OT: free fonts at DVinfo.net

Mike Kujbida · August 2nd, 2007, 12:58 PM

Themed fonts
305 of them in 4 categories (TV / Movie-related, Music/Band, Games-related, Miscellaneous).

Dingbats
328 of them in 15 categories.

Terry Esslinger · August 2nd, 2007, 03:10 PM

Has this site been around for awhile. Actually the real question is - is it likely to disappear soon. Do we need to download these now or as we need them.
Thanks

Mike Kujbida · August 2nd, 2007, 03:49 PM

Terry, that's a good question.
According to their Support page, they used to be known as Fonts-Now until they had host problems.
It's 3 guys doing it because they like to.
Towards the bottom of this page, they do make a request for contributions.
With that in mind, I'd think that the site could disappear at any time (like a lot of other labour-of-love sites have) so, if there's anything you like, grab it now and store it away for future use.

James Hooey · August 3rd, 2007, 12:21 AM

My question would be....who would have the rights to these? Assuming that the movie/music/tv etc producers have created their own unique fonts for their works then I would assuming it's a huge liability risk to use copy cat fonts in any other production without the original creators consent. I love the fonts, I just don't want to be sued.

Chris Harris · August 3rd, 2007, 01:48 AM

My question is, who uses the "dingbat" or "wingding" fonts, or whatever they're called? I never saw a purpose in them...

Edward Troxel · August 3rd, 2007, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Harris

My question is, who uses the "dingbat" or "wingding" fonts, or whatever they're called? I never saw a purpose in them...

I have. Sometimes you simply need a unique shape that's found in one of them.

Mike Kujbida · August 3rd, 2007, 07:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by James Hooey

My question would be....who would have the rights to these? Assuming that the movie/music/tv etc producers have created their own unique fonts for their works then I would assuming it's a huge liability risk to use copy cat fonts in any other production without the original creators consent. I love the fonts, I just don't want to be sued.

From the site's privacy policy page:
All fonts on this site were obtained from various sources. They are all either freeware or in the public domain. If you find any on this site that have commercial copyright PLEASE notify us so we can remove them.

So go ahead and use them as you wish :-)

Greg Boston · August 3rd, 2007, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Harris

My question is, who uses the "dingbat" or "wingding" fonts, or whatever they're called? I never saw a purpose in them...

I'll second what Ed says. There are some unique shapes that can save you time. Arrows for pointing at on screen objects are the first to come to mind.

-gb-

Mike Kujbida · August 3rd, 2007, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

I have. Sometimes you simply need a unique shape that's found in one of them.

I agree with Edward.
I've used various Wingdings and Dingbats over the years.
You can also colour them if you want to.
The other great thing, especially in word processing programs, is that they can be scaled up without loss of resolution.
This scaling applies in Vegas as well.

Ian Stark · August 3rd, 2007, 03:01 PM

I have (on a couple of occasions only) used wingding characters at very large scale in Photoshop to easily create masks. Shift N gives a great skull and crossbones!

There are other great 'character' fonts that are worth a play.

Don't forget to try out the lovely Sonata font (not sure if it's a standard Windows font or whether I've picked it up elsewhere). This one comprises a great collection of musical notation. Looks lovely scrolling in the background, blurred or used as a semitransparent mask. Don't try creating a score with it though!

Symbol is also nice in those videos we all make about ancient Greece. Whaddya mean you don't make them??

August 2nd, 2007, 12:58 PM	#1
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	OT: free fonts Themed fonts 305 of them in 4 categories (TV / Movie-related, Music/Band, Games-related, Miscellaneous). Dingbats 328 of them in 15 categories.

August 2nd, 2007, 03:10 PM	#2
Terry Esslinger Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sacramento, Elk Grove. Calif Posts: 306	Has this site been around for awhile. Actually the real question is - is it likely to disappear soon. Do we need to download these now or as we need them. Thanks __________________ Puttin the wet stuff on the red stuff!

August 3rd, 2007, 12:21 AM	#4
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August 3rd, 2007, 03:01 PM	#10
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	I have (on a couple of occasions only) used wingding characters at very large scale in Photoshop to easily create masks. Shift N gives a great skull and crossbones! There are other great 'character' fonts that are worth a play. Don't forget to try out the lovely Sonata font (not sure if it's a standard Windows font or whether I've picked it up elsewhere). This one comprises a great collection of musical notation. Looks lovely scrolling in the background, blurred or used as a semitransparent mask. Don't try creating a score with it though! Symbol is also nice in those videos we all make about ancient Greece. Whaddya mean you don't make them?? __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

August 2nd, 2007, 03:49 PM	#3
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Terry, that's a good question. According to their Support page, they used to be known as Fonts-Now until they had host problems. It's 3 guys doing it because they like to. Towards the bottom of this page, they do make a request for contributions. With that in mind, I'd think that the site could disappear at any time (like a lot of other labour-of-love sites have) so, if there's anything you like, grab it now and store it away for future use.

August 3rd, 2007, 01:48 AM	#5
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	My question is, who uses the "dingbat" or "wingding" fonts, or whatever they're called? I never saw a purpose in them...