Good morning my loves!
The dreaded Monday after Thanksgiving break has arrived, how are you dealing?
Besides my food baby I developed over the weekend, I would say I'm feeling pretty good :)
I thought to start things off this week I would share some of my favorite tunes:
Awolnation "Wake Up"
M83 "Midnight City"
Matt & Kim "Daylight"
Jaymay "Grey or Blue"
Donora "I Think I Like You"
I also wanted to share one of my new favorite websites I recently discovered...
...that is a screen shot from FontSquirrel.com
aka: my new go-to site for when I get the itch to go on a new font download binge.
My new favorite you ask? Caviar Dreams. Isn't she lovely?
I used to be a fan of dafont.com, but I came to find the fonts I fell in love with weren't totally "free"
You know those little .txt files that are included when you download the font?
Yeah, you're supposed to actually read those.
And if you did, you would find that you probably have to purchase the font or contact the owner and ask for permission if you plan on using it for commercial purposes, aka, selling your designs.
So after a few Google searches I finally found a source with endless amounts of free fonts that have no strings attached. Yay for Font Squirrel!
Now I kinda feel like a noob for going font-download-crazy with all those copyrighted fonts... one of these days I'm going to spend a couple hours going through my font library and deleting all of the fonts that were only "free for personal use."
Hopefully I'm not the only one that has made a mistake like this before.
It makes me wonder what other design secrets am I overlooking... someone please clue me in!
I just found you through FTLOB you have such a cute blog!! I love finding new fonts so I will definitely check out that website!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you made an honest mistake and used a font you thought was free in a design you submitted for something you wouldn't be held responsible or anything, you would just probably have to take it down or give credit later. Those .txt files, although you're supposed to read them, most people don't so no one would actually hold you responsible for reading it...unless you actually did read it :)
Linda
http://lasteve1.blogspot.com
I love Font Squirrel too!!
ReplyDeletePS I never read the txt files. Oopsies!
i've used that website before. it is awesome!!!
ReplyDeletebut i have never read the txt files...good to know!
hope you enjoyed your thanksgiving. and your wine :)
whit
Thanks for your comment! I love your blog! I'm glad I'm not the only one who has gone download crazy on a few font sites! I still love Champagne and Limousines from dafont though... It reminds me a lot of Caviar Dreams!
ReplyDeleteFont Squirrel is one of my favs too. Although now I have so many fonts installed from dafont, I'll have no idea which ones are actually free, oops!
ReplyDeleteMy uber-stealthy-secret favourite FREE font sites are League of Moveable Type, and Lost Type Co-op. I think you'll *love* them. {on Lost Type they'll ask you for a donation before you download but just type in '0' to get it for free}
What font did you use on your banner for 'Confessions'? Is that your own handwriting?
Hi! I found your blog on FTLOB! I've definitely downloaded fonts before without reading those files... why do they do that? It seems like they're setting you up for failure!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing Kristen, I'll check it out :)
ReplyDeleteOh YES- font squirrel is tha shiznit xD I used to go BUMMER when I saw a font I LOVED and couldn't download because it wasn't totally free.And I LOVE Caviar dreams <3 What a neat and dainty/pretty font!
ReplyDeleteI love Font Squirrel! It's my go-to site. How pretty is caviar dreams?!
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