fonts

Feb 11 2009

WhatTheFont for iPhone takes font identification on the road

whatthefont 20090211 195341 WhatTheFont for iPhone takes font identification on the roadI have a bit of a sickness when it comes to fonts: if I see one I like that I’ve never seen before, I have to identify it and, often times, buy it. I can’t control it. Sometimes the obsession prevents me from enjoying my favorite shows.

Well, thanks to MyFonts.com, I can now employ my iPhone to further my habit. Their new iPhone app, WhatTheFont for iPhone, allows me to take a picture of the font in question with the iPhone’s built-in camera. After cropping the image to just the part I want identified, the software uploads the sample to MyFonts.com where it is analyzed. It asks me to verify and identify the letters shown in the sample I photographed. Then it comes back several suggestions as to what font I was looking for. It’s like a magic trick for font maniacs: pick a font, any font…

WhatTheFont for iPhone is free to download from the iTunes App Store.

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Feb 3 2009

Dragon Bones– Blambot’s FREE font for February

preview dragonbones 20090202 215110 Dragon Bones Blambots FREE font for FebruaryI can’t believe it’s February 2009 already.

It’s a new month and that means a new FREE font from Blambot. For February 2009, it’s Dragon Bones.

Says fontmaster, Nate Piekos, With regular, italic and bold included, Dragonbones is perfect as the voice for your ancient wyrm or snivelling goblin. On an interesting side note, I challeneged myself to create a font from start to finish in 24 hours. Dragonbones is it! Of course it helped that I needed a font like this for the voice of Frog Thor in a new Marvel book. Necessity is the mother of invention!

Download and enjoy this now font. Also check out Balmbot’s Comics Grammar & Tradition. Great article.
Please read and adhere to Blambot’s License Agreement for Free Fonts
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Nov 26 2008

Blambot’s FREE font for December is Marooned on Mars

preview mom 20081126 202110 Blambots FREE font for December is Marooned on MarsIf memory serves (and with each passing year, it serves a bit less accurately) Blambot usually offers a festive FREE font during the month of December. This year, the free font isn’t all that Christmassy but does hava classic comic lettering style: Marooned on Mars.

Nate Piekos, the font’s creator, describes it as a classic, sci-fi, brush-style font to “trumpet the arrival of your new alien overlords!” It’s beauteous.

Note:I don’t mention this as often as I should, but Blambot’s free fonts are free for not-for-profit use and for independent comics. Read the free fonts license agreement for details.

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