Vintage Fonts

[Bombshell Becca]

(I didn't really know where to ask this)

Does anyone know of a good site to get free Art Deco fonts? Or a typewriter font?

 

[Red Diabla]

http://www.dafont.com

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Neutraface Display fonts are wonderful for a '30s Streamline Moderne look.


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[Lady Day]

http://www.letterheadfonts.com
That is all they do are vintage style fonts. Ive lusted after their collections for years. Amazing collections, but not free.

LD

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Courier New" is similar to a typewriter, although there is one called vintage typewriter which I love, Broadway is a Typical Deco Font"


as are

I like "Anastasia", but "Plaza Suite" looks a bit "Squiffy" as if one has had too many champagne Cocktails at the Plaza Bar

 

[Shangas]

'Courier New'...aka, this stuff:

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

is generally seen as the archtypal typewriter font.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"So ?, your point being?"

 

[Carlisle Blues]

"So ?, your point being?"

That a quick brown fox can jump over a lazy dog....[huh]

 

[Foofoogal]

what is courier new? I am currently making a art deco banner for a store.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courier_(typeface)

never mind.

 

[repeatclicks]

This is the only site youll ever need, and the fonts are 100% royalty free. Promote away!

http://tackorama.net/

 

[Shangas]

"So ?, your point being?"

Well the OP *did* mention typewriter fonts. I apologise if I wasn't any help.

 

[Bombshell Becca]

Fantastic! I especially love Ritzy, Gallia & Showtime. Where do I get them though?

 

[Bombshell Becca]

http://www.dafont.com

Thanks Red Diabla! I think I found what I was looking for.

 

[BinkieBaumont]

This is the only site youll ever need, and the fonts are 100% royalty free. Promote away!

http://tackorama.net/

"Thanks Reeatclicks, they are perfect"

 

[Naphtali]

(I didn't really know where to ask this)

Does anyone know of a good site to get free Art Deco fonts? Or a typewriter font?

Drop me a line for PostScript Type 1 fonts. I can't help you with TrueType or Unitype -- although I may be able to alter T-1s with software?
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Does anyone know of a source for computer-generated version of Copperplate Gothic, also known as Copperplate Hand? This is the calligraphic writing style used in the Declaration of Independence.

 

[Miss 1929]

This is the only site youll ever need, and the fonts are 100% royalty free. Promote away!

http://tackorama.net/

BLESS YOU! Love this site!

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

1001 Free Fonts,...

11 pages of nice retro fonts here,...... http://www.1001freefonts.com/retro-fonts.php

 

[repeatclicks]

BLESS YOU! Love this site!

Yeah its a wonderful one isnt it! I cannot for the life of me remember where I came across it, Im just glad I did.

 

[MisterCairo]

This is the only site youll ever need, and the fonts are 100% royalty free. Promote away!

http://tackorama.net/

Great site, I've been looking for fonts for my business cards and website.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

There are usually loads of fonts added to your system when you add almost any graphics program - the cheapie business card or brochure CDs you find at Staples and other office suppliers, or the various greeting card programs. Ditto any word processing program like Word or WordPerfect or the like.

And check what's already installed on your system. Windows comes with the already mentioned Courier New, but AmericanType, Pica and Letter Gothic (although the latter's more a 60s IBM Selectric look).

And RE: using fonts on a Web site. The font face will only show on computers that have that exact same font installed on their system. If they don't, it'll change to a plain universal display font. And with a Web site, be sure once you've published it that you look on as many different computers (not your own) that you can. Things will look markedly different with different screen sizes & resolutions, different fonts installed, different default font sizes set by each user and so forth. I deal with a lot of people who wonder why their Web sites aren't generating anticipated results, and it's usually something like that. "Well, it looks great on my high def 42" at home!" and then they look at it elsewhere and it's a jumble.