Choosing an Open Font for Inkscape "Draw Freely".
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
1. We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
My vote! (though it's kinda hipster I guess, maybe it won't age well!)
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html?...
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character
support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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Haha. Nothing wrong with it! Hipster is quite popular at the moment. I've noticed most coffee shops now have menus printed to look like they were drawn on a chalk board. Lol
Thanks for your vote!
-C On 17 Sep 2015 11:14 pm, "Chris Tooley" <euxneks@...155...> wrote:
My vote! (though it's kinda hipster I guess, maybe it won't age well!)
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html?...
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 1:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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That page is almost impossible to use on my mobile phone, but I soldiered on.
Font: Alex Brush looks the best to me. I'd bring it closer to the word Inkscape. On 17 Sep 2015 22:02, "C R" <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character
support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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Sorry about that. It's definitely meant for desktop viewing, and it's just something I threw together at that. :) Glad you were able to cope though, and thanks for the vote! On 18 Sep 2015 7:47 am, "Donn Ingle" <donn.ingle@...155...> wrote:
That page is almost impossible to use on my mobile phone, but I soldiered on.
Font: Alex Brush looks the best to me. I'd bring it closer to the word Inkscape. On 17 Sep 2015 22:02, "C R" <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here. I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character
support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
On 09/22/2015 11:35 AM, C R wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
2
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155... mailto:cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials. TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are. Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote! In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative. Reasons for this are: 1. We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely". Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html <http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html> Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs). To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :) Cheers! -C
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Be sure to observe that there are 2 categories in that SVG page: Hand Written (1-6) and Master Caligraphy (7-12). Due to the layout of that page, some people may have not seen the second group of options which may need some scrolling on the page to be seen.
My vote is #8 :-D
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 3:42 PM, Carl Symons <carlsymons@...155...> wrote:
On 09/22/2015 11:35 AM, C R wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
2
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155... mailto:cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials. TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are. Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote! In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative. Reasons for this are: 1. We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely". Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html <http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html> Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs). To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :) Cheers! -C
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On Tuesday, September 22, 2015 11:42:51 AM Carl Symons wrote:
On 09/22/2015 11:35 AM, C R wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined .svg
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
2
Didn't see the Master Calligraphy samples. Thank you for pointing that out.
change my 2 to any of 7 - 9. Mild preference for 7.
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...
mailto:cajhne@...155...> wrote: Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are. Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote! In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative. Reasons for this are: 1. We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely". Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list .html <http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_lis t.html> Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs). To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :) Cheers! -C
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I definitely go for 7.
It has an open, bouncy, alive feel which is also very readable, and the letters are well balanced. Number 9 is a possibility but it is too much like traditional Copperplate.
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From: C R [mailto:cajhne@...155...] Sent: 23 September, 2015 4:36 AM To: Inkscape User Community Subject: Re: [Inkscape-user] Choosing an Open Font for Inkscape "DrawFreely".
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s vg
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
1. We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character support for other languages.
2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation.
3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees.
4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees.
5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page.
If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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7 is a fav amongst the dev list too. It's a strong contender. Thanks for your votes!
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Kaver <kaver@...2505...> wrote:
I definitely go for 7.
It has an open, bouncy, alive feel which is also very readable, and the letters are well balanced. Number 9 is a possibility but it is too much like traditional Copperplate.
Erik
Erik Halbert
02 4787 6089
kaver@...2505...
*From:* C R [mailto:cajhne@...155...] *Sent:* 23 September, 2015 4:36 AM *To:* Inkscape User Community *Subject:* Re: [Inkscape-user] Choosing an Open Font for Inkscape "DrawFreely".
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra character
support for other languages.
- We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and
we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation.
- We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying
license fees.
- Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying
license fees.
- Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks,
and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page.
If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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I still vote 3 but I'm biased.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:47 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
7 is a fav amongst the dev list too. It's a strong contender. Thanks for your votes!
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Kaver <kaver@...2505...> wrote:
I definitely go for 7.
It has an open, bouncy, alive feel which is also very readable, and the letters are well balanced. Number 9 is a possibility but it is too much like traditional Copperplate.
Erik
Erik Halbert
02 4787 6089
kaver@...2505...
*From:* C R [mailto:cajhne@...155...] *Sent:* 23 September, 2015 4:36 AM *To:* Inkscape User Community *Subject:* Re: [Inkscape-user] Choosing an Open Font for Inkscape "DrawFreely".
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character support for other languages.
- We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees,
and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation.
- We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying
license fees.
- Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying
license fees.
- Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks,
and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page.
If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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I think 7 is the shiznit! Yup.
2015-09-22 14:06 GMT-07:00 Chris Tooley <euxneks@...155...>:
I still vote 3 but I'm biased.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 1:47 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
7 is a fav amongst the dev list too. It's a strong contender. Thanks for your votes!
On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Kaver <kaver@...2505...> wrote:
I definitely go for 7.
It has an open, bouncy, alive feel which is also very readable, and the letters are well balanced. Number 9 is a possibility but it is too much like traditional Copperplate.
Erik
Erik Halbert
02 4787 6089
kaver@...2505...
*From:* C R [mailto:cajhne@...155...] *Sent:* 23 September, 2015 4:36 AM *To:* Inkscape User Community *Subject:* Re: [Inkscape-user] Choosing an Open Font for Inkscape "DrawFreely".
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here.
I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character support for other languages.
- We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees,
and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation.
- We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying
license fees.
- Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying
license fees.
- Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software
rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page.
If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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On Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:35:32 +0100 C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here. I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
Number 9 looks best to me. I like the way the text flows... erm 'freely' :)
I vote number 7. Ron.
On 22 September 2015 19:35:32 BST, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here. I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options
are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial
thread,
I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's
another
opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font
which
we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main
reason
for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the
general
consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to
replace
it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character
support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license
fees, and
we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in
tutorial
videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without
paying
license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software
rocks,
and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the
project's
creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed
of
fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling
out all
the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that
allows
a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts,
and
(up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your
liking (you
can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of
the
page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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7,8 or 9 in that order. 9 is a little too close-packed which could make it hard to read at smaller sizes. 7 uses more "basic" letter shapes that may be less confusing for someone who's not used to reading English script. The separation between the glyphs may also help in that case, though the clash between the "l" and "y" of "Freely" is a little messy.
In all these cases, though, I wonder if the "Inkscape" text should be larger. Surely that's the more important part of the text than the tagline.
Mark
On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 7:25 AM, Ron Crump <ron@...3167...> wrote:
I vote number 7. Ron.
On 22 September 2015 19:35:32 BST, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hey everyone! Okay, all votes are in, so we've narrowed it down to these fonts:
http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape/samples/draw-freely_vote_outlined.s...
Please choose the number (in the upper left corner) of the font(s) you like the best, and reply here. I will tally these votes with the developer votes, and we'll have our new Draw Freely font!
Thanks again for your help and opinions. :)
-C
On Thu, Sep 17, 2015 at 9:01 PM, C R <cajhne@...155...> wrote:
Hello fellow Inkscapeists! I'm C.Rogers, and I'm involved with the official tutorial videos, and some of Inkscape's logo and branding materials.
TLDR: We are voting on an Open Font replacement for the "Draw Freely" Tagline. Jump down to the link and click it to see what the options are.
Since the feedback so far has been good on the dev user-tutorial thread, I'd like to reach everyone I can to make this decision, in case not everyone is paying attention to the video tutorial stuff, so here's another opportunity to vote!
In short: we'd like to replace the "Draw Freely" tagline with a font which we will use as an official font for the Inkscape project. The main reason for this is that the currently used font is proprietary, and the general consensus (via mailing list and #inkscape) is that we'd like to replace it with an open alternative.
Reasons for this are:
- We can not change the font - Thus, we are unable to add extra
character support for other languages. 2. We can not use the font elsewhere without paying more license fees, and we would like to be able to use the same font on the website, in tutorial videos, and other user documentation. 3. We can not distribute the font with Inkscape materials without paying license fees. 4. Our users can't use the font in their own materials without paying license fees. 5. Open fonts rock, in all the same ways that Open Source software rocks, and contributes to creative freedom, which is in line with the project's creedo "Draw Freely".
Thus, I have pillaged Google's collection of fonts which are composed of fonts with the SIL Open Font license, and Apache Licenses, pulling out all the ones that looked scripty/handwritten. I have written a page that allows a preview of each of them along with the Inkscape logo here: http://www.opendesignstudio.org/inkscape /samples/draw_freely_font_list.html
Use keyboard arrow-keys (left and right) to scroll through the fonts, and (up and down) keys to enlarge or decrease the font size to your liking (you can also click a link out of the list on the left to jump to your at-a-glance favs).
To vote on your favourites, just reply to this email with the font name(s), number(s), and/or a copy of the share link at the bottom of the page. If you've already voted, you don't need to again. :)
Cheers!
-C
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7, then 9. Neither are right though, but they have a certain freedom.
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