Font Download Sources
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A great asset in the
creation of this site and the expression of exactly the atmosphere
I wanted to convey in different sections has been the special fonts
used. You can see these fonts in the graphics used for the links
to
the various sections of the site and also as the headings of the
sites pages if you don't have them installed on your computer.
I
think you would find it worth your while to check out the source for
these unique fonts and download them and install them on your computer
so that you can see this web site as it was intended, presuming that
you have enjoyed it so far and would now like to receive the full
effect.
It
is a major problem with web browsers and html coding used to create
web pages that the use of a specific font can only be intended but
there is no way that the font can be provided with the pages, other
than in the form of graphics (which search engines can't see). This
means that if a special font is used for appearance or to convey a
mood, you are stuck with whatever the default font is for the viewers
browser if the viewer doesn't have the specified font installed on
her computer. This is very likely to spoil the desired effect.
For
example, this text, and much of the general text on this web site
is intended to display in the font known as Percival. This font is
not the font sold and copyrighted by the font "foundry"
Agfa under the same name. It can also be found under the name Paganini.
It is used fairly widely on the web. I have not found it labeled with
a copyright that would prevent its free use where I have found it
for download.
One
location for download of fonts used on this site is from Fontology.
The fonts downloadable from this site are stated to include applicable
copyright notices in the zip file in which they are supplied for download.
Another
source for this font (and others used on this site) is under the name
Paganini where it is available from Ralfs
Font World. a page on the site www.ralfs-world.de. Copyright
information for fonts on this site are also stated to be included
in the zip files in which they are supplied for download.
Below
are samples of other special decorative fonts used on this site and
available from the above sources. If they are not available from both
of the above sources, specific download information is given. I hope
this adds to your enjoyment of this site and possibly contributes
to your own creative efforts.
After
you have downloaded and saved the fonts you want from one of the above
sources, you must unzip their files. Then the unzipped font should
be moved to the directory where the rest of your system fonts are
stored. Then use your operating system's font installation procedures
to install the new fonts. It isn't difficult, but I can't give you
more specific instructions than this. After installation, your browser
should be able to find them and display them when you look at this
web site. It might have to be closed and restarted before it can find
them however.
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