Monday, August 26, 2013

24 Famous Fonts You Can Download

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24 Famous Fonts You Can Download for Free

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    1. Waltograph

    If this famous script doesn't give you the warm fuzzies, see a doctor immediately.
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    2. Loki Cola

    Re-create one of the most iconic brands in the world with this famous script. You'll have to hack the small hyphen — it's not included in the character map.
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    3. Back to the Future

    This download has all the elements you need to build the iconic logo (including the arrows and characters that lilt in both directions). However, you'll have to get clever with gradients and skewing if you really want to nail the movie poster look.
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    4. Calvin and Hobbes

    "It's a magical world, Hobbes ol' buddy. Let's go exploring!"
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    5. United States

    Don't spend it all in one place.
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    6. Corleone

    At a cost of zero, urbanfonts.com makes an offer you can't refuse.
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    7. PEZ Font

    Because who doesn't like eating chalky pellets dispensed from Tweety Bird's neck?
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    8. Dummies

    We've got plenty of uses for this one.
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    9. Final Fantasy

    You know, for your video game fan fiction.
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    10. Blade Runner

    This title font is true to the 1982 cult sci-fi classic.
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    11. Fortune Wheel

    The aesthetics of the long-running game show haven't changed much since the '70s.
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    12. Harry P

    Even Muggles can use this magical font. Check out Lumos for an approximation of the subtitle text.
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    13. Men In Blue

    The often overlooked tech company has an instantly recognizable logo.
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    14. Jurassic Park

    Hold on to your butts.
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    15. Peanuts

    The handwritten dialog of Charles Schultz's beloved characters is approximated here.
    Also, check out the minimalist wallpaper "Charlie's Shirt."
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    16. Pricedown

    The actual retail price of this font is ... zero!
    And it is absolutely spot-on. You'll have to find the curly dollar sign elsewhere, though.
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    17. Rebuffed

    In my day, teenagers would slay vampires, not get all mushy with them.
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    18. Rolling Rocker

    A reasonable approximation of the venerable music mag. Crazy tongue sold separately.
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    19. Star Jedi

    No list of famous fonts would be complete without this essential typeface. This version isn't perfect, but it'll fool most amateur nerds.
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    20. Tommy Hilfiger

    Close examination will reveal the flaws in this look-alike, but it's passable for parody.
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    21. Terminator

    If you love time-traveling cyborgs with an Austrian accent, you'll love this font.
    The kerning gets funky around the A, but we can live with it.
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    22. Yahoo

    You know a website is exciting when there's an exclamation mark in its name!
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    23. Twilight: New Moon

    On second thought, just skip this one.
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    24. Bootle

    Some indie band.
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BY MATT SILVERMAN
Whether you're drafting an homage or a parody, nothing clinches a concept like the perfect font. Many brands, movies and entertainment properties utilize custom typography, but the web has gone to great lengths to capture the art of these letters. The results are impressive, and often free for non-commercial use.
SEE ALSO: 20 Minimalist Backgrounds for a Simpler Desktop
We've selected a handful that you should add to your typographic arsenal. The illustrations above utilize the downloaded files.
Got any favorites that we missed? Share the love in the comments.
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