Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Dafont/FontStruct: Find (or Make) the Perfect Font

So you're working on that flyer for your next event, and the fonts on your computer are lame, and
WordArt just won't do it this time. Well I've got some suggestions for your perusal.

Dafont

This site is an archive of freely downloadable fonts. You can search by alphabetical listing, style, author, popularity, or by what's new.  The only downside that I can find is the superfluous nature of the ads on the site.

If you are feeling inspired or are just awesome at font creation, you can submit your font for consideration, and they might add yours to the ones available.

FontStruct

So if the huge number of fonts on Dafont don't fit your fancy, you could use FontStruct to make your own font instead. FontStruct has an online builder that will then let you share and download your original font.

The basic concept of the builder is geometric shapes put into a grid pattern, which allows you a lot of freedom and creativity.

The beautiful thing about both of these sites is that they are free, and any of the fonts can be used on Windows or Mac.

So don't settle for the same lame font. Find or create a new one!

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