I have a new least favorite poster on here.

You know... you can type that sentence once and get far more serious responses.

But hell, I'll cave and give it to you anyhow... FontLab is the absolute best.

Now... next time try google.com Type in Font creation software. You would have had your answer instantly.

On Macs everything is waaaaaaaaaay easier. Just open your Hard Drive and click on the Library folder and then fonts folder. Drop the font in.

Done.

On a PC can't you do something similar, where you open your C drive or whatever, find your Fonts folder and drop it in?

Could you be more specific? You wanting the deco-art stuff? Cause this is a font forum and all...

What browser are you using? Firefox? Internet Explorer?

Sounds like your browser is blocking downloads. Or maybe some sort of firewall on your computer.

Can you draw a star? Well then you're half way done, huh?

Walk us through what you're doing to try and download a font. Maybe I can spot a problem that way.

Did you read the articles under "Help"?

http://www.dafont.com/faq.php

Do you not see a big grey button on the font you want that says "DOWNLOAD"? I'm being serious here. Maybe there's something wrong with your browser.

You're claiming that redistributing the artwork of others, regardless of size, would not in any way impact their ability to earn money?

Also, regarding #1: Are you claiming that your work is for "nonprofit educational purposes"?

I understand you have no ill intent with your "font", but the fact of the matter is this... if those were made from artwork that I had created then you'd be reading a cease and desist letter right about now.

Fonts are vector art and can be scaled up to any size. I don't know how clear yours is at 11x17 or so, but if someone could use your font instead of paying for a print from whoever took the Amy Winehouse (or however you spell it) photos then you'd be in clear violation of the photographers copyright. There's no fine print about that.

Tell you what, make a font consisting of cd or book covers and distribute it for free. See how long it takes to get your first cease and desist.

Read number 4 carefully.

You should probably read up on Fair Use a bit more. What you're doing is NOT covered.

And back to the original topic (apologies for derailing). Here's a good article about .otf files:

http://desktoppub.about.com/od/fonts/a/opentype.htm

Does it matter to you that your fonts are essentially a copyright violation on the photography and design work of others? You just digitized it (which, I imagine does take time and effort).

You say I'm not doing anything daring or treading new ground. Neither are you, friend. You're stealing the work of others and passing it off as your own hard work.

Regards back at you,

-- J

So you don't mean complicated in terms of multiple glyphs for each character, kerning pairs, ligatures and such. You mean because it's ARTWORK? That's why you're saying it's too complex for .otf.

Well, that's cool. I doubt your fonts need any ligs or kerning, so .ttf is perfect for you.

Designers that actually develop typefaces themselves should almost certainly choose .otf if given the option.

And yes, I realize that ARTWORK can be integral in design, but you're talking about artwork and not typography in it's truest sense.

-- J

too complicated for .ttf? My fonts are very complex. And I have to agree about dingbats. Those are less a font and more like "art".

If you have a choice between a ttf and otf file. Go with otf. Like was mentioned, in otf you have possibilities of kerning pairs and other cool features that give the font a more unique flair.

I host all of my fonts as .otf and most have autoligs and advanced kerning as well as foreign language characters.

I'm a Mac guy, but I think you need to save the font in you C Drive (or whatever your main drive is) in the FONTS folder there. If you did that and it's still not working... well, I'd be clueless.

It's actually Storm Trooper by Comicraft.com :
http://www.comicbookfonts.com/fonts/DL/catalog.html?item=fonts:dl213&sid=0001b1HKFo8MBY4bt47d1u4

Check the "N" as evidence.

I spent one weekend designing and kerning Rough Typewriter. It's downloaded 500 to 1000 times a day, generally.

I spent over a month on Clementine, trying to make it look hand drawn, and it gets downloaded a few times a week.

I think the most important thing for a font is what's popular right now.

And that's GRUNGE.

-- J

Hey, copyright still protects you in this instance. ANYTHING on the internet is instantly protected by copyright. Your font, unless clearly indicated "Free for all uses" is still protected by copyright and anyone attempting to rebrand your work would be subject to legal issues. I'd let them know that you'd like to be compensated fairly for your work (Perhaps a percentage of profits they've received from reselling your work) otherwise let them know that you'd be hiring an attorney (whether it's true or not this would let them know that you know your rights and they've violated them.

This is all within US Federal law under copyright code.

Most fonts are free for personal use, but require licensing for commercial use. Check the readme files of the fonts you're interested in.