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Shareware

Download complete, scalable fonts created in Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Fontographer. If you like a font after trying it out in your publications or media, register it for $5. Find details in the Read Me texts included with each archive.

Specifications

Fontographer generates TrueType and Postscript for MacOS and Microsoft Windows. TrueType is built-in to Macintosh System 7 and Microsoft Windows, and available via the TrueType INIT in Macintosh System 6. MacOS Postscript Type 1 requires Adobe Type Manager. Postscript Type 3 requires a Postscript printer. Type 3 is used instead of Type 1 where necessary for features such as grayscale.

The sample images indicate which characters their fonts include, e.g. caps only, basic punctuation, numbers, etc.

Description

I attempt to create the illusion of 3-dimensiality in most of these fonts. Within the confines of TrueType and Postscript Type 1 (no grayscale), this effect benefits from experimentation with halftones such as the the linear, angled, pseudo-grayscale used in StilettoSilver and RotondoSilver. ArgentumSilver takes the alternative route of using Postscript Type 3 which supports real grayscale (but no gradients), gaining quality but sacrificing compatibility.

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name

version

format

sample

ArgentumShine 2.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
ArgentumBlack 2.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
ArgentumWhite 2.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
ArgentumSilver 2.1 MacOS Postscript Type 3
Windows Postscript Type 3
Diamond 1.0 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
Reverb 3.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
StilettoSilver 2.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
StilettoBlack 2.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
RotondoSilver 1.1 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
Grease 2.0 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
Kontrast 1.2 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1
Daisy 1.0 MacOS TrueType
MacOS Postscript Type 1
Windows TrueType
Windows Postscript Type 1


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