Typophile - truetype fonts - Comments

I usually stay away from

jayyy — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:36:36 -0700

I usually stay away from Type 1 fonts.

I grew up on TrueType.

...well, in case you only

krisztian peter szabo — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:50:20 -0700

...well, in case you only gonna use it with a logotype, and convert it to paths during the process it won’t make a difference if it was originally a tt font :)

Most of my font collection

Lex Kominek — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:52:05 -0700

Most of my font collection is in TrueType format. I’ve never had problems.

- Lex

Also many fonts use the

SuperUltraFabulous — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:09:56 -0700

Also many fonts use the TrueType format to take advantage of the excellent hinting capabilities that format provides. Tahoma/Verdana are an excellent example of this.

Mikey :-)

Simon puts it well. Worry

Eben Sorkin — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:05:20 -0700

Simon puts it well. Worry Not.

Unless your printer is using

sii — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:55:38 -0700

Unless your printer is using antiquated output equipment there’s been no reason to avoid TrueType since 1998. And in this case you’re making a logo - which I assume means that you’ll be converting to curves in an app like illustrator - there should be no issue? However, If you are feeling especially worried you could ask the font vendor to sell you a Type 1 version – I’m sure they’d be happy to take your money.

truetype fonts

jane_lightle — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:33:15 -0700

I have always stayed away from these, but recently found a font style that I want to use for a new logo.

Am I best to continue staying away?