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Last post: 6 months, 2 weeks ago | Thread started: May 16, 12, 10:45 p.m.

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• qoob

  Is it the best options for web fonts? Just wondered if there are any alternative services I should consider before signing up.

  May 16, 12, 10:45 p.m. – Permalink

• hotroddy

  webtype, myfonts, fontsquirrel

  • I'm also down for fontsquirrel– albums

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 10:49 p.m. – Permalink

• albums

  http://www.myfonts.com/search/is…

  I prefer the alternatives for this reason alone

  "Pay Once, Play Forever. No Monthly Fees.
  MyFonts webfonts are packaged in self-contained kits for easy upload to your own site, or any hosting service you please. You can use the CSS styles that we’ve put together, or fiddle and tweak until your perfectionist web designer is happy."

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 10:51 p.m. – Permalink

• fourth

  I liked using google web fonts because it's free. Not the greatest selection but if you are creative with web typography you can do some good looking things

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 11:13 p.m. – Permalink

• qoob

  I guess Typekit main advantage is value for money.

  • on a short time span, there is no value once your contract continues to extend– albums

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 11:14 p.m. – Permalink

• tOki

  As an agency who may have 10s or hundreds of site using web fonts, typekit is actually pretty economical if you get the unlimited account. Just roll a small cost into the site maintenance every month to cover it..

  • +1– canoe

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 11:27 p.m. – Permalink

• albums

  it makes no sense as a small business or individual to pay indefinitely to have your fonts hosted when you can buy a license for a flat fee and host them yourself. It actually only makes sense to go through this expense if the budget allows, is temporary, or branding depends on it as the pricing structure is only good for typekit... i.e. keep paying us.

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 11:32 p.m. – Permalink

• qoob

  Well of course it makes sense at some point. Let's say I have 50 sites, each of which uses a different web font. The cost to buy them all: $50k. Cost for Typekit: $100/year.

  • OK not 50k but expensive...too tired to do math:D– qoob1/5

    still waiting for typekit to load in my browser...– albums2/5

    & what's your plan for print fonts? who cares if print doesn't match web as long as web is typekit? you have to buy the print license too– albums3/5

    print license too– albums4/5

    yes, but generally you need both a print and web licence anyway.– Amicus5/5

  

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  Dog-earMay 16, 12, 11:35 p.m. – Permalink

• qoob

  Another hosted service: http://fontdeck.com/

  • i was going to make this thread 'round the same time you did. great minds bro.– ohhhhhsnap

  

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  Dog-earMay 17, 12, 12:38 a.m. – Permalink

• canuck

  From google web fonts >
  http://hellohappy.org/beautiful-…

  

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  Dog-earMay 17, 12, 5:40 a.m. – Permalink

• ESKEMA

  Typekit Plan is included in the new CS6 cloud. So I guess it gets cheap / free if you already have a CS6 cloud account.

  • Has limits/restrictions though...– canuck

  

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  Dog-earMay 17, 12, 6:20 a.m. – Permalink

• jkidwell

  WebINK is another hosted service that has a good amount of fonts, and is cheap to use ($20 a year) and free to use in development in Photoshop & live sites. http://www.webink.com

  

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  Dog-earMay 22, 12, 8:46 a.m. – Permalink

• clearThoughts

  http://www.fonts.com/ doing the job for me. Some amazing fonts that I can use for a flat fee of $100 a year.

  Just buying 2 of those fonts would have cost about $100!

  • can you use them in print too? to match campaign assets across different medias, broadcast etc?– albums1/4

    You can download certain fonts in TTF format yes.– clearThoughts2/4

    Some pretty amazing ones to. So it paid for itself already in my case where I needed a couple of fonts that where $50 each.– clearThoughts3/4

    got a link to whatever program you've signed up for?– albums4/4

  

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  Dog-earMay 22, 12, 8:55 a.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  I'm ready for Klim to roll out his own version of web fonts already. ;)

  http://klim.co.nz/blog/klim-webf…

  • Yes, please!– d_rek

  

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  Dog-earMay 22, 12, 9:45 a.m. – Permalink

• dasmuse

  Many alternative. And if you don't find the perfect font for your site you have the @Font-face generator. Is easy and powerfull. Don't forget to read the terms and conditions of the font before. You can find some cool font on http://www.fontsofchaos.com some are free.

  

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  Dog-earMay 22, 12, 1:56 p.m. – Permalink

• zaq

  http://cufon.shoqolate.com/gener…

  

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  Dog-earMay 22, 12, 3:04 p.m. – Permalink

• dbloc

  Great News!
  Coming Soon: Fonts from Monotype Imaging

  That means you’ll have access to some of the world’s most historically important fonts, including the complete families of Helvetica Neue, Avenir, Univers, ITC Garamond, Frutiger, and many more.

  http://blog.typekit.com/2012/09/…

  

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  Dog-earNov 14, 12, 11:44 a.m. – Permalink

• stoplying

  Dumb question here, but you sign up for MyFonts (or whichever service) and upload the font in your site to your server, then the user sees whichever fancy pants font you choose, regardless of browser/platform?

  • no need to upload fonts using typekit...just link to them– dbloc

  

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  Dog-earNov 14, 12, 11:50 a.m. – Permalink

• BusterBoy

  Anyone suggest any alternatives to Mrs Eaves on Typekit?

  • http://www.emigre.co… has both 5 year and perpetual buying options.– albums

  

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  Dog-earDec 4, 12, 5:07 p.m. – Permalink

• Amicus

  Hoefler & Frere Jones and Klim need to get their acts together.

  

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  Dog-earDec 4, 12, 6:01 p.m. – Permalink

• vaxorcist

  Thectypekit/monotype deal is encouraging... I like to use "real fonts" more tgan "almost like" knockoff fonts
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  Dog-earDec 4, 12, 6:06 p.m. – Permalink