Comments on: I Want To Kern in Bold And Light, And Typeset Every Day

I Want To Kern in Bold And Light, And Typeset Every Day

fandango_matt — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:48:52 -0800

Back In Black, Bold, Semibold, Roman, and Light: Ever wanted to write your name in the font The Scorpions used? Or make your wedding announcements in the AC/DC font? Maybe you'd like to create nametags with the official Ozzy font? Here are all the rock fonts you'll ever need, all for free.

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:11:36 -0800

This is indescribably awesome.

By: inthe80s

inthe80s — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:12:22 -0800

I remember making fonts on a Mac Plus in highschool, and always inevitably doing the Def Leppard one. Nice to see a large collection all in one place, even if they aren't or any real practical importance (unless you want to design a fan site for a featured band).

By: psmealey

psmealey — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:15:17 -0800

No practical importance? I used to write my name in that Aerosmith font back in the sixth grade. I shall resume doing so presently.

By: devbrain

devbrain — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:18:57 -0800

Nice! Adobe's latest edition of "Proxy" (anyone else get it?) had some interesting bits about typefaces so fonts have been on my mind for the past few days...

By: StopMakingSense

StopMakingSense — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:19:33 -0800

I'm absolutely handing my essay on Film Noir in Cheap Trick font.

By: Arch Stanton

Arch Stanton — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:29:28 -0800

My handwriting looks exactly like the one used for the liner notes font of Pink Floyd: The Wall. I wish they had that font as opposed to the band name font. Bitch, bitch, bitch.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:10:07 -0800

By: GeekAnimator

GeekAnimator — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:59:27 -0800

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:16:24 -0800

Hey, how'd you get that one to work? That was the first one I tried!

By: rooftop secrets

rooftop secrets — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 15:27:17 -0800

Awesome.

By: alteredcarbon

alteredcarbon — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:15:28 -0800

*ignites lighter and raises over head*

By: GeekAnimator

GeekAnimator — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:26:08 -0800

The metallica font on that page is screwed up, I just used a different metallica font I had handy. Google for "pastor of muppets"

By: jjg

jjg — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:27:35 -0800

Pastor of Muppets is the best font name ever.

By: Lynsey

Lynsey — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:14:27 -0800

Awesome post, thanks very much!

By: hellbient

hellbient — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:02:05 -0800

yeah, really cool. but no Priest. Someone needs to event a tool so i can etch these onto my new comb...

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:32:12 -0800

Oh dear, this is really what a font addict needs...as it is, I already get a warning message whenever I fire up MS Word - "you've got more than XXXXXXX fonts saved, could cause errors, blah blah." Can't help it...must...have...more...fonts!

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:28:06 -0800

Way cool.

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:25:10 -0800

In The Rise and Fall of Rock and Roll Graphic Design, Design Observer says the "disappearing logo might just be the canary in the coal mine signifying the dematerialization of music." Vaughan Oliver and David Carson looked at band logos in a recent Entertainment Weekly (subscriber log-in required).