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    • utilerU Offline
      utiler
      last edited by

      Hey all,

      I am always interested in what font people use whether it be for CAD or otherwise....

      What is your preference?

      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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        remus
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        Ive never really had a good chance to check out many different fonts (although id really like to at some point), but generally i go with the default MS word ones for writing long things and verdana for most other stuff. Simplistic to say the least.

        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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        • Alan FraserA Offline
          Alan Fraser
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          A good many old-timers may still be using the font developed by one-time prodigious contributor, Grant Marshall....an architectural illustrator in South Africa. He based it on the technical hand lettering of his father, who was an archirect. So naturally, he called it Architext. You can get a free copy here.

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          • utilerU Offline
            utiler
            last edited by

            Be buggered!!! I never knew it was Grant that created that type!!!!

            By the way, were is Grant?

            purpose/expression/purpose/....

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              remus
              last edited by

              Nice siet alan, i might have to go new-font-hunting this afternoon πŸ˜„

              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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              • Alan FraserA Offline
                Alan Fraser
                last edited by

                Andrew,
                Grant had started using Modo more and more, because of the lack of organic tools and decent UV mapping in SU. I think it was the fiasco over the forum change that put the final nail in the coffin. He seems to be busy on other forums, along with some other former SU users.
                http://www.vizdepot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5318

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                • FrederikF Offline
                  Frederik
                  last edited by

                  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˜‰

                  Cheers
                  Kim Frederik

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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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                                  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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