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(x) Looking for sans serif fonts for free
Posted by virginie in
7 Dec 2004 — 3:34am
7 Dec 2004 — 3:34am
Hello fellow designers,
can you help me to find free to download Sans serif font(s), kinda like Din but more like M
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7 Dec 2004 — 3:50am
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7 Dec 2004 — 3:57am
Do u think I can directly ask the Designers of these fonts if I can use them, telling them I am going to mention their name and/or foundries as well as font names?
Do you think I can do that, or that's totally ridiculous?
V. (silly)
7 Dec 2004 — 4:27am
Hey, I have a similar question.. I'm doing this poster, and the client requested DIN 'or something similar'. I've tried DIN and it looks pretty sweet, but it's so incredibly overused right now to the point of being ridiculous.
It looks like I'll be using the uppercase letters only. Any suggestions? Oh, and I would be willing to make a purchase.
7 Dec 2004 — 4:48am
You totally have to try ClearviewOne (http://www.terminaldesign.com), it's really sweet
or Malm
7 Dec 2004 — 5:01am
I don't know if you philes have seen it already but doesn't [edited by moderator] look too similar (for not to say identical) to Spiekermann's ITC Officina Sans?
Ain't it somewhat illegal? But as long as this rip is up there we have to admit that it's still possible to find decent type from there...
7 Dec 2004 — 3:47pm
I'll bare it on my mind -- sorry & thanks -- for those real free ones you mentioned above.
7 Dec 2004 — 3:51am
Try here. But I doubt you'll find anything decent for free.
7 Dec 2004 — 4:05am
That's pretty ridiculous.
But you never know ...
7 Dec 2004 — 4:45am
FontFont offers FF QType Extended Book for free download.
The four free typefaces offered by MacRhino are top quality stuff,
as are Fountain's Pro Bono Fonts. Font Boutique's Samba is very
nice as well.
Try searching a bit yourself: amongst the masses of poor quality
rubbish there are some hidden gems to be discovered.
If you can't pay, you should at least be prepared to put in the effort
in order to find them. I'm not going to do all the work for you.
Make sure to always read the license agreement or Read Me file!
7 Dec 2004 — 4:52am
If you need alternatives for FF DIN, go to Psy/Ops, trust me.
Default Gothic | Faceplate Sans | Reform | Reykjavik Herra
& Urru | Sophisto | Transfer Sans ... Need I go on?
7 Dec 2004 — 1:37pm
Sorry, Hendrik, it's already bad enough DaFont lists numerous
rip-offs, so we have a policy on Typophile not to point directly
to pirated versions of commercial fonts. I edited out your link,
no harm done, don't worry.
To answer your questions: yes we are aware of this, and it is
very illegal, not just "somewhat".