- Cool
Archive - Here's a well-designed free fonts resource (which
offers
much else, as well). Cool Archive serves up over 600 fonts, for use
with
both PCs and Macs. They're listed alphabetically; you may preview them
and then download the ones you want as compressed Zip files. Cool
Archive
also offers free graphics and more.
- Font
Freak - A nicely designed, constantly updated resource, Font
Freak
offers thousands of free fonts for both Windows and Macs, both original
and otherwise, organized alphabetically. You can preview each selection
and, if you like it, download a ZIP compressed version. There's also a
good selection of free dingbats.
- Funny
Fonts - There's a nice selection of freeware fonts are
available
at this site. All are in Windows TrueType format, compressed in ZIP
format
for faster downloading. Categories include Dingbats, Dingfonts and a
"Font
of the Week." There are some really cool, off-beat fonts here.
- FontPage
- Do you have a bunch of fonts scattered all over your system? Bring
order
out of chaos, with this essential free font utility. FontPage lets you
easily examine and compare all the fonts on your computer. Lots of neat
features, including a slick interface and the ability to print an image
of any installed font on your PC. (For Windows:
390
kilobytes).
- Looking
for Fonts - Lots of free original Windows TrueType format fonts
here. You may download these fonts and do whatever you'd like to with
them
"as long as you don't make money out of using them." The fonts may be
redistributed
as long as the text file in the ZIP file is distributed with the font
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- Windows
95 Font Smoother - Great, free utility that previously was
available
only with the commercial Microsoft Plus! package. This program makes
text
easier to read and more pleasant to look at. Note: This utility will
only
work on machines capable of, and set to, 16bit (HiColor) color display
modes or higher. Note: this utility should not
be
installed on machines running Microsoft Windows 98. (Win 98 has font
smoothing
built in).
- Free
TrueType Fonts for the Web - This site by Microsoft offers free
fonts for use with Windows and Macs. The sets include the new Euro
currency
symbol. Install these TrueType fonts, and whenever you visit a Web site
that specifies them, you'll see pages exactly as the site designer
intended.
- Happy
Hour Fonts - Here's a hip, new free fonts site "targeted toward
Generation X." Categories include graffiti, grunge, themes, dingbats
and
"foreign flavors."
- Font
Mania - This is one classy free font site. I almost expected
there
to be valet parking here! Font Mania offers over 400 free Windows
TrueType
fonts, conveniently organized. There's a "Top 10" listing and an
archive
of past favorites. A nice collection, with many fonts that we've not
seen
elsewhere. This site offers a message board for you to place requests
on.
There's also helpful tips and tricks on using fonts.
- Larabie
Free Fonts - A popular, well-designed free fonts site, Larabie
offers fonts in five general categories: "Fun," "Future," "Rough,"
"Tidy,"
and "Style." There's also information on making your own fonts, free
fonts
links and more.
- KatGyrlr's
Fontain of Youth - A freeware and shareware font site that
includes
many cool and unusual fonts. Nothing ordinary here. Fonts are available
in ZIP format for quicker downloading. Installation instructions
available.
- Free
Musical Fonts - Matthew Hindson's site offers free music
notation
fonts, such as tablature clefs and metronome markings. For Windows and
Macs.
- The
Font Pool - Over 1,000 Truetype freeware and "charityware"
fonts
(mostly for Windows), with previews and character maps. This site also
features many other great typography resources such as a type
classification
guide (A guide to classifying typefaces with examples). There's also a
page layout guide, a logo type guide, a mixing type guide, Windows and
Mac typography software and a typography glossary with hundreds of
entries.
Also helpful is the font search engine, to help you quickly find what
you
need.
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