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This online newsletter page is from 2001 and may contain some outside links that are out-of-date (no longer working). However, because it also contains links to various font downloads and tutorials from this site it is being kept online.
Triple Whammy
Due to some expected and some unexpected circumstances, I didn't update the Fabulous Fonts newsletter for the past couple of weeks. So, to make up for it, this issue hightlights 3 free font packages (11 fonts in all). Enjoy!
Featured Fab Font #1
Can a font named for the last century (just a short year or so ago) be considered a 'retro' font? Well, no matter what you call it, it's a nice rounded sans serif font with a thousand and one uses — from that ever-prolific font maker, Ray Larabie. With fairly uniform construction, it has just a touch of quirkiness with the shortened strokes on e and a
Download: Windows [TrueType] | Macintosh [TrueType]
Web site: Larabie Fonts - hundreds of freeware and deluxe fonts.
Featured Fab Font #2
Ever so slightly distressed. You'll find heavy, medium, and light versions along with Oblique versions of each for a package of 6 fonts in one archive. Just another typewriter style font, you say? Not quite, it has a few more imperfections and irregularities than typewriter fonts and a slightly handdrawn look for some characters.
Download: Windows [TrueType] | Macintosh [TrueType]
Web site: ShyFonts Archive - ShyFonts is closed but you can find the fonts all archived at TypOasis.
Featured Fab Font #3
Another offering of Ray Larabie, this fun slab serif font comes with Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic versions. Notice the uneven legs on some characters (like A), the cursive touches (like y), and the Old Style Figures (the numbers).
Download: Windows [TrueType] | Macintosh [TrueType]
Web site: Larabie Fonts - hundreds of freeware and deluxe fonts.
Our Commercial Picks and Font Factoids will return next issue.
Favorite Fonts
These are the five most popular fonts last week from our Font Library. Script and Calligraphy faces seem to be in demand this month - must be all those Wedding invitations being prepared this time of year (but #6 & #7, not shown, are of the dripping blood variety).
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Exmouth
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Bridgnorth
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CommScript
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Loki Cola
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Alison
TypeTalk
Looking for a specific font or font-related software? Have a problem with font installation or looking for ideas for your next project? There's a forum just for you: About Type & Fonts.
