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Oct 26, 2010 1:55 PM UTC
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Is it ok to download free fonts?

My client wants me to use a specific font that I don't have - he wont pay for it as it's available free. The font is Effloresce

I'm worried about downloading any free stuff - can anyone recommend a safe site I could get it from? I'll be looking at a Postscript Type one version I think (Mac OSX)

many thanks

Caroline

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    Oct 26, 2010 2:44 PM UTC

    Effloresce is a free font by a well-known developer, Ray Larabie.

    There is nothing wrong, either legally or technically, with

    downloading and using it.

    It can be freely obtained at Myfonts.com, as well as at almost any of

    the free font sites such as Dafont, 1001freefonts, and a hundred others.

    - Herb

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    Oct 26, 2010 2:45 PM UTC

    Caroline

    You can get it here: http://www.dafont.com/effloresce.font, it's free for commercial use. I think it will be a truetype font (not sure why you would need a type 1 font, they are pretty much dead these days, opentype replacing them.

    Edit: Herb beat me to it!

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    Oct 26, 2010 2:51 PM UTC

    Thanks so much both of you! Just the answers I needed...

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    Oct 26, 2010 3:04 PM UTC

    Caroline, for my small part, you're welcome.

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    Correct answer
    Oct 26, 2010 2:44 PM UTC

    Effloresce is a free font by a well-known developer, Ray Larabie.

    There is nothing wrong, either legally or technically, with

    downloading and using it.

    It can be freely obtained at Myfonts.com, as well as at almost any of

    the free font sites such as Dafont, 1001freefonts, and a hundred others.

    - Herb

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