Hi guys, I'm after the following font for the Pentel logo. Does anyone know where I can get that one or a similar one? Thanks.
You might have some luck at What The Font. I'd try the robot first, and then the forum. Someone likely owns that one, being in a logo and all, so you may be required to pay. One of the reasons I can't use Century Gothic on my web pages-- almost nobody will have it because it's not free. : (
Century Gothic isn't free? I have it, and i've used it... never paid for it though. Where/who do I pay for the right?
mcfc4eva: where did it come from? Cnetury gothic is a more modern re-tooling of Futura. You'll find Futura (and Cent. Gothic) in all Capital letters on the outside of buildings - architects love the angles in Futura. I'm going to go ahead and say that the Pentel wordmark isn't a font - although it may have originally been based on one and not totally made from scratch.
Thanks innovati, in this case does anybody know the font in which the logo was based on? I don't really know why your telling me that century gothic and futura is used alot by architects? I asked about using it in websites and the copyright issues. Thanks for that information anyway!
mcfc4eva: I did ask you were you came across your copy of it, or what software you use. There is a possibility a version of Century Gothic came pre-bundled, but if that's the case it's highly doubtful it's the professional OTF version. As for the typeface, it looks similar to Bauhaus, but with a customized 'P' and 'L'
Hi innovati, sorry I thought you was asking where I came accross the logo. I can't remember where my Century Gothic came from, is it possible that my PC came with it? I don't download warez, especially when it comes to design resources and I haven't got any fonts on this computer that I've paid for (just free ones from dafont and such like). If I wanted to use Century Gothic on a print or web design, would I need permission, or do I pay the author of the font for every publication I use it in or do I just pay a one of license fee?
you pay to have a font, there are no royalties or publication fees. If you've already got it bundled you're good to go, but typically the ones you've got bundled aren't professional quality. Think of it like a guitar - they gave you a baby version, but it's not the guitar you would take on World Tour with you. If you're doing professional work, you need professional fonts and professional typesetting software. A designer can pick out amateur typography a mile away and if you just use defaults and free (or free to you) fonts it screams unprofessionalism. As for Cent. Goth. it's a great tpyeface, if you really like it, go ahead and buy the pro version and really take advantage of all it has to offer - it's a great piece of work. Befgore you buy it, compare it to Futura, the font it is based on. Although Century Gothic is more recent, just as a personal taste I prefer Futura.
Yeah they both have that round "a" which is soooo distinctive-- one of the first things I noticed about Futura. I like them both (but Futura is free). When I went looking for a nice font for a page I went looking to get Century Gothic and everywhere it cost some money... it was like, $24 or something, nothing horribly expensive or anything. But I knew not only was I too lazy and cheap to buy it but also my viewers would be. So while sometimes I'll add it into my font stack, I know very few people will actually see it (if they don't have it on their computers, they won't see it). Now now, nobody ever said someone was a total tard for using Helvetica or Georgia... plenty of nice fonts to go around, and to tell the truth I'd agree with your comment more for graphic design than overal web design. Unless you're doing a lot of Flash, sFIR, or regular Gilder-Levin image replacement, most people just aren't going to see your fonts if you list anyone outside the "safe" zone. Except typography nuts : ) I'm a bum and I live off free fonts, most of the time : ) If I take a font, it's me drawing it myself in GIMP for a special banner or something.
*slaps forehead with palm* @stomme poes: Futura isn't *free* either if you get a professional font. When I say professional font I'm not talking about the typeface, I'm talking about the distribution. there are bundled fonts, which are usually limited, there are professional fonts, which has extended OTF support. If you're doing professional work, you're going to need a professional font, even if it's the pro version of a font you already have pre-bundled with the software you own. Futura was designed by Paul Renner in 1927, and it's still currently used and will be used for another hundred years. Century gothic was designer after that to be a functional update, and it isn't as popular, although it appears very similar. I imagine Futura will long outlive Century Gothic, but they're both great choices now.