Typophile

When to give a typeface

cdigi

Hi, I tried to look in archive re this. Sorry if redundant.

I designed a logo and supplied it in svg, pdf, jpeg, png (typefaces outlined).

The client sent it to a freelance prototype engineer who contacted me for the font. I explained that the font was altered, creating custom logo and outlined -so having the font won’t help. His response:

“Okay,
If you are not willing to send me the TFF file for this font I am going to have to go buy it for $106. I am not going to do this to use it just one time. I am not going to redraw it line by line either. You used it on your design so it would be nice to use it on the product. Give me a break here…”

(the font is actually $45)
Bottom line: Is it custom to also include the font when supplying a logo to client?

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mg

You probably have no right to redistribute the font you used, except if it has a permissive licence.
If they want to use it, they have to licence (read buy) it.

Simon T Bramley

I had a similar problem regarding the font with a local printer - check the responses to my problem here;

http://typophile.com/node/47361

Bottom line - Don’t take any s**t from this guy.

JH

Si_Daniels

I would buy an additional license, pass the font onto the engineer, and charge the client $100. $40 for the font, and $60 as your font licensing consultancy fee.

Göran Söderström

Come on, what is he stupid?!

He doesnt need the font if you send him the outline logotype :)

Provide him with different formats, AI, EPS, PDF and some Windows vector formats. If he cant use any of them, then he probably shouldnt work with this anyhow.

cdigi

Thanks very much for the responses! Extremely helpful and validates my thoughts from the start.

I do think I will include a line in all estimates re “fonts not included...”

Thanks again,

C

Florian Hardwig

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