Web
Links
Font Software:
Adobe
Type Manager Light (free) - Use and print PostScript Type1
fonts. Windows and Macintosh versions.
The
Font Creator Program - Font creating/editing software for
Windows.
FontForge
- This is a versatile font editor. It is open source so it can be downloaded
freely. It runs under many UNIX/LINUX like systems including Cygwin
(a UNIX like shell for Windows).
Other Software:
Stuffit
Expander for Mac
and Windows
(demo) by Allume Systems - Expands compressed and encoded files. Mac and
Windows versions available. This is a useful utility for crossplatform
work.
Font Information and Software:
Comp.fonts
FAQ - Frequently asked questions about fonts. A wealth of
information here.
TrueType
and Type 1 comparison - Good non-technical comparison.
Another
TrueType and Type 1 comparison - Brief overview of the two
formats.
TrueType
Typography - Just about everything you would want to know
about TrueType fonts.
Microsoft
Typography home page - Microsoft typography related information,
news, fonts, tools, links, etc.
Apple
Typography home page - Apple typography related information,
tools, links, etc.
Apple
Font Tools - Apple conversion, diagnostic, editors and other
font tools.
Adobe Systems Web
Site - Creators of Adobe Type Manager, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Acrobat and many other software innovations. They have a large type library.
This site has lots of useful font information.
Get
ATM light (free) - Use and print PostScript Type1 fonts.
Windows and Macintosh versions.
Typography
resources - Information on OpenType, Multiple Master and
other font formats.
Macintosh
character access chart (PDF) - Key sequences used to access
characters in a standard Macintosh font.
Windows
character access chart (PDF) - Key sequences used to access
characters in a standard Windows font.
Free Font Sites:
dafont.com
1001fonts
1001freefonts
Filelibrary.com
Typoasis
Dr.
Berlin's Foreign Font Archive
FREELANG
Foreign Font Archive
Yamada
Language Center Font Archive
Fontface.com
Filecart
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