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frankp1
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May 5, 2009
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Using and modifying fonts in Logo design

  • May 5, 2009
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Hi All,

Been looking for information on using and modifying fonts in logo designs and have been finding conflicting messages.

I'm interested in the following questions in general, but if anyone has specific info on ITC fonts that would be appreciated too:

  1. Does the usage of a font in a logo depend on the licence from the foundry or is there a legal coverage for this use in general?
  2. Is it allowable to create outlines using a font as a base and then modify the letterforms to create a lettermark?

Any hints, tips and feedback on the above, or in fact anything related to the above questions would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks,

Frank

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    Dov Isaacs
    Dov Isaacs
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    May 5, 2009

    Your rights and privileges for usage of any particular font from any particular font foundry or supplier depends on the End User License Agreement (EULA) applicable to the specific font. There are no generalizations that you can rely on. With relationship to ITC fonts, what you can do with them really depends on who you source the fonts from.

              - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    frankp1Author
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    May 5, 2009

    Thanks Dov, much appreciated.

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