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@Grey
2006-11-26 08:59:32
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham
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@Terry D
2006-11-26 11:03:06
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

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@Rowley
2006-11-26 14:33:08
Nice link - thanks

Martin

Terry D wrote:
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

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@Grey
2006-11-26 20:08:41
"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

Wow. I'm always on the lookout for the more unusual font. Page bookmarked! However - that wasn't it. Dummies books have two fonts, subject and title. Its the other one I'm after (although that one did help), possibly should have made myself a bit clearer. Is there an easy way to download all of them from that site at once?

Graham
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@Terry D
2006-11-29 08:33:47
Grey wrote:
"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

Wow. I'm always on the lookout for the more unusual font. Page bookmarked! However - that wasn't it. Dummies books have two fonts, subject and title. Its the other one I'm after (although that one did help), possibly should have made myself a bit clearer. Is there an easy way to download all of them from that site at once?
Graham

No ideas on the other font. I do however think that sales of this series of books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped. I wouldn't dream of buying one and admitting that I'm a 'Dummie' (which I'm not !).

Terry D.

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@Voivod
2006-11-29 09:25:49
On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:33:47 GMT, "Terry D"
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No ideas on the other font. I do however think that sales of this series of books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped. I wouldn't dream of buying one and admitting that I'm a 'Dummie' (which I'm not !).

Only a dummy would think to remove a word from a title of book series that's sold more than a hundred million copies... BRAVO! Brilliant! You'd remove the golden arches from McDonalds because they look vaguely like a set of tits....wouldn't you?
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@bazwillrunRemovethecrap
2006-11-29 09:32:07
"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

Wow. I'm always on the lookout for the more unusual font. Page bookmarked! However - that wasn't it. Dummies books have two fonts, subject and title. Its the other one I'm after (although that one did help), possibly should have made myself a bit clearer. Is there an easy way to download all of them from that site at once?
Graham

No ideas on the other font. I do however think that sales of this series of
books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped. I wouldn't dream of
buying one and admitting that I'm a 'Dummie' (which I'm not !).
Terry D.

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"I do however think that sales of this series of books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped" !!!!

Luckily for them you arent in charge of their marketing campaign then ! thats presicely why they do so well, most other publishers would do anything to get even 10% of the sales these guys make. !!!
The word Dummies is used and taken tongue in cheek.
Its a shame a lot of other publications dont adopt the same approach. The people that buy their books want something that assumes they no diddely about the subject, unlike a lot of other so called "beginner" books that say "do this and then do that" assuming you already know what this or that is.
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@Rob
2006-11-29 12:22:54
Voivod wrote:

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:33:47 GMT, "Terry D"
scribbled:

No ideas on the other font. I do however think that sales of this series of books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped. I wouldn't dream of buying one and admitting that I'm a 'Dummie' (which I'm not !).

Only a dummy would think to remove a word from a title of book series that's sold more than a hundred million copies... BRAVO! Brilliant! You'd remove the golden arches from McDonalds because they look vaguely like a set of tits....wouldn't you?

Bit droopy tho.
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@steph
2006-12-21 04:03:35
heres a handy site i use frequently: www.whatthefont.com - all you need to do is upload a clear image of a number of letters in the required font, to their specs, and it will search the database to come up with as many close matches as it can

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"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
"Terry D" wrote in message
Grey wrote:
I am making a spoof "...for dummies" book cover for an office gag. Anyone know the name of the title font?

Graham

Have a look at

http://www.typenow.net/themed.htm

Font no. 255

Terry D.

Wow. I'm always on the lookout for the more unusual font. Page bookmarked! However - that wasn't it. Dummies books have two fonts, subject and title. Its the other one I'm after (although that one did help), possibly should have made myself a bit clearer. Is there an easy way to download all of them from that site at once?
Graham

No ideas on the other font. I do however think that sales of this series of
books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped. I wouldn't dream of
buying one and admitting that I'm a 'Dummie' (which I'm not !).
Terry D.

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"I do however think that sales of this series of books would increase if the word 'Dummies' was dropped" !!!!

Luckily for them you arent in charge of their marketing campaign then ! thats presicely why they do so well, most other publishers would do anything to get even 10% of the sales these guys make. !!! The word Dummies is used and taken tongue in cheek.
Its a shame a lot of other publications dont adopt the same approach. The people that buy their books want something that assumes they no diddely about the subject, unlike a lot of other so called "beginner" books that say "do this and then do that" assuming you already know what this or that is.
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