[mitchell_pgh]

I'm considering buying a nice font collection and was wondering if anyone could reccomend a good site AND a good collection. I would love to see a nice range (inexpensive to expensive).

Thanks!

[art_director]

Depends upon how you intend to use them -- every face has a personality.

A good place to start your search is the first post in this forum. There are a number of free and commercial font sites.

[loki74]

director is right...

Also you might want to consider just making your own fonts. I mean, its laborious, yeah, but its not only original, but its way way cheaper. Free is the way to go, though... unless theres a specific font you want, you can do just about anything to need to with free fonts.

[mitchell_pgh]

I already have hundreds of fonts, but was wondering if you thought a nice font collection was worth the money. I basically would like to have more "rather large" font families [six or seven versions of the "same" font]

[travisimo]

pro versions that hold several varations of the same family are often costly, over 100 dollars per family. so choose wisley on which ones you buy. Adobe Font Folio is a collection every graphic designer should have, or have access to. All the pro versions of all the best fonts are included in that collection.

[nica]

I like linotype and their prices are not bad.

http://www.linotype.com/

[DeathMan]

http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio/main.html

Its recently become much more affordable (about the price of a decked out mac w/ display) which if you think about it, isn't too bad for the hours upon hours (or years) font designers have spent creating them. Open Type is sweet, too. Unfortuanately (or fortunately), even if you invest in the Adobe Font Folio, it won't be the last set of fonts you buy.

loki, I have to disagree. Its only cheaper to make your own fonts if you're time is virtually useless.

[mitchell_pgh]

Originally Posted by DeathMan

http://www.adobe.com/products/fontfolio/main.html

Its recently become much more affordable (about the price of a decked out mac w/ display) which if you think about it, isn't too bad for the hours upon hours (or years) font designers have spent creating them. Open Type is sweet, too. Unfortuanately (or fortunately), even if you invest in the Adobe Font Folio, it won't be the last set of fonts you buy.

loki, I have to disagree. Its only cheaper to make your own fonts if you're time is virtually useless.

9K seems rather expensive... perhaps if I were a design studio.

I'm looking in the $500 range.

[DeathMan]

its only $5K if you buy the 5 seat license.

[Randman]

5k for the 10-seat, isn't it? Too bad you can't get a single seat. That would be the $499.

[ism]

I'm guessing you already know about these, but just incase:

Free: http://www.larabiefonts.com/
Pay: http://www.typodermic.com/

[CaptainHaddock]

Mitchell, if you're a designer starting out, I'd suggest reading up as much on type as you can, and looking at type to get a feel for it. Then, instead of buying a generic one-size-fits-all font collection with hundreds of fonts you'll never use, shop around and pick a few nice fonts you really like. There are some decent bargains to be had at smaller foundries. Make a laundry list of fonts you'll need. For example, I'd suggest:

1. One or two grotesque sans.
2. Several trendy humanist sans.
3. One or two display sans.
4. A few serif book faces.
5. Maybe a cool serif display face.
6. At least one family with both serif and sans fonts.
7. One or two hand-lettered fonts.

There are a few typography blogs and forums that can supply you with ideas. I think this way, you'll spend less, end up with a more interesting collection, and support independent type designers in the process.

[DeathMan]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaddock

Mitchell, if you're a designer starting out, I'd suggest reading up as much on type as you can, and looking at type to get a feel for it. Then, instead of buying a generic one-size-fits-all font collection with hundreds of fonts you'll never use, shop around and pick a few nice fonts you really like. There are some decent bargains to be had at smaller foundries. Make a laundry list of fonts you'll need. For example, I'd suggest:

1. One or two grotesque sans.
2. Several trendy humanist sans.
3. One or two display sans.
4. A few serif book faces.
5. Maybe a cool serif display face.
6. At least one family with both serif and sans fonts.
7. One or two hand-lettered fonts.

There are a few typography blogs and forums that can supply you with ideas. I think this way, you'll spend less, end up with a more interesting collection, and support independent type designers in the process.

Very wise poster.

[DeathMan]

d.p.