Bored With Fonts...
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I'm working up my formal requirements for a client in Word and I'm finally realizing the fonts in Word suck. So I thought that with the 4000+ members that are active here at any given time some might know of some *other* fonts that are good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Please leave out the default fonts that come with Word 2003 after 10 years of using Microsoft products their fonts are lame. I love the fonts in Thunderbird... Wonder how I get them... Oh well, do you guys have a favorite font or some ideas on where to look? I would be willing to spend *some* money not *lots* but some for a decent font. So, what's your favorite font? P.S. - I have a cold, colds suck.:mad: My back hurts, my legs hurt and even my butt hurts.:omg: What's up with colds in 100 degree temperatures?:wtf: Isn't that like cheating or something?:~ I mean my gosh?:^) Winter ailments used to respect summer's domain!:sigh: Oh well... Guess it's time to bust out the Iron Maiden and turn it all the way up.:cool: Yeah, that sounds good.:cool: P.S.S. - Please rescue me from my boring fonts.:((
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
Well, I like boring, nice and readable. I have to switch glasses often enough now! :) code-frog wrote: good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Well, who are your customers. If it is a major (i.e. old foggy conservative, like my place) company, it is likely that they have documented standards for items like requirements documents. So Arial, New Times Roman and for the less adventurous, Courier New! :-D I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that I can think of.
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I'm working up my formal requirements for a client in Word and I'm finally realizing the fonts in Word suck. So I thought that with the 4000+ members that are active here at any given time some might know of some *other* fonts that are good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Please leave out the default fonts that come with Word 2003 after 10 years of using Microsoft products their fonts are lame. I love the fonts in Thunderbird... Wonder how I get them... Oh well, do you guys have a favorite font or some ideas on where to look? I would be willing to spend *some* money not *lots* but some for a decent font. So, what's your favorite font? P.S. - I have a cold, colds suck.:mad: My back hurts, my legs hurt and even my butt hurts.:omg: What's up with colds in 100 degree temperatures?:wtf: Isn't that like cheating or something?:~ I mean my gosh?:^) Winter ailments used to respect summer's domain!:sigh: Oh well... Guess it's time to bust out the Iron Maiden and turn it all the way up.:cool: Yeah, that sounds good.:cool: P.S.S. - Please rescue me from my boring fonts.:((
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
Well, there's always www.fonts.com[^], but for a business document, I'd go with either: a) a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface, probably from the Swiss family (any graphic designer will tell you the presentation of the message is part of the message) b) stick to your corporate standard (our standard font is 11pt Century Schoolbook, for example). The main reason why the typefaces in Word are there is because they are the standards - will your client really be expecting a formal document in a wacky typeface? Don't forget, changing from a standard typeface can make things really hard to read.
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Well, there's always www.fonts.com[^], but for a business document, I'd go with either: a) a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface, probably from the Swiss family (any graphic designer will tell you the presentation of the message is part of the message) b) stick to your corporate standard (our standard font is 11pt Century Schoolbook, for example). The main reason why the typefaces in Word are there is because they are the standards - will your client really be expecting a formal document in a wacky typeface? Don't forget, changing from a standard typeface can make things really hard to read.
Graham Bradshaw wrote: a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface Which is why I was joking. It doesn't matter what font I use, our tech writer does a complete font-lift to sans-serif. Everywhere I have ever seen says, don't make your font exciting, make your writing exciting. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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David Stone wrote: The new "C" fonts in Windows Vista are really nice. Calibri is my favorite for documents and Consolas is my favorite for coding. New Longhorn Fonts[^] The zip file doesn't work for me. Can you email it to me? r#e#x#@#c#o#d#e#-#f#r#o#g#.#c#o#m (remove the #'s) Thanks, Rex
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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I'm working up my formal requirements for a client in Word and I'm finally realizing the fonts in Word suck. So I thought that with the 4000+ members that are active here at any given time some might know of some *other* fonts that are good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Please leave out the default fonts that come with Word 2003 after 10 years of using Microsoft products their fonts are lame. I love the fonts in Thunderbird... Wonder how I get them... Oh well, do you guys have a favorite font or some ideas on where to look? I would be willing to spend *some* money not *lots* but some for a decent font. So, what's your favorite font? P.S. - I have a cold, colds suck.:mad: My back hurts, my legs hurt and even my butt hurts.:omg: What's up with colds in 100 degree temperatures?:wtf: Isn't that like cheating or something?:~ I mean my gosh?:^) Winter ailments used to respect summer's domain!:sigh: Oh well... Guess it's time to bust out the Iron Maiden and turn it all the way up.:cool: Yeah, that sounds good.:cool: P.S.S. - Please rescue me from my boring fonts.:((
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
write up your requirements and then change everything to WingDings or Symbol :wtf: Steve
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Well, there's always www.fonts.com[^], but for a business document, I'd go with either: a) a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface, probably from the Swiss family (any graphic designer will tell you the presentation of the message is part of the message) b) stick to your corporate standard (our standard font is 11pt Century Schoolbook, for example). The main reason why the typefaces in Word are there is because they are the standards - will your client really be expecting a formal document in a wacky typeface? Don't forget, changing from a standard typeface can make things really hard to read.
Graham Bradshaw wrote: a) a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface, probably from the Swiss family (any graphic designer will tell you the presentation of the message is part of the message) Most people tend to find serif fonts easier to read for larger blocks of text. I like Palantino (aka Palatino Linotype in Windows). -- Andrew.
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Well... there is always this one: murder font[^] Although it will energize your day, it may disturb everyone around you. Just remember, "May you live in interesting times" is actually a curse. :) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I'm working up my formal requirements for a client in Word and I'm finally realizing the fonts in Word suck. So I thought that with the 4000+ members that are active here at any given time some might know of some *other* fonts that are good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Please leave out the default fonts that come with Word 2003 after 10 years of using Microsoft products their fonts are lame. I love the fonts in Thunderbird... Wonder how I get them... Oh well, do you guys have a favorite font or some ideas on where to look? I would be willing to spend *some* money not *lots* but some for a decent font. So, what's your favorite font? P.S. - I have a cold, colds suck.:mad: My back hurts, my legs hurt and even my butt hurts.:omg: What's up with colds in 100 degree temperatures?:wtf: Isn't that like cheating or something?:~ I mean my gosh?:^) Winter ailments used to respect summer's domain!:sigh: Oh well... Guess it's time to bust out the Iron Maiden and turn it all the way up.:cool: Yeah, that sounds good.:cool: P.S.S. - Please rescue me from my boring fonts.:((
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
Being an artist type, I have literally thousands of fonts. I don't know what you're looking for, but here are some more "formal" fonts I use:
...and a couple of others that are a little more informal:
And then just for fun, a random sampling of fancy fonts:
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Being an artist type, I have literally thousands of fonts. I don't know what you're looking for, but here are some more "formal" fonts I use:
...and a couple of others that are a little more informal:
And then just for fun, a random sampling of fancy fonts:
This is perfect! It's also $118.00 for the full set. Individual sets are only $118. I can imbed it in a PDF with Acrobat so no worries about what the client has at all. http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/Detail.htm?pid=242506[^] So J. Dunlap, got anything like that?
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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Oh man.. All my design documents are going to be written in this now. Maybe it will get everyone's attention long enough to actually read the document. - Drew
afinnell wrote: All my design documents are going to be written in this now. Unfortunately, it is not a complete font. Still it is probably the most popular font for letters only (no numbers/symbols). Normally such an incomplete font would not be so popular. I really need to search for a complete one similar someday. Just don't have time (and ill following return from L.A.). :) anyone feel googlish? _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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This is perfect! It's also $118.00 for the full set. Individual sets are only $118. I can imbed it in a PDF with Acrobat so no worries about what the client has at all. http://www.fonts.com/FindFonts/Detail.htm?pid=242506[^] So J. Dunlap, got anything like that?
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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Closest I've got is ZaphHumnst BT [top is Optima, bottom is Zaph]:
Not an exact match but fairly close. Zaph is thinner, and of course there are other minor differences, like the stem of the 'p'.
Excellent! The price is right to! :)
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
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The new "C" fonts in Windows Vista are really nice. Calibri is my favorite for documents and Consolas is my favorite for coding. New Longhorn Fonts[^]
[Cheshire] I can't afford those plastic things to cover the electric sockets so I just draw bunny faces on the electric outlets to scare the kids away from them... [RLtim] Newsflash! Kids aren't afraid of bunnies. [Cheshire] Oh they will be... -Bash.org
David, I'm not able to d/l the zip file either. Could you please email them to me at the address you see in the email notification? :) Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." — David Wulff to me.
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Graham Bradshaw wrote: a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface Which is why I was joking. It doesn't matter what font I use, our tech writer does a complete font-lift to sans-serif. Everywhere I have ever seen says, don't make your font exciting, make your writing exciting. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote: complete font-lift to sans-serif Too bad. There's a reason novels are written with a serif font: they are easier to read. The serifs give your brain a LOT more visual recognition cues. I always go with sans-serif for headings and titles (the lack of serifs forces concentration on these parts of the text which is their intent) and serif fonts for the body of the document. Makes for a nice, easy read. Oh, and no more than two or three font/point size combinations per page. IMHO by removing simple reading barriers like poor font choices, the reader can concentrate on your exciting writing instead of struggling just to read it. Cheers, Drew.
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Graham Bradshaw wrote: a) a normal, staid and acceptable sans-serif typeface, probably from the Swiss family (any graphic designer will tell you the presentation of the message is part of the message) Most people tend to find serif fonts easier to read for larger blocks of text. I like Palantino (aka Palatino Linotype in Windows). -- Andrew.
I think that's true for printed text, but due to the much lower resolution of screens, sans-serif typefaces are easier if reading on the screen, so it probably depends on *how* the audience is going to read the document as well.
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I'm working up my formal requirements for a client in Word and I'm finally realizing the fonts in Word suck. So I thought that with the 4000+ members that are active here at any given time some might know of some *other* fonts that are good and appropriate for business documents like a specification of requirements. Please leave out the default fonts that come with Word 2003 after 10 years of using Microsoft products their fonts are lame. I love the fonts in Thunderbird... Wonder how I get them... Oh well, do you guys have a favorite font or some ideas on where to look? I would be willing to spend *some* money not *lots* but some for a decent font. So, what's your favorite font? P.S. - I have a cold, colds suck.:mad: My back hurts, my legs hurt and even my butt hurts.:omg: What's up with colds in 100 degree temperatures?:wtf: Isn't that like cheating or something?:~ I mean my gosh?:^) Winter ailments used to respect summer's domain!:sigh: Oh well... Guess it's time to bust out the Iron Maiden and turn it all the way up.:cool: Yeah, that sounds good.:cool: P.S.S. - Please rescue me from my boring fonts.:((
I know you can't become if you only say what you would have done and you'll miss a million miles of fun." - Len Work hard, play hard. Don't forget who you are and don't forget where you're from. Do all these things well and you won't have to wonder where you are going. Code-frog System Architects, Inc.
Mostly "fancy fonts" but a few nice formal ones too if you search through the alphabetic lists... http://www.webpagepublicity.com/free-fonts.html[^] (and all free ;) ) Steve T
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David, I'm not able to d/l the zip file either. Could you please email them to me at the address you see in the email notification? :) Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar "You still have the coolest name on CodeProject." — David Wulff to me.
You'll have to send me your e-mail address. For some reason (probably the newsletter), I'm not getting the e-mail notifications.
[Cheshire] I can't afford those plastic things to cover the electric sockets so I just draw bunny faces on the electric outlets to scare the kids away from them... [RLtim] Newsflash! Kids aren't afraid of bunnies. [Cheshire] Oh they will be... -Bash.org