Comments on: Hack Attack : Find The Font Used In An Image http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/ The Best Apps of the World Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: [G]orgeous http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24751 [G]orgeous Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:07:22 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24751 Hello Karthik, A while back you posted about how to download your favourite songs using Google without the need of third-party P2P applications. I often use www.MyFonts.com (*WhatTheFont?!" is associated with it) to grab the file name of the font, and using your Google hack, I replace "mp3 OR ogg OR wav OR wma" with "ttf OR afm OR afp" and put the file name of the font, it will do pretty much the same -- look up for the font in some sites' apache directory listings -- some fonts may not be found in that way, but a good amount of them should. And please, Mr. Karthik, I would love you to contact me by e-mail (my e-mail has been attached to this post privately) about something I would love to discuss with you. Hello Karthik,
A while back you posted about how to download your favourite songs using Google without the need of third-party P2P applications. I often use http://www.MyFonts.com (*WhatTheFont?!” is associated with it) to grab the file name of the font, and using your Google hack, I replace “mp3 OR ogg OR wav OR wma” with “ttf OR afm OR afp” and put the file name of the font, it will do pretty much the same — look up for the font in some sites’ apache directory listings — some fonts may not be found in that way, but a good amount of them should. And please, Mr. Karthik, I would love you to contact me by e-mail (my e-mail has been attached to this post privately) about something I would love to discuss with you.

]]> By: FireFox http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24318 FireFox Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:34:09 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24318 Why isn't Comic Sans in the list ;) (I hate that font) Why isn’t Comic Sans in the list ;) (I hate that font)

]]> By: Karthik Kastury http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24284 Karthik Kastury Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:03:03 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24284 @Jan, Thanks for the link, some of the best fonts are there.. @Mike Ryan, Nice to see your comment after a long time. I didn't know that Corel Draw had whatthefont integrated into it.. Nice find.. :) @Jan, Thanks for the link, some of the best fonts are there..

@Mike Ryan, Nice to see your comment after a long time. I didn’t know that Corel Draw had whatthefont integrated into it.. Nice find.. :)

]]> By: Jan http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24280 Jan Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:48:40 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24280 Addition: The ranking is based on the following factors: Sales: 40 % historical significance: 30% Aesthetics: 30% Based on these factors, you can't really go wrong with one of those 100 fonts. Addition:

The ranking is based on the following factors:

Sales: 40 %
historical significance: 30%
Aesthetics: 30%

Based on these factors, you can’t really go wrong with one of those 100 fonts.

]]> By: Jan http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24279 Jan Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:42:17 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24279 If you're interested in finding really good fonts, you should take a look at this: Most commercial banners are using the same set of fonts, a list of the "best" fonts can be found here: http://www.100besteschriften.de/ It's in german, but you should be able to get enough information from there. The fonts being ranked there are those which are used most often, due to their quality and aesthetics, as well due to traditional reasons (books are mostly set in Dante, Palatino, Baskerville or Garamond for example). Hope that helps! If you’re interested in finding really good fonts, you should take a look at this:

Most commercial banners are using the same set of fonts, a list of the “best” fonts can be found here:

http://www.100besteschriften.de/

It’s in german, but you should be able to get enough information from there.

The fonts being ranked there are those which are used most often, due to their quality and aesthetics, as well due to traditional reasons (books are mostly set in Dante, Palatino, Baskerville or Garamond for example).

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Roger http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24273 Roger Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:18:01 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24273 Wow this is really cool. Always wondered which fonts are being used by severeal commercial banners. Wow this is really cool. Always wondered which fonts are being used by severeal commercial banners.

]]> By: FireFox http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24253 FireFox Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:48:37 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24253 Wow that collection of Bizz Cards is Impressive ! Wow that collection of Bizz Cards is Impressive !

]]> By: Mike Ryan http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24215 Mike Ryan Sat, 31 May 2008 22:36:28 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24215 Nice find, but I have been using this for a while now. You should mention that Corel Draw X4 has WhatTheFont?! built into it ;) Nice find, but I have been using this for a while now. You should mention that Corel Draw X4 has WhatTheFont?! built into it ;)

]]> By: Jan http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24192 Jan Sat, 31 May 2008 19:02:04 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24192 Hi there, I really love your blog and everything, but this is rather old news. WhatTheFont.com has been around there for quite a while now. (See Copyright © 1999–2008 Bitstream) I must warn you that their search engine still has a lot of problems finding the right font - sometimes the displayed font is pretty easy to identify (for someone used to working with typography everyday), but the engine can't find it. I hope they keep working on improvements, but it doesn't seem like that. It has the same problems it had 2 years ago when I first tested it. "In my opinion an option to download the fonts for free would be nice too." That is impossible if the font you're looking for is a commercial one. Furthermore, there is a huge difference in quality compared to most free fonts. But that is another topic... Excuse my bad english, and good luck with your business cards! Maybe you can find some inspiration here: http://creativebits.org/cool_business_card_designs Keep up the good work. Hi there, I really love your blog and everything, but this is rather old news. WhatTheFont.com has been around there for quite a while now. (See Copyright © 1999–2008 Bitstream)

I must warn you that their search engine still has a lot of problems finding the right font – sometimes the displayed font is pretty easy to identify (for someone used to working with typography everyday), but the engine can’t find it. I hope they keep working on improvements, but it doesn’t seem like that. It has the same problems it had 2 years ago when I first tested it.

“In my opinion an option to download the fonts for free would be nice too.”
That is impossible if the font you’re looking for is a commercial one. Furthermore, there is a huge difference in quality compared to most free fonts. But that is another topic…

Excuse my bad english, and good luck with your business cards!
Maybe you can find some inspiration here: http://creativebits.org/cool_business_card_designs

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: IanG http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/comment-page-1/#comment-24190 IanG Sat, 31 May 2008 18:24:58 +0000 http://dailyapps.net/2008/05/hack-attack-find-the-font-used-in-an-image/#comment-24190 Nice Find. Nice Find.

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