May 16, 2007

Partake of free fonts

I learned of Brazilian designer Eduardo Recife from The Scoop. He has designed several distressed typefaces and has generously made many of them available for free downloading right here. Click the name of any typeface and you'll see a groovy poster design featuring that font and a link to download it. "Porcelain" is used above.

17 comments:

  1. AbbyMay 17, 2007 at 2:32 AM

    Thanks!

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  2. picperficMay 17, 2007 at 3:54 AM

    you are a mine of info...how do you know where to go to get this stuff? Thanks though...I love your blog!

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  3. Beth HowardMay 17, 2007 at 7:01 AM

    Oh! I love that site. The Selfish typeface is great too. I have all of these fonts, and love them. He also has some awesome photoshop brushes. They're a real life saver when you want a stressed out look. I've used them so much! Here's a save the date card I did with the fonts: http://stitchriprepeat.blogspot.com/2006/12/my-other-side.html

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  4. Beth HowardMay 17, 2007 at 7:02 AM

    http://stitchriprepeat.blogspot.com/2006/12/
    my-other-side.html

    looks like the previous address got cut off.

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  5. Amy M.May 17, 2007 at 10:39 AM

    Thanks for the tip! I love fonts!!!

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  6. AnonymousMay 17, 2007 at 10:48 AM

    Thank you! I am so happy I found your blog : ) I agree with Suzie's comment. This site is a goldmine.

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  7. AnonymousMay 17, 2007 at 12:26 PM

    Yes, thank you! I Love fonts!

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  8. kateMay 17, 2007 at 4:58 PM

    A great site. Glad he's getting some further shout outs. :)

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  9. theflyingmumMay 17, 2007 at 6:34 PM

    OY! Thanks for that, I have now added some cool new fonts to my hard drive!

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  10. AnonymousMay 17, 2007 at 11:56 PM

    the fonts are BEAUTIFUL but i can't seem to get them to correctly download onto my hard drive, even after i unzip them! i've downloaded many fonts before, and for some reason i can't seem to get these to work. :( any tips?

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  11. AnonymousMay 18, 2007 at 8:39 AM

    what a great site... thanks for sharing :-)

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  12. charlotteMay 18, 2007 at 6:17 PM

    so cool, thanks!!

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  13. Jessica JonesMay 20, 2007 at 4:22 PM

    Beth, it's cool to see an example of how someone used them!

    Danielle, hmm. Are you on a mac or a PC? If you don't have a mac, I have NO idea. I'm helpless on a PC. When I downloaded the fonts, I threw the font folder for each one into the font folder on my hard drive. (I'm not using Suitcase or any other font management utility.) When I opened an application, some of them were there in the fonts menu, ready to use. Some weren't, so I went back to the fonts folder and double-clicked on the font. A window popped up with an "install" button, which I clicked, and after that they worked. But I'm definitely not a troubleshooting tech person, so I can't help you beyond that! Good luck!

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  14. AnonymousMay 20, 2007 at 11:39 PM

    Jess,

    I do have a PC, so that's probably what the problem is! I'm so disappointed though, because they're absolutely gorgeous. Oh well, if I can't work it out, then I'll just have to hope they'll still be around when I make the switch to Mac this winter... ;)
    Until then, I'll continue enjoying everything else on your amazing site!

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  15. LeeAnnMay 25, 2007 at 9:27 AM

    Thanks for the link! It was fun poking around there.

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  16. Teresa @ good-graceJuly 7, 2007 at 7:53 PM

    I just love HowAbouytOrange! The fonts were FABULOUS & I had no trouble downloading them -- I have a PC. (There is some helpful information on www.tackorama.net - under fonts, and then click on information.... BTW - I should mention they have some really great FREE retro stuff - vintage ads, fashion, design, decor, clipart, etc.)

    Thanks again Jess!

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  17. Teresa @ good-graceJuly 7, 2007 at 7:54 PM

    Ooops! I'm so sorry--- typo in the previous post...

    It should have read: I just love HowAboutOrange!

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