Is this for real?

adnix11 December 2006 · 17:47

I was searching for an Opentype version of Today Sans Serif on google and came across a link for a cheapy font package for $19.95 that contained a few well known fonts that a single weight sell for much more. What is weird is that in the description for the font, they list that they have permission from the foundry/designer. One was Eagle by Font Bureau and another was Coquette by Mark Simonson. I don’t want to post a link, lest it is an illegal package, but I’ll use oh-so-clever type code: the name is not “descender” but rather “__cender”.

So, what’s the story?

Conor Nolan11 December 2006 · 18:00

Looks dodgy, seems legit. Not who I’d prefer to give my money to though.

paul d hunt11 December 2006 · 18:20

Ascender Corp is legit.
Here’s the news release for this package:
http://typophile.com/node/15111

blank11 December 2006 · 18:46

$19.99... that’s a steal.

Patricia Fabricant11 December 2006 · 19:15

OK but when I go to Google and type in ’Today’ and ’Coquette’ I get call girl services. What’s the link?

paul d hunt11 December 2006 · 19:26

Ascender Creativity Font Pack

Mark Simonson11 December 2006 · 19:35

OK but when I go to Google and type in ‘Today’ and ‘Coquette’ I get call girl services.

Well, what did you expect? :-)

The collection is completely legit. It’s a nice beginner’s collection. If you decide you don’t really like type after all, you’re not out much.

Chris Lozos11 December 2006 · 20:06

“OK but when I go to Google and type in ‘Today’ and ‘Coquette’ I get call girl services.”

ROFL!!!!

ChrisL

aluminum12 December 2006 · 06:25

In addition to the list of free fonts, we should start a list of decent ’starter packs’ (unless there already is a list, of course...)

Chris Rugen12 December 2006 · 06:54

The pack is a fantastic deal for the price, but it runs an installer that requires you to log out after it completes. What is this, Windows? Very annoying for those of use who’d rather manage our own font libraries. But still, a great deal for those looking to fill out their fledgling libraries.

Tiffany Wardle12 December 2006 · 09:52

Darrell that is a great idea, why don’t you start a wiki page?

aluminum12 December 2006 · 12:49

Let’s give it a try... Font Starter Packs

...well, that worked, though Definition Lists aren’t terribly stylish in the Wiki. Someone else please feel free to add to that/tweak the formatting.

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