Yacht name

[rogerthebodger]

I am looking to print a full size test sample of the proposed name for my new boat so I can check the visual effect.

Does any one know of a downloadable program with various fonts that I could print a full side banner of the proposed name so I could tape it to the boat to check the visual effect

 

[demonboy]

If each letter is not going to be bigger than A4 then why not just use OpenOffice or Word to print out each letter on an A4 sheet and cut out accordingly?

For (free) fonts visit www.1001fonts.com or www.dafont.com.

 

[AIDY]

I've just used MS word before. if i didn't have the correct font i found it on the web and downloaded it.....

I only had a a4 printer and wanted the font bigger so enlarged it on a photocopier

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

I did similar to Aidy and Demon. Computer fonts and then a photocopier to make up a 'model' to try it out on the boat.

 

[sarabande]

if you have a lateral photo of the boat, why not put it up on one of the free or cheap graphics programs, and overlay the photo ("layers") with the name in various fonts, so that you can visualise it.

Quicker, cheaper, and can test large numbers of typefaces (not fonts /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif ) more easily than sticking bits of paper on the boat.

 

[ditchcrawler]

Try www.yachtdodgers.com & go to the boat names section.This shows you fonts & colours of the name chosen

 

[st599]

http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/

 

[boatbuilder]

Is there a program that lets you generate an alphabet from a well known brand name,ie. carlesberg.

 

[Csail]

Easiest way is borrow a projector and after dark project the immage.

 

[sarabande]

here @
http://www.identifont.com/identify.html

or here

http://ilovetypography.com/2007/08/19/identify-that-font/

When you have found the typeface you want, then you have to find/buy the software. Some typefaces are highly protected by trade mark /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[charles_reed]

Any word processor - MS Word, Open Office, etc etc.

You've probably got it on your computer. The limiting factor is your printer!!!

 

[Cliveshep]

MS Publisher which is bundled with Office Pro 2003 onwards.

 

[Bejasus]

try HERE. It is for boats and you can play with it to your hearts content.

 

[Amulet]

NB fonts do not scale infinitely and still look good. So a font designed for normal print say up to 24 points will look awful if you make it a foot high. There are fonts which are designed for big size.

Much of the problem is letter spacing. This means that, if you do blow up an everyday font, you can improve it by "kerning" which means adjusting the space between letters. For example if you have say "AV" as consecutive letters, the diagonal gutter between the letters will look much too big on a font blown up from a normal type size.

My local signmaking company was perfectly happy to show me mockups and then they computer cut a sticky stencil for the one we agreed upon, all for a pretty modest fee - so long ago I can't remember how much. I used the stencil to paint the name, and it was really good.

 

[sarabande]

re boat name site.

Thats really good. Bookmarked for future use. thanks Bejasus

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