhere.

K

[IreneO]

Some fonts are available for commercial use and some are not. You need to read the TOU (Terms of Use). You can buy a commercial license for some. Every font designer has their own TOU. If you can't find a TOU, you can sometimes find an email for the designer when you open the font. It's best to be really specific about what you want to use the font for, as some are not familiar with digiscrapping at all. Most are very accommodating when they know what you want to use it for.

[slwood3]

Go into a new document, no larger than 8x8, an enter the dingbat. Then choose Create brush from selection under the edit menu. It will place the brush at the bottom of whichever brush set you are in. Hope this helps.

[froggypond]

ok, i have a question ... i love those dingbats, and i use the font thing. now, i cannot figure out how to see which alpha shows which dingbat character. and
also, how do you make a brush out of a dingbat? funny, how we know how to do some things which are very advanced, yet cannot figure out the probably simplest of things! thanks for help ... please.

[vholdwic]

Priss,

I have a question that maybe you can help me with. I went to a conference and one of the topics was on typography. They showed how with Open Type fonts (Adobe Pro fonts) you could get some really interesting swashes and things.

So I bit the bullet and purchased some Adobe Pro fonts - but I can't seem to get the Open Type styles (there is a flyout menu on the Character pallet) to work?

Do you know anything about this topic?

[Ruth316]

Do the zipped files work on Macs? I have downloaded several fonts and all that have come in a zipped file don't work for me. However, I don't really know what I am to do with the file once it is on my harddrive. Maybe that's where I am going wrong. :o

Do any Mac users know about this?

I'm a Mac user and I've downloaded fonts from some websites and also have subscribed to the yahoo free font group. Once downloaded, open the zip file and also your Font Book (you can find it under "applications." Open the Font Book and add your font. Check some of the menu items or go to help if you have any problems. I hope this helps.

[Nimble Fingers]

Here is a site I use often for fonts http://www.katsfunfonts.com/ if you go to links it will also take you to a page that has lots of links and there you will find full colour fonts as well. .....Gayle:)

[Ski Girl]

Ok, I feel like a real idiot! Could someone please help me with The Font Thing? I downloaded it and think I have everything right, but when I click on the "install" button to add a font to windows, it just locks up. I have to Ctrl+Alt+Del to get out of it! I have windows xp if that has anything to do with it??? I'm really dumb on this stuff but am so excited about everything I have already learned from all of you guys! Thanks in advance to anyone that can help me figure out what I'm doing wrong or has maybe experienced the same problem!

[vholdwic]

Do the zipped files work on Macs? I have downloaded several fonts and all that have come in a zipped file don't work for me. However, I don't really know what I am to do with the file once it is on my harddrive. Maybe that's where I am going wrong. :o

Do any Mac users know about this?
Hi,

The zipped ones do work on a Mac. Once you have unzipped them with Stuffit Expander you drag the individual font files into Computer>Library>Fonts

Hope this helps,

Vicki

[Priss]

Anybody know of a font that looks like Barbed Wire? I need this for a project, and if you've ever found one, could you share the name and where I might find it?

[Kay]

Hi Priss- there's one called Barbaric on dafont.com- I ran across it looking for something else.

[Priss]

I have only a couple of Open Type Fonts, mostly work with True Type. My understanding is that they are inserted (copied and pasted) into the font's folder just like the TT's are, and that they then appear in the list of available fonts. My biggest problem is that I don't know how Mac computers handle this, (I do know that downloads for Macs are completely different than for PC's) So the only place I can steer you would be to recommend that you contact the Adobe Pro people if you can.

[Sissy]

Here's one of my favorite sites to download free fonts. And one of the reasons it's my favorite is because the owner is a scrapbooker!! So you can look in various theme folders for the type of font that would be most appropriate for your layout. Examples are: birthdays and parties, Celtic, elegant and special occasions, handwriting fonts, etc. They even have CK Hall of Fame fonts for years 2001-2004. Check it out!! I think you'll be glad you did.

http://www.onescrappysite.com/index.php

I forgot to mention that this site is owned by Angie Peterson, the author of "Book of Me," a scrapbooking book about scrapping about yourself. No affiliation by the way, just one happy owner of this book that has given me so much insight into myself.

Anyone else have a site to share??

[oi3]

http://fontgarden.com/index.php
This site has lots of free fonts and the samples are in the form of sayings and quotations that we can also use in scrapbooking. It gives me lots of ideas and inspiration for scrapbooking. It has free fonts for PC and Mac and dingbats too.

[Wnderlnd]

there is a magazine available to purchase called Scrapbook Answers, included with their publication is a CD that includes many "free" fonts to download, as well as many background papers. It is a wonderful magazine-well worth the cost!


I hate to tell you this--really, because I LOVE this magazine and I am a subscriber--but November's issue is the LAST one. The publisher is no longer supporting this magazine and it will not continue unless another publisher picks it up. Anyone with a subscription will be getting refund for their remaining issues. I just received my November issue last week. It is a great magazine; it talks a lot about digital tips in addition to traditional scrapbooking, it gives very up-to-date-trends, and the CD each month is packed with free fonts.

All we can do it hope it gets picked up by another publisher, and look forward to Digital Scrapbooking Magazine, which is due to begin in January. Their website is up and you can sign up for a very low-priced introductory subscription.

[vholdwic]

Do the zipped files work on Macs? I have downloaded several fonts and all that have come in a zipped file don't work for me. However, I don't really know what I am to do with the file once it is on my harddrive. Maybe that's where I am going wrong. :o

Do any Mac users know about this?
Hi

I download zipped fonts to my iMac. When I double click them, Stuffit unzips them. I then drag them into Font Book which is in the Applications Folder.

Hope this helps

Vicki

[armybrat]

Wnderlnd,

In your message above you mention <<look forward to Digital Scrapbooking Magazine, which is due to begin in January. Their website is up and you can sign up for a very low-priced introductory subscription.>>

What is the web site for this new magazine?

Thanks, Judy

[Wnderlnd]

Wnderlnd,

In your message above you mention <<look forward to Digital Scrapbooking Magazine, which is due to begin in January. Their website is up and you can sign up for a very low-priced introductory subscription.>>

What is the web site for this new magazine?

Thanks, Judy

Judy,
here is the link...looks like it has been changed to release in February. http://digitalscrapbooking.com/
I am still excited...although I still hope another publisher picks up Scrapbook Answers.
Wnderlnd

[armybrat]

Thanks Wnderlnd.

Judy

[RcWend]

Thank-you, thank-you for the free fonts!

[armybrat]

Here's a question for everyone: How many fonts do you have?

3 days ago I decided to see just how many fonts I actually have on my computer. So I did a search for *.ttf. I have 2 internal 250 GB hard drives in my computer.

In my actual WINDOWS/Fonts folder I only have 236 fonts.

But the search turned up 4,156 additional fonts and that's after deleting the duplicate ones. These are fonts that I have downloaded and the ones that come with different installed programs. I couldn't believe it. I am in the middle of sorting them using The Font Thing. I will take me forever. LOL

Judy

[debvan1108]

Wow, what a great idea! I hadn't yet thought to do a search, only a matter of time. Boy did I create more work for myself. I downloaded the Suitcase font organizer. LOVE IT! The way I see it, once what we have is organized, anything new will just fall right into place.

[Janie]

Thanks for all the free font sites. Does anyone have a commercial ite (fonts sold for commercial use ) that they really like. I make some collages and vingettes of hockey players that I want to upload to my gallery site for sale and I want one or two good fonts to use for that purpose.
Also as an alternative to The Font Thing, I use extensis Suitcase which is another font organizer. It helps not to have them all installed on the hard drive and I can organize them into catagories to help me search for the right one. I think the Font Thing works simalarily.
Janie

[Priss]

I just ran across another site loaded with a wonderful variety of fonts:

Moms Corner for Kids (http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/)

I found just what I was looking for here, you click through the alphabet letters to find some you don't see in other places.

Commercial fonts?? Might try Font Freak (http://www.fontfreak.com/commercialfonts/fonts-a.html)for starters

[joyfuljanet]

Beckka,

I have a Mac and I bought some fonts from Lettering Delight. Two opened and two did not. I contacted the company and they changed those two to another form and I could open then. If fonts are free not sure if there are various forms to send. This is my experience Janet

[jonypony]

The Scrapbook Answer magazine is out of business with the November magazine. You can visit thier site now for a short time and download crafting tutorials from past issues while they are up and running on line. Scrapbookanswer.com

[Priss]

Somewhere down this thread were comments/questions about where to find commercial (or for purchase) fonts, and just this morning I learned that Lettering Delights (http://www.creativedelights.com/letteringdelights/) is having a gigantic sale---that's going to go on until the end of November. I have used fonts from this site, and think you might want to add their newsletter and their product information to your font resources.

For this particular sale, theysay: "Most items, including fonts, are just $1 during our sale. And our new alphabets and Journaling Delights accents in PNG format are only $1.29. Save up to 66%!"

[amyb]

Here's a question for everyone: How many fonts do you have?

3 days ago I decided to see just how many fonts I actually have on my computer. So I did a search for *.ttf. I have 2 internal 250 GB hard drives in my computer.

In my actual WINDOWS/Fonts folder I only have 236 fonts.

But the search turned up 4,156 additional fonts and that's after deleting the duplicate ones. These are fonts that I have downloaded and the ones that come with different installed programs. I couldn't believe it. I am in the middle of sorting them using The Font Thing. I will take me forever. LOL

Judy


Does anyone know if The Font Thing supports Windows XP?

[armybrat]

Hi Amyb,

I use the Font Thing and I have Windows XP Professional. It works just fine for me.

Judy

[cringholz]

Hi AmyB

I have Windows XP Pro and The Font Thing does not work well. I can view and print the fonts, but I cannot install / uninstall. When I try to do either the PC gets locked up.

Also, when I try to install The Font Thing, I cannot install the version that includes the Setup.exe and install/uninstall utilities. The Setup.exe just doesn't run. I can download and run the version that just puts the zip out there, then I unzip, and create a shortcut to run it.

Caralie

[armybrat]

This must be one of those things that work on some computer setups and don't work on others.

I can install, uninstall, view, print etc.

I also had no problem with the install Setup.exe.

Judy

[amyb]

A question about The Font Thing...first of all I just downloaded it b/c I read your recommendations. It's great so thanks a ton! What I'm wondering is this...do you have to keep your fonts in a file folder once you install them in The Font Thing? f I Also, do I need to open a font b/f I open Elements so that it will read that font?

[armybrat]

Hi Amy,

I am not sure what others do, but I I have about 120 fonts in my C:/Windows/Fonts folder. These are the fonts that were installed by Windows and by other software programs.

All the rest of my fonts (over 4,000) are on my other internal drive - D. I have a D:/Fonts folder and then I have about 10 or so other folders under that: Script, Hand Stamped, Hand Printed, All Capitals, Western etc.

Judy

[Priss]

A question about The Font Thing...first of all I just downloaded it b/c I read your recommendations. It's great so thanks a ton! What I'm wondering is this...do you have to keep your fonts in a file folder once you install them in The Font Thing? f I Also, do I need to open a font b/f I open Elements so that it will read that font?

Amy, any font from your font collection that you wish to use MUST be installed into the Windows Font Folder BEFORE you open the program, or it will not be available in your list of fonts in any program that includes a choice of fonts (publisher, word, print master, AND photoshop--they are shared files) In order not to junk up this folder with way too many of them--which would slow you down a bit, it is very easy to remove them if it's not a font you intend to use again soon. Just go into the fonts folder (where you put it in the first place) locate it, right click it and delete it.

note: Mac users--fonts behave differently on a macintosh computer.

[Priss]

A question about The Font Thing...first of all I just downloaded it b/c I read your recommendations. It's great so thanks a ton! What I'm wondering is this...do you have to keep your fonts in a file folder once you install them in The Font Thing? f I Also, do I need to open a font b/f I open Elements so that it will read that font?

Amy, any font from your font collection that you wish to use MUST be installed into the Windows Font Folder BEFORE you open the program, or it will not be available in your list of fonts in any program that includes a choice of fonts (publisher, word, print master, AND photoshop--they are shared files) In order not to junk up this folder with way too many of them--which would slow you down a bit, it is very easy to remove them if it's not a font you intend to use again soon. Just go into the fonts folder (where you put it in the first place) locate it, right click it and delete it.

Have FUN with Fonts!

[Sissy]

What happens to the font once you delete it? Is it still available to use through The Font Thing?

[lvg4him]

WOW! This thread is HUGE! I am not sure if this has been shared yet or not, but you can buy a font in our own handwriting from http://www.fontifier.com/ . I am not affiliated with the site at all. I have NOT ordered, but know someone who did and was very pleased. She did try nine different times before getting it right, and she only had to pay for the one she liked.

[debvan1108]

OMG! Just when I thought "I have enough fonts," I stumble across www.specialtyfonts.com. Someone may have already posted this one but WOW. Now I'm going to be busy downloading all over again! I downloaded the free trial of Suitcase to organize my fonts. I love, love, love it and will be purchasing it.

[DrGranma]

Just in time. Thanks.. I have been looking for Hanukkah fonts..

Thanks a gzillion.
Marianne

[maggiestampa]

I'm having a real chuckle reading this thread. I'm thinking of starting up a Fontaholics Anonymous group. I'm a recovering fontaholic. After drowning under the weight of 4320 fonts, even using a Font organizer, I realized I was only using about a dozen of them. In my frustration I decided to remove most of them from my hard drive, totally mucked up the programme files and had to reformat my hard drive! At least that cleaned out the fonts I never used and gave me a chance to start again - carefully this time ( not only with fonts but EVERYTHING!). I DO NOT recommend this way of removing fonts LOL! Now when I get tempted, I download the fonts on to a disc until I actually need to use them, and only then will I add it to my hard drive. Just a thought. ;)

[Wendy]

Maggie ...

4320 fonts :eek: ... oh my that really was a lot :D :D

Wendy

[judystowell]

I hope people read this far. I have something wierd happening. I've always saved my fonts to my windows/fonts directory. But I just realized that Elements and Word don't look there for fonts - they look in a directory called "control panel", subdirectory fonts. And now that I know that, and I go to download another font, I can't get at that control panel directory.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? (I'm able to manually copy/paste each one, but would really like to skip this step).

Thanks.

[Lois Zell]

I love fonts! I searched for 'Beautiful', finally gave up and took a class in doing it by hand from one of the few calligraphers who still practice the art. Then a friend steered me to http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/ and there it was! They have sooo many, and easy to download! lois z

[roxyrenders]

I hope people read this far. I have something wierd happening. I've always saved my fonts to my windows/fonts directory. But I just realized that Elements and Word don't look there for fonts - they look in a directory called "control panel", subdirectory fonts. And now that I know that, and I go to download another font, I can't get at that control panel directory.
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? (I'm able to manually copy/paste each one, but would really like to skip this step).

Thanks.

judystowell

You made me aware of something I didn't know. Can you download your fonts to a certain folder, unzip them, select all, copy and then paste into the Control Panel>Fonts folder. Still a step but faster than copy and pasting each one. I have all my downloaded fonts in a separate folder and then use The Font Thing to view, choose, and load into my program. It's a free program. This way the font drop down menu in my program is not so long and "The Font Thing" lets me have a closer view of the font than is provided in my program.

[Lois Zell]

Yikes! I just started subscribing and collected the back issues. My fav mag

[tirzam]

I love fonts! I searched for 'Beautiful', finally gave up and took a class in doing it by hand from one of the few calligraphers who still practice the art. Then a friend steered me to http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/ and there it was! They have sooo many, and easy to download! lois z


I'm not sure I should thank you or not :D. I had seen this link before but never looked at it, but when you said Beautiful was there I checked it out. Now must have fonts, fonts and more fonts. :p

[Susan_Scraps]

I'm moving to Mac OS format and hope there are a lot of similar fonts available.
Anyone here on the font thread that can give me a heads up on what to expect?

TIA, Susan

[Wendy]

Hi Susan ...

Most fonts will work on either platform ... so don't worry about it :)

Wendy

[Priss]

judystowell

You made me aware of something I didn't know. Can you download your fonts to a certain folder, unzip them, select all, copy and then paste into the Control Panel>Fonts folder. Still a step but faster than copy and pasting each one. I have all my downloaded fonts in a separate folder and then use The Font Thing to view, choose, and load into my program. It's a free program. This way the font drop down menu in my program is not so long and "The Font Thing" lets me have a closer view of the font than is provided in my program.
Thaks RDE and Judy--this discussion is really an important one. On a PC Fonts go into a shared windows file which then makes any installed font work in any program that has font choices (word, publisher, all the adobe softwares, some like Print Master--etc) These need to be downloaded, unzipped and then gotten into that master folder. COPY the unzipped font, (right click>ctrl+c) ---then go to Start>Control Panel>Fonts folder (sit on top of that, right click and then ctrl+v to paste--(install) the font there. Frequently weed out those fonts that YOU HAVE ADDED and don't use regularly (because having a lot of them in there REALLY slows down photoshop if the visual assist is turned on for the fonts in the library).
I know very little about installing fonts on a Mac, but if Wendy says that it is similar--and that fonts will work on both platforms--it is so! Wendy, why then is there a separate format to download for Mac users on fontsites like dafont.com? Is the zipped file accessed differently?

[Priss]

I'm having a real chuckle reading this thread. I'm thinking of starting up a Fontaholics Anonymous group. I'm a recovering fontaholic. After drowning under the weight of 4320 fonts, even using a Font organizer, I realized I was only using about a dozen of them. In my frustration I decided to remove most of them from my hard drive, totally mucked up the programme files and had to reformat my hard drive! At least that cleaned out the fonts I never used and gave me a chance to start again - carefully this time ( not only with fonts but EVERYTHING!). I DO NOT recommend this way of removing fonts LOL! Now when I get tempted, I download the fonts on to a disc until I actually need to use them, and only then will I add it to my hard drive. Just a thought. ;)

Me too, Maggie, but the downside of this is you forget what they look like and how perfect one buried deep in that disk just might be. One time I printed each one and categorized it---but did I look at those three three inch notebooks...NO! Like you--I settle in and love certain ones, and then enjoy font challenges on a bunch of sites to try out new ones (AND THEN DUMP THEM) I'm a fontaholic too, but you got me in spades! AHHHH--such fun!

[Lois Zell]

Susan, At least our addiction if FREE and doesn't bother anybody except our computers! Happy Thanksgiving Lois

[Suriyati]

Truly, love all the free fonts that y'all put up here. I like Da Fonts and other free fonts website.. They are cool!!

[shay]

Just a note about "The Font Thing"... I keep only necessary fonts in my system font folder (system fonts, fonts needed by particular programs, etc.) all other fonts are in a separate folder on my hard drive (about 800+ files). I've set The Font Thing to search that folder when I want to load a particular font for use. It's sooo easy to do. Just go to "view", "options", "general", and type in the path to the separate folder. So far, all of the programs I use work with The Font Thing, so it's a snap to load only the fonts I want to use for a particular session. Just be sure to load them before opening the program you'll be using them in.

[jamsmom]

Just been reading through this thread. I like the font sites and saved them. I use fontxplorer. I've been using it for a long time. There is a free version but I had finally bought it, can't remember why though!!! Some features I wanted in that one! I just switched over to a different computer so my windows font folder is bare, just what is there, about 300. My "other font folders" are where I hide my treasures! Well over 1000 although I am impressed with some of the other totals I read in this thread!!!

Marcia

[Priss]

Here's another very large library of free fonts:
from: One Scrappy Site (http://onescrappysite.com/modules.php?name=Downloads)
There are some nice snow-and winter fonts there. The organization and presentation of the 1200 fonts here is quite nice.

[Lorobinson7]

Priss...thanks for all you do. I haven't updated my fonts list in quite sometime and it makes a huge difference on a page!
Lorraine

[digi]

WOW...what a great thread!! I am loving all the fonts!
I need to install the font thing...don't quite understand the system of using it, seems like you install what you want to use, then uninstall and put it back in the font thing? Well, I have the directions printed, hope I can learn as I go along.
Just wondering before I download the font thing, it was mentioned about the fonts that came orignally on the computer...what about the ones I have added after?...do you girls just go through and delete the ones you don't use? or is there a reset to get back to a default or something?

[Priss]

I usually remove (just right click and delete) any font I don't want active any more. But I save ALL Of them carefully in a folder outside of the shared/common files folder on the computer...so in case I ever want them again I can re-install it.

ON A PC!

Go to your control panel>fonts folder and

Before you delete an installed font, first right click it and "open" it--that way you can see just exactly which font it is, then click to close that.

If it's the one you want to get rid of then, right-click it on the icon and delete it

OPTIONAL--When you are in the font folder, just drag a font out onto your desktop (which makes a copy of it) that you can later move to a folder of fonts. Do this if you have not created this folder with this font in it already. I do this the minute I download the font, so this step is not necessary. Just be sure you have it filed somewhere, though so you don't have to go back through again. I don't know how the font thing works (I don't use it) but those who do LOVE IT!

[digi]

Thank you Priss - all these tips are come in handy as I am trying to get organized! :)

[Kaysmail]

Do the zipped files work on Macs? I have downloaded several fonts and all that have come in a zipped file don't work for me. However, I don't really know what I am to do with the file once it is on my harddrive. Maybe that's where I am going wrong. :o

Do any Mac users know about this?

I have downloaded several of the fonts, I had to download an updated version of Stuffit (free) in order to unzip them though. I manually added them to my Font Book, which is part of the system. They show up in PSE 3, and also in Word so that could be fun as well.
Kay from still snowing CNYhttp://scrappersguide.com/forums/images/smilies/redface.gif

[Honeydew]

I went on a site to order the Cinderella font. There is a choice of a True Type or Postscript. Can anyone tell me which one would be best to get? I do have a postscript 3 HP3800 laser printer. Thanks.

[jennyg2bfit]

Thanks for the links. I LOVE new fonts. How many do you think it would take to slow down a computer? I have a laptop I use mostly (with an external hard drive for photos and scrapping files). My computer goes pretty slow when I'm using PSE 5. Wondered if it's the files or the fonts....

[Priss]

Thanks for the links. I LOVE new fonts. How many do you think it would take to slow down a computer? I have a laptop I use mostly (with an external hard drive for photos and scrapping files). My computer goes pretty slow when I'm using PSE 5. Wondered if it's the files or the fonts....

Some Photoshoppers say it is the "preview"-the little sketch of the font itself beside it in the dropdown menu that slows down a computer, and that this feature can be disabled if it is a problem for you. (I do not know how to do it, and have not turned it off). I think that 5 runs more slowly than previous versions, but find that if I have nothing else running on my computer, am off line, and have anti-virus temporarily disabled I get the best performance from the program.

[Honeydew]

I don't know if anyone has shared this site for fonts, but I really like it and have found some good ones The site is address is http://resources.bravenet.com/free_fonts

[Priss]

Use the TT (true type.)

[Cass]

I use The Font Thing and love it. I find it very user friendly. I have used it to print out a hard copy of all my fonts as well.

Here are a few sites that I really love.

http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/lloyd/index.htm
http://www.fonthead.com/fonts.php
http://www.creamundo.com/index.php?lang=en&letra=a
http://www.rennysniche.com/
http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/index.htm

WOW Thank you for these links. Moorstation is just what I have been looking for.

[Priss]

WOW Thank you for these links. Moorstation is just what I have been looking for.

Thanks for these---some really great font-sites in that post--I hadn't been to Moorstation either. Thank you.

[Priss]

Kim Komando found one to add to this Fountain of Fonts thread (http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm) Some "movie" fonts, games fonts, etc, quite a few of them.

[jkrehr]

Kim Komando found one to add to this Fountain of Fonts thread (http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm) Some "movie" fonts, games fonts, etc, quite a few of them.

Just went to this site and it is so neat! Just the fonts will inspire me to do a few new pages :-)

Jenn

[Priss]

This is SO NEAT!
This is soooo cool.....see the fonts that are installed on your computer ONLINE! NO program to install...it's a viewer of what you already have!

http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html
Now I can see my fonts and nuke the ones that I don't want anymore ! FINALLY!

[BettyC]

Wow, Priss! Thank you so much for this link!

[Wendy]

Hey that rocks ... works on the Mac too :)

Wendy

[armybrat]

Wow! this is great Priss. Thanks.

Judy

[troush]

Very handy!

-Trish

[estherf]

I love the site; however I somehow couldn't find a spot to right click so as to allow me to 'add to favorites' -- maybe because it is an interactive flashplayer site.:confused:

So I used a Google bookmark to see if that would work. There is always another way to do things.:D

[armybrat]

I just sent a shortcut to my desktop.

[Penny]

This is SO NEAT!
This is soooo cool.....see the fonts that are installed on your computer ONLINE! NO program to install...it's a viewer of what you already have!

http://www.stcassociates.com/lab/fontbrowser.html
Now I can see my fonts and nuke the ones that I don't want anymore ! FINALLY!

Thanks Priss - I used this today when I was trying to find a script type font. It made it so easy to look at them. Guess what? I found it. :D

I have over 700 fonts installed on my system so you can imagine how long this could take. I love the fact that you can change the size shown and save it as a default.

Thanks again.

[chrisz]

I love the site; however I somehow couldn't find a spot to right click so as to allow me to 'add to favorites' -- maybe because it is an interactive flashplayer site.:confused:

So I used a Google bookmark to see if that would work. There is always another way to do things.:D

I added a tab to my start pages in IE :)

Chris

[Sonita]

This is great and much faster to browse through that "the font thing". I will you this from now on, but will keep The Font thing is case so day this web page is removed. Thanks, Priss.

[Sonita]

In case any of you didn't notice, you can you the arrow keys to go through the list faster.

[dmrdm]

Now if one could get this to look at the uninstalled fonts, that would be cool. I have probably around 1,000 that aren't installed that I view through the font thing.

I find the fact that the program can just look at my installed fonts a little scarey though. What else can it look at that I have installed. MMM...okay call me a worry wort.

[Marcie]

Thanks, Priss. That site is very cool.

Marcie

[coppercurls]

I'm up for some fonts that'll work on a mac. You should be able to put them in the Fonts folder in 'your name'>library>Fonts.

[beve]

Is it possible/safe to remove fonts from the Windows folder. I have over 200 in there - don't know where from, but do not want quite a few of them. I did download The Font Thing after reading this thread. Could I transfer the fonts to that font folder?

I have just discovered this site. I was wondering about fonts when I discovered this site and have gobbled up this thread. Saturday is planned as a full day of videos and learning. Love this site!

[beve]

I have installed The Font Thing and it shows me all the fonts that are installed. I downloaded several fonts, unzipped them and loaded the fonts into a folder - Fonts . I cannot get the "Browse" tag to work. A ? comes up in the address area. I have put the address of the Fonts folder in there, but NOTHING. Help please!

[scrappinfun]

Does anyone have a font that is stick families. (mom, dad, dog, kids). I have Crayon Kids
I have a few others that you see out there, but I am looking for the cutesy ones you see on peoples back windows of their cars.

I thought they had some on Moms Corner 4 Kids....but that website is down. I wish I had went in and copied all of the fonts from that site. Anyone have any suggesstions?

Thanks so much
Karen

[troush]

I got this site (http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) from Renee Pearson's blog (http://reneepearson.typepad.com/). Upload an image of a font, and it will help you figure out which one it is. Kind of handy, eh? Renee's a big user of PS and PSE, so she often has other great tips for scrapbooking.

-Trish

[beauty123]

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[KimberlyRae]

Does anyone know where to find Word Art of topography journal art??? :)

[Honeydew]

I was looking for the Long Island font and looked everywhere and finally found it on a site that I really like. I wanted to share this site with you in case you didn't know about it. http://www.searchfreefonts.com/

[Honeydew]

Oh, I forgot to ask about a font that Linda uses on her CD. It is the text for "Timothy Lake" and there are two people out in a boat. I love the font she used for "Timothy Lake"...(or it could have been "Lake Timothy") Does anyone know the name for that font?

[Jan]

Which CD are you looking at?

[wuzaromine]

Once I download the font files and unzip how do I upload them in PSE? I'm using 5.0. Thanks!!

[troush]

You have to install them in your Windows fonts folder and then start PSE.

-Trish

[snoopyscrapper]

What is "the font thing"??

[rae vogl]

It is,or at least was back when I downloaded it, a free font organizer. You can go to folders where you have your fonts and install them or uninstall them from it.Then you dont have to have a lot of fonts installed in PS or PSE which can slow down your programs.

[mizdoc]

I have found a free program that lets me install fonts temporarily or permanently. So if I'm not sure I really will use a font more than once, I can just install it temporarily. The program is called Fontviewer and is available at ampsoft.net


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[MyKidsMom]

I use DaFonts.com. No registeration, no fees. Fonts work great. I hold them on my external and post them into the font folder for windows.

Dawn

[watchthebat]

Thanks for the link this site is amazing. I use a MAC and often fonts are only available for Windows. Now I just need a project!