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    • Alan FraserA Offline
      Alan Fraser
      last edited by

      Just remember that he made it basically for himself. Architect has some basic fractions and punctuation, but doesn't go as far as currency symbols...certainly not Umlauts.

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      • DanielD Offline
        Daniel
        last edited by

        Most of our cad work uses a native DataCAD font similar to architectural lettering. For presentations, WORD documents, and the like we usually use a combination of Arial, Garamond, and Goudy Old Style.

        My avatar is an anachronism.

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        • FrederikF Offline
          Frederik
          last edited by

          @alan fraser said:

          Just remember that he made it basically for himself.

          And why did he then share it on 1001 Fonts..?? πŸ˜•

          @alan fraser said:

          Architect has some basic fractions and punctuation, but doesn't go as far as currency symbols...certainly not Umlauts.

          But you can add those if you have a program like FontCreator... πŸ˜‰

          The below is another example of a font I use on a regular basis... πŸ˜‰
          It's the Home Remedy from Dafont.com mixed with standard Garamond...


          SCF-Font.jpg

          Cheers
          Kim Frederik

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          • B Offline
            bubbalove
            last edited by

            We use StylusBT here at work. It's not really a favorite of mine but since we use Microstation no one wants to mess with the architype fonts for some reason... maybe one day I'll be able to talk them into it!

            "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." - Churchill

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            • utilerU Offline
              utiler
              last edited by

              Thanks Guys, never been one for Serif font in architectural documentation; a little over the top for me.

              San Serif for me. lower case in most cases....

              AvantGardBT is my favorite [at the moment].

              purpose/expression/purpose/....

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              • utilerU Offline
                utiler
                last edited by

                @frederik said:

                Thanks for the "heads up" regarding Grant and his font, Alan... πŸ˜‰

                Regarding what font I personally use... πŸ˜• Hhhmmm... It's actually not that easy to say... It all depends on the project I work on... But I tend to have some favorites from time to time, but I change "taste" after some time and start using some new ones...

                At the moment I seem to be using fonts within the Handwriting category the most, so Grants font might be the next I use for some projects... πŸ˜„

                I have far too many fonts... πŸ˜† and got many of them at dafont.com and 1001 Free Fonts... πŸ˜‰

                Kim, here are a few freehand fonts you might like to download look at:
                !PaulMaul
                AlphamackAOE
                AndrewScript
                Anke Print
                ArdleysHand
                frankthearchitect [my favorite]
                jayneprint
                LUNABAR

                purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                • L Offline
                  lewiswadsworth
                  last edited by

                  I'm really fond of a font called "Poe Nevermore", based on the handwriting of you-know-who.

                  Using it on any document is sure to cause your sanity to be questioned!

                  col sporcar si trova

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                  • S Offline
                    Stu
                    last edited by

                    Andrew,
                    Ive been using CityBlueprint for years as my main CAD font.....a hint of hand drawing but pretty readable.

                    [PS. The fairy lights weren't my idea]


                    CityBlueprint.jpg

                    http://www.landesign.com.au

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                      mateo soletic
                      last edited by

                      I use a lot of them but mostly Arial and Avantgarde.

                      As a freehand font this one called Inkburrow has been
                      one of my favourites latelly.


                      etiketa1a.jpg

                      [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                      • FrederikF Offline
                        Frederik
                        last edited by

                        @utiler said:

                        Kim, here are a few freehand fonts you might like to download look at:

                        Thanks, Andrew... πŸ˜„ That's a very nice list... I already have a couple of them, but just downloaded the "jayneprint" and the "Lunabar" font... πŸ˜„
                        (Lunabar is even complete with all signs etc...)

                        Unfortunately I'm unable to find your personal favorite "frankthearchitect"... 😞
                        I've searched the entire net in vain... 😒

                        Cheers
                        Kim Frederik

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                        • FrederikF Offline
                          Frederik
                          last edited by

                          @frederik said:

                          Unfortunately I'm unable to find your personal favorite "frankthearchitect"... 😞
                          I've searched the entire net in vain... 😒

                          Bob (aka Greyhead) pointed me in the right direction... πŸ˜„
                          It's funny with these fonts, cause at some places you need to pay for it, while at other sites they're free... πŸ˜•

                          Without breaching any copyright laws or other infringement, you can get the "Frank the architect" font here... πŸ˜‰

                          Cheers
                          Kim Frederik

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                          • utilerU Offline
                            utiler
                            last edited by

                            no problem Frederik, glad you like them...
                            Nice freehand Mateo, will see if i can find it.
                            cheers,

                            purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                              lewiswadsworth
                              last edited by

                              Be sure to scan free font downloads thoroughly before unzipping them...I have heard that this sort of thing is a common vector for distributing viruses.

                              I personally haven't found anything like that, but you always wonder if it could be that my AV program just missed something...

                              col sporcar si trova

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                                chango70
                                last edited by

                                HELVETICA!

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                                • utilerU Offline
                                  utiler
                                  last edited by

                                  For the past week or so I've been playing with fonts for both computer screen and for use in my work.

                                  As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I have prefered AvantGardeBT for some time; full bodied, clear and ledgable at typical printing sizes.

                                  Then I stumbled on Elementary SF.

                                  I find that for use with sketchup [and mostly sketchy output] this font is a nice contrast. Rounded edges and a balanced type similar to that of a stencil [for those who can remember...] I think I have found my new type!!!
                                  And I now use Myriad Pro family for screen type, emailing, etc....

                                  Cheers to you all!!!:D


                                  elementary01a.png


                                  elementary03a.png

                                  purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                    mateo soletic
                                    last edited by

                                    Here is a list of :

                                    Freeware / Shareware Font Resources

                                    http://www.searchfreefonts.com/

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                                    EKNP Free Fonts

                                    Free and cool fonts for you

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                                    DaFont - Download fonts

                                    Archive of freely downloadable fonts. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.

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                                    Eduardo Recife / Misprinted Type ‒​​ Collage, Fonts & Photoshop Templates

                                    Explore the renowned portfolio of Eduardo Recife, featuring vintage collage art, grunge textures, stains, and typography. Discover unique Free & Commercial Fonts, including grunge, calligraphic, penmanship, and script styles + Photoshop Templates that easily convert B&W type into organic and realistic grunge photocopy or wet ink watercolor type + Textures, Vectors, and Brushes! Enjoy!

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                                    Eduardo Recife (www.misprintedtype.com)

                                    http://www.acidfonts.com/

                                    http://www.chank.com.com/

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                                    Download more than 10,000 free fonts hassle free, desktop and mobile optimized, around for more than 20 years. Categories, popular, designers, optional web font download and links to similar fonts. Check it out!

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                                    Cape Arcona Type Foundry β€” Where fonts come true / Cape Arcona Type Foundry

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                                    Schriftarten Archiv | Fonts Download by shice.de

                                    Schriftarten-Archiv Fonts by shice.de - hier erwarten dich uber 1000 kostenlose Schriftarten / free Fonts zum Download! Viel Spas beim saugen!

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                                    http://www.pixelyn.net/fontsampler.html

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                                    Download Free Fonts

                                    Download Free True Type Fonts from our assortment of over 6000 free true type fonts.

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                                    The Power of Typography in Political Messaging

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                                    1001 Fonts ❀ Free Fonts Baby!

                                    91184 free fonts in 52144 families Β· Free licenses for commercial use Β· Direct font downloads Β· Mac Β· Windows Β· Linux

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                                    1001 Fonts (www.1001fonts.com)

                                    http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/fonts3.htm ("kid" fonts)

                                    http://katsfunfonts.com/ (fun fonts)

                                    http://members.aol.com/lcrfonts/ (neat icony fonts)

                                    http://www.dingbatpages.com/index.shtml (ding bats)

                                    http://www.typenow.net/ (click on the drop down to access the fonts - tons)

                                    http://www.freemacfonts.com/

                                    http://www.erik.co.uk/font/ (mostly freeware but they have a bunch of cheap shareware fonts-MacBased)

                                    [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                                    • S Offline
                                      Shaun Tennant
                                      last edited by

                                      Mateo - that's quite a list. Thank you!

                                      I often use this: http://www.identifont.com/ to match fonts that clients require when wearing my graphic design hat. It will take you sometimes 20 questions to get your font narrowed down, but it gets great results most times.

                                      I still really like architext - Grant's font. I use it lots. And of course Iomanoid (looks like the font used in Arkanoid video game from the 80's.. love that font! πŸ˜„ )

                                      Whether they find a life there or not, I think Jupiter should be called an enemy planet.

                                      • Jack Handey
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                                      • utilerU Offline
                                        utiler
                                        last edited by

                                        Thanks for taking the time to put this together, Mateo!!!

                                        purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                        • R Offline
                                          remus
                                          last edited by

                                          Again, thanks mateo, thats a very good list.

                                          Cool site as well Shaun, it works pretty well, even if you dont know anything about fonts πŸ‘

                                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                            mateo soletic
                                            last edited by

                                            You are all wellcome. I do a lot of graphic design but I dont use
                                            a great deal of them either . I mostly stick to my favourites but
                                            every now and then if a project is kind of special and requires
                                            a certain type of font I go and search for one.
                                            The trouble with that is that when You go looking for one it
                                            takes You hours to find the righ one.

                                            [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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