With literally thousands of fonts now available for download, it's no wonder that nearly every designer needs a system for managing them. In Font Management, Ted LoCascio discusses various font types, where to download both free and for-purchase fonts online, and how to manually manage fonts on both the Mac and Windows platforms. He also profiles a number of third-party font management applications, including Suitcase, FontAgent Pro, Font Book, Font Reserve, and Linotype FontExplorer, and explains how to handle fonts for print output and electronic distribution.Topics Include:
- Defining font types
- Purchasing fonts online
- Managing fonts in Mac OS X
- Managing fonts in Windows XP
- Understanding Mac and Windows font
- management tools
- Collecting fonts for output
- Embedding fonts in a document
