The upper and lower case E in Market Deco are different, on purpose, Robbinski12. It gives you a choice between two versions. Why on earth would you print business cards without doing a test printing on paper first? Don't blame the font designer for your oversight. it's quite clear in the character map: http://www.dafont.com/market-deco.font that the two E's are different.

21326, if you scroll down the page in Font Discussions forum, you will see a thread called "Looking at each others fonts". The discussions from other people who asked for feedback in the forums about their fonts is in that thread. If this thread disappears, it means that it was moved/merged into that thread, because of redundancy. When you do your next font, you should use that thread for commentary requests.

Nice page on Luc Devroye's site, by the way.

~bito

Don't fuck with a forum moderator, systerin.

Following up after less than ten hours is annoying, systerin.

mirandarodriguez, one of my favorites is PetraScript, also known as PetrasScript, distributed, but not designed, by Elsner + Flake:

http://new.myfonts.com/search/petras+script/fonts/

Further to what koeiekat said in the above post, this applies to MS Word 2000 and MS Word 2003. I think this feature may have been removed from MS Word 2007 and MS Word 2010, but I'm not sure. I'm happy with the 2000 version, and have no plans to upgrade.

Anyway, if you want to use a font in an electronic document, (ie: not printed), so that other people can see the font in the document, (without having to first install the font), the font can be embedded. Note that not all fonts can be embedded. Embedding is a setting determined by the font designer. The only ways to tell if the font can be embedded is to open it with a font editor such as FontLab Studio5 or FontCreator, and check the settings, (or have someone do that for you), or to have the document viewed on a computer on which the font has not been installed, to see whether the embedding was successful.

To embed fonts in MS Word 2000/2003:

1) Install the font.

2) Type your document, with that font enabled, (only one font can be embedded within a document).

3) In Tools in the Menu Bar, Select Options...

4) In the Options dialog box, select the Save tab.

5) Check both boxes for 'Embed True Type fonts' and 'Embed characters in use only'. I'm not sure if Open Type fonts can be embedded.

6) Click the OK button to confirm the change, and close the Options dialog box.

7) Save the document.

Note: You shouldn't uninstall a font if you have embedded it in a document, unless you delete the document first. I uninstalled a fonr used in an embedded doc once, and it corrupted the document, and all copies of the font that I had on my computer, including ones in unopened .zips. I had to delete all copies of the font from my computer, and the document with embedding, and download a new copy of the font. Other people may not experience this same problem, but be warned that that CAN happen.

If you use a font in an electronic document, and don't embed it, (or if it's a font that doesn't allow embedding), someone else who views the document, if they do not have the font installed, will see the text in the default font for their version of MS Word, (ie: Times New Roman for Word 2000/2003; Calabri for Word 2007/2010).

These instructions are specific to MS Word 2000/2003. I can't give you embedding instructions or tips for any other apps.

I hope this information was useful to you, and others.

~bito

Take this simple test in Flash, to find out which typeface is most like you.

I'm Corbusier Stencil

http://pentagram.com/what-type-are-you/

systerin, if you write with a pen on paper, letters appear, but no font is used. That's what hand drawn means. Someone wrote the letters of "Rousseau", either on paper, on with a graphics program on a computer. They didn't do an entire alphabet, only the letters to write "Rousseau". Each letter was created separately. We know that because the letters "u" and "s" appear twice, and they are different each time. The fact that the letters are not on the same baseline, (ie: both letter "s" are placed higher than the other letters), is a good indication that this is not a font.

That's what she said.

You're probably better off to hire an art student in high school or junior college locally to do it. A hundred dollars is an incentive to someone in school. For a professional graphic designer, it's chump change. It would be one thing if you had a crudely drawn version of what you want, and you asked a professional to draw it for you, but you're asking for someone to both conceive and execute a vague concept for next to nothing. For $100, and I suppose that's Canadian dollars, not a 'Benjamin', you could buy a commercial license to a few of the 'free for personal use' fonts available here, and 'mix and match' letters. Check the Themes section here: http://www.dafont.com/themes.php, and maybe you'll find something within your budget, with a little bit left over for some beer and weed after the show.

Oh, how I miss The Gong Show.

Looks like you're on track for the wood medal, vinz.

Week Four update: (As at September 29, 2010 16:36)

The following identifications were disqualified, because they had been previously identified:

deds: Brush Script
daaams: Cooper Black
Rodolphe: Vivaldi, Harabara, Freebooter Script, Saginaw
koeiekat: Authentic Ink Normal, ITC Avant Garde Book
bobistheowl: Alice in Wonderland

The following additional adjustments were made:

vinz was awarded one point for Old English in this thread:
http://www.dafont.com/forum/read/1359/juicy-coutur

danihonorato was not awarded a point for identifying Semilla in this thread:
http://www.dafont.com/forum/read/1339/any-help-please

Parasite241 was not awarded a point for identifying Cbe in this thread:
http://www.dafont.com/forum/read/724/hd-crash

The Semilla and Cbe fonts are still eligible for points, if identified in other posts.


Current Standings, this week's identifications in (parentheses):

Leaderboard: LW: Last Week TW: This Week

tophy52 (LW #1 TW #1) 99 IDs (4 this week)

Klingon, Script-S800, Pergamon, Mia's Scribbling, Tango, hullunkruunu, punksnotdead, Officer X, Glowworm, Engravers Gothic Bold, Wichita Black, Handel Gothic, African, Philly Sans, Heartbreaker, Major Productions NF, Commercial Script, Popstars, Saginaw, Calligrapher, Deutsch Gothic, Vampire Regular, Happy Killer, Hattenschweiler, Swiss911xcn, Blackout, 01digitall, Caxton Bold,Asrafel, N Gage, Trajan, Angelina, Saved by Zero, Prokofiev, Magnum, Bitsumishi, Duval, Blade 2, Ballantines, Libby Script, Space Age, Dare Devil, Half project logo, Creampuff, Feast of Flesh BB, BD Extrawurst, Earth, Strenuous, Grilled Cheese Cond, Soda Script Bold, Jungle Life, Grobold, Impact, Bonzai, Papyrus, Research Remix, Regular Normal, Symbol ITC, Stiff Neck, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pristina, Kaufmann Bold, FF Dax medium, Arsenale White, Lydian, 101! Star Lit, Desigers, Vivaldi, Inkburrow, BD Cartoon Shout, Handwritten Crystal, Allianz Sans, Tiranti Solid, EcuyerDax, TF Arrow Book, City Pro Medium, Frutiger 45 Light, VF Sans Condensed, Blur, Sexy Rexy, Helvetica, Compacta SB Regular, Victorian Inline Shaded, Edwardian Script, Fiolex Girls, Lucida Calligraphy, Percolator, Kismet Regular, Dali Font, Pointy, Morpheus, Herkules, Futura Heavy, Sneaker Script, Freestyle, (Judas Caps, Showcard Gothic, Battlefield, Stamp Act)

koeiekat (LW #2 TW #2) 87 IDs (16 this week)

Brush Script, Mahogany Script, P22 Cezanne, Loki Cola, Poor Richard, PT Express, Mordred Demi Bold, AL Sandra, Nadianne, LD Adornment, Cataclysmic, Wolven Script, Bickley Script, Myriad Semibold, Scrawl Light, Caxton, Dark Crystal Script, Ondine, Pea Weenie, Mead Bold, Times New Roman, Bambino, Year2000Boogie, Arrière Garde, Sudestada, BD Bardust, Ginga, Giddyup, Palatino Medium, aaaiight!, Gartentika, Vag Rounded, Mathmos Original Italic, SG Brush Script SB Regular, Lithos, Bradley Hand, Henry Morgan Hand, Curly Coryphaeus, Bounce Script, LHF Billhead 1910, crazycrazy, Nomarch, Dispose Light, LHF Village, advent, Myriad Pro Condensed, Bickham Script, teen, Alexis, DigitalX, Simple Regular, Tiffany Heavy, LHF Sarah Script, Jokerman, Windsong, Mouth, Octavian, Florencesans, Glass Houses, Cyclo, Magistral Black, Circle, La Carte, Buttermilk, Caflisch Script Bold, Coiled Uncial, Authentic Ink Normal, Fenway Park, BodegaSans-BlackOldstyle, Kingthings Typewriter, Burst My Bubble, (Crop Types, Garage Shock, Last Ninja, Stop, Plaza, Crackhouse, FG Alison, Pea Carrie Script, BN Stile Project, Great Circus Clean Bold, Pea Missy Cursive, Serif Gothic Black, Ultras Liberi, Party, Diode, Westway Westbound)

Rodolphe (LW #3 TW #3) 67 IDs (17 this week)

Umbra, Raphael, Dark Crystal, Troglodyte Pop, Pricedown, TF Avian, Mondo Redondo, Y2K Neophyte, Boo Boo Kitty, Çarsi, Arnold Böcklin, SF Automaton, Cooper Black, Katzcatz KG, Action Jackson, Bergell, Frakturika, El&Font Bubble, The King and Queen, The Poison, Bank Gothic, 4Yeo Out, Porky's, The Last Font I'm Wasting On You, Osaka Sans Serif, Depraved, Stencil, 3 the Hard Way Rmx, Astronaut, VTKS Revolt, Younger Than Me, Planet Benson, Chopin Script, Sketch Block, Clementine Sketch, Freebooter Script, Lemiesz, A Charming Font (ex), Nemo, Airmole shaded, Ethnocentric, King Cool KC, Comic Sans MS Alba, Neon, Jump Start, Revue, Kaileen, DreamScar, Anagram, (Little Rickey NF, Dirtybag, Blackhawk, SkaterDudes, Rustler, Harabara, Copper Penny DTP, Bad Mofo, Mandingo, Good Girl, Nada, Tourist Trap, Fabianestem, Inked God, Aerojones NF, Pop Magic, Mad Science)

vinz (LW #4 TW #4) 34 IDs (2 this week)

Hotel Coral Essex, Davida, Mistral, Halter, Myriad, Futura Black, Choc, Carpenter, Myriad Pro Italic, Arial, Xirod, Fontesque, Helvetica Black, Pis LIETZ Lindham, FF Dax, Passions Conflict, Waltograph, Candice, ITC Avant Garde Gothic Bold, Supernatural Knight, Neuzeit Grotesk Black, Arial Black, Futura Condensed Extra Bold, Futura Condensed Extra Bold Oblique, Wichita Bold, Monotype Corsiva, Brock Script, A La Nage, Bleeding Cowboys, Moan Hand, Aristotle punk, ITC Machine, (Bagpack, Friz Quadrata)

daaams (LW #5 TW #5) 17 IDs (2 this week)

Billie Barred, Scriptina, Seven Swordsmen, American Typewriter Bold, Forte Regular, Hulkbusters, Zapfino, Balloon, Atari Kids, Madredeus, Mrs Eaves Small Caps, Asenine, Arial Bold, Allstar, LPF par Eric de Berranfer, (Dirt2 Soulstalker, Porcelain)

deds (LW #6 TW #6) 13 IDs (1 this week)

Secession-Afisha, Normal, P22 Da Vinci, FF Dax Bold, BN Police Regular, Legrand, HYPD BD Bardust Remix, Flower 3, N-Gage, Andes, Bombardier, Cartoon, Triplex Sans ExtraBold, (Futura ND Black)

claudeserieux (LW #13T TW #7) 6 IDs (5 this week)

Burgues Script, (Unity, Adios Script, Big Noodle Titling, Neo Sans Black, AT Benguiat Friskysee)

Heron2001 (LW#7 TW #8T) 4 IDs

Benguiat Bold Italic, Bodega Sans Medium, Plaza, ITC Avant Garde Book

danihonorato (LW #8 TW #8T) 4 IDs (1 this week)

Dr Carbfred, Spring, Zebra, (Honey Script)

Amazingmax (LW #9T TW #10T) 2 IDs

Alice in Wonderland, Whoop Ass

JasonArthur (LW #9T TW #10T) 2 IDs

Storm Trooper, Fertigo Pro Regular

Farfadam (LW #9T TW #10T) 2 IDs

Helvetica Neue Lt Std 23 Ultra Light Extended, Geist Bold

snilow (LW#9T TW #10T) 2 IDs

Swiss 721 Extended, Optima

Pathriick2801 (LW13T TW #10T) 2 IDs (1 this week)

Kravitz, (Pirmokas)

dasklem (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Herencia

Sethan (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

University Roman

Schwalbenkoenig (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Fontovision

Kodoichi (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Rosewood Std

Andrew2 (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Alpaca 54

chris19 (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Volvo

bobistheowl (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Lobster

adfvalentine (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Evanescent

brnwrck (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Viper Black

imaginaryfriend (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Kredit

KrAsH (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Black Jack

Nico78160 (LW#13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Traveling Typewriter

rsponsel (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Arnprior

little-j (LW 13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Jellyka - Nathaniel, a Mystery

querubin (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

FF Typeface 6

linki2675 (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Castellar

kayla_2026 (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Calibri Bold

Menhir (LW #13T TW #15T) 1 ID

Akzidenz-Grotesk Bold

Dyphilla (LW-- TW #15T) 1 ID (1 this week)

(Kipp No 1)

elu (LW-- TW #15T) 1 ID (1 this week)

(AKApplique White)

~bito

@ Rodolphe: Très drôle!

Benguiat Frisky at myfonts.com, on behalf of claudeserieux:

Good luck in The Ashes. I see most of England's matches through thebox, but I'm in Canada, so I can cheer for both sides.

bog, Transformers by Neale Davidson is a freeware font. Although it does not have a read me document enclosed with the dafont .zip, these are his standard terms of license, from other fonts:

Legal Notice
------------
This font is released as freeware. It may not be sold, manipulated, edited,
or redistributed without direct written consent by Neale Davidson. It may be
used without royalties for any reasonable purpose.

The last known e-mail address I have for him is neale@iquest.net but I don't know if he still uses that one.

~bito