If you don't want to pay for Helvetica and can't stand Arial, there are some other free alternatives that come closer.
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/602/visually-similar-alternatives-to-helvetica On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 10:34 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain ([email protected]) <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert Lauriston wrote: >> Helvetica Standard Full Family is $360 for five computers. Single fonts are >> $29. adobe.com has PDFs showing which glyphs each font includes. >> http://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store/html/index.cfm?store=OLS-US&event=displayFontPackage&code=1767 > > Yeah. I saw that ... as well as the Adobe Helvetica Neue package at over $900 > in the link I sent in my other post. > > And, Helvetica is even more expensive at the Linotype web site. Depending on > whether you want PS or TT internals, the prices go from $9 to $35 per font > ... adding up in a hurry! > > That is just too expensive for just one font (well ... one font family is > more accurate) for my desire to update the font. That is why I asked about > not "having to pay an arm and a leg". :) > > Z > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain > ([email protected]) <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mike Wickham said: >> >> … Helvetica from your computer-- or replace it with the OpenType version. >> >> I am curious as to how to get hold of [newer] OTF versions of >> Helvetica (and some other old Adobe fonts that I use – like Caslon >> Expert) without having to pay an arm and a leg for it. As I recall, >> these fonts (with all variants) are darn expensive. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
