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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39 
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 06:47 AM
Hi everybody! i'm planning tu record some new surf tracks and want to work on the visual side of my one man band, the Clock Tones, have you got any advices ? i'm looking for "surf looking fonts" (like the Ventures one or similar) and old vintage pictures and all...cheers surf mates! Fred. http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19321 Des Moines, Iowa, USA 
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 07:42 AM
You mean it has come to this? What is the best font for surf? ;) —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
Joined: Mar 05, 2009 Posts: 58 St.Petersburg 
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 07:51 AM
i think, you can try to find something surfy here: welcome to Sloptonia! |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 07:54 AM
Thanx Springo! i'll check it! —http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 5314 the outer banks of north carolina
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 09:12 AM
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 09:22 AM
I'm a fan of dafont.com as well. My suggestion is to go through every font that you can. It is good for a designer to become very familiar with fonts and to have an idea of what is out there. There are maybe 3-5 fonts tied explicitly to surf, but there are hundreds tied to the 60s that would work just as well. So, look into that as well. However, you do have to pay for most fonts. |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:20 AM
+1 on daFont.com. Here's a few more: http://www.fonts500.com/ Ryan |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:26 AM
thanx !!! i'm going to search and i'll tell ya if i find some stuff, i love the "Bewitched" one, look good! —http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:27 AM
Wow! excellent artwork, very psychedelik! http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:31 AM
I wonder...wich ones according to you are really surf looking? —http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:35 AM
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 10:49 AM
Font Dinner is excellent! ahem.... and for free? http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
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Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 11:01 AM
They have some free samples, but the rest will cost a little. Paul |
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Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 671 Winnipeg, Canada 
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 12:05 PM
You should probably read the fine print on those font sites. Often the "free" ones are free for personal use only and if you use it for a CD cover other commercial use you may get a visit from some men in suits. https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=9353f9155b5ff32e14c998495fd00da4&#!/rich.derksen.7 |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 12:47 PM
yes! on Surf Guitar 101 ! http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
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Joined: Sep 01, 2008 Posts: 113 Bariloche, Patagonia, Argentina 
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Posted on Jun 17 2009 01:35 PM
i think House Ind. is the best website for what you are looking for. —Guitar Player in Nahuelaizers |
Joined: Jan 06, 2008 Posts: 163 Canberra, Australia |
Posted on Jun 17 2009 05:06 PM
Not arguing with what you are saying when it's about newly created fonts, but some of the fonts that you now supposedly have to pay for used to be standard in Microsoft Word - I have Office 2000 and fonts like "Matisse ITC" and "Alien Encounter" to name but a few were freely available, but in the newer versions of Office they are not there, so how does that work? Would I get in trouble for using a font that came with my software? Also check this out http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/adobe/times-new-roman/ These people want you to pay for Times New Roman!! Maybe I'm not understanding how the copyright works in this situation but the "men in suits" would be hell busy knocking on the door of everyone that's used Times New Roman in artwork?? — |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Jun 18 2009 01:55 AM
House is excellent. Except they have been used a lot, especially the older surf looking ones. Consider drawing them yourself, like Griffin and Severson did. —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. |
Joined: Jan 09, 2008 Posts: 473 Sackville, New Brunswick
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Posted on Jun 23 2009 11:51 PM
I went looking for a few free fonts to put on a label for a mix CD a while ago, and some of these might be of interest: Action Is - "Pink Panther" / "Austin Powers" sort of look, but no lower case. Most of them came from dafonts.com, I believe. For '60s/psychedelic themes - http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=103 A few in the dafont.com Retro collection look like chrome automotive lettering, for a hotrod look. Brush Script - looks somewhat like the Fender logo, particularly the "F". Not sure where I found that. It might even have come with the system software installer CD. —I'm not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing. |
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Joined: Jun 10, 2009 Posts: 39
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Posted on Jun 24 2009 12:55 AM
Wow! this is exhaustive! well referenced and thank you so much for that! i tried to find some stuff and retro fonts, but now your post will help me! merci !!! Fred. http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/2404628/1132668/Artist/1132668/Artist/link |
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