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Offline Frog

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this should be an easy one...
« on: May 14, 2015, 03:35:27 PM »
...but I'm a dumbass
It's that "R" that makes it it.
(That upside down "V" is kinda cool)
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2015, 12:14:08 PM »
I suggest "Minion Pro", but you have to erase the cross bar on the "A".
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2015, 12:24:02 PM »
Cool thanks. I did notice that in some fonts, the "V" is wider than the "A" so just flipping it doesn't work.
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2015, 05:49:18 PM »
Cool thanks. I did notice that in some fonts, the "V" is wider than the "A" so just flipping it doesn't work.

actually, in this font I just flip the "V"
thanks again
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2015, 07:56:38 PM »
Andy, have you tried the free download of Find My Font? I got it a couple of weeks ago after I read about it in a post (I think it was yours...) and I'm amazed at how well it works. Unlike What the Font, it will provide links to all the similar (or identical) fonts it can find online, and specifies whether each one is a commercial or free font, AND it will also find all the fonts that you have installed on your computer that are similar (or identical.)

I've already used the program numerous times. I think the free version expires after awhile, but if the purchase price is reasonable I'm planning to buy it.

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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2015, 08:12:24 PM »
Andy, have you tried the free download of Find My Font? I got it a couple of weeks ago after I read about it in a post (I think it was yours...) and I'm amazed at how well it works. Unlike What the Font, it will provide links to all the similar (or identical) fonts it can find online, and specifies whether each one is a commercial or free font, AND it will also find all the fonts that you have installed on your computer that are similar (or identical.)

I've already used the program numerous times. I think the free version expires after awhile, but if the purchase price is reasonable I'm planning to buy it.


$50
So, we'll expect you to be answering more of these queries in the future.
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For those who are interested in what Rip's talking about, it's http://www.findmyfont.com/index.php/download/download-free-edition
The commercial version you'll need after 30 days is, like I said, $50
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2015, 08:24:17 PM »
$50 is a little steep (for some reason I couldn't find the price on the website...) The What the Font forum has guys that will usually identify fonts immediately, no matter how obscure they are. Then you need to do the work of trying to find a free version or an acceptable substitute, but it can be done with a little effort.

Find My Font is very convenient...but I don't know if I'll spend $50 on it to save myself a little research here and there.
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2015, 08:29:50 PM »
Check out this website: http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/fonts/a/lookalikefonts.htm

If you know the name of a commercial font it will give you a list of substitute fonts that you can download free.
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Re: this should be an easy one...
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2015, 10:58:41 PM »
There are a couple of tweaks I applied to the jpg. to help in identification.  As presented, it was too pale or light to be able to highlight specific letters so I opened it in PS and performed a color replacement to make the letters black and also upped the resolution. THEN find my font was able to work.
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