Can I use your freeware fonts to design my home page?
Of Course! and any other personal use is fine. For commercial use please read the terms of use.

I want to use one of your fonts in a commercial design. Do I need to purchase a license?
Please read the terms of use for information. If you are doing something small time and independent I really don't consider that as commercial. For instance if you printed up 20 zines or made a flyer for the school fundraiser. Just promise that if you do use one of my free fonts in a commercial design that you will buy one of my commercial fonts. DO NOT! redistribute them, or put them on a compilation disk or cdrom. Please contact me for more info and specific questions.

May I create digital scrapbooking alphabets with your fonts and resale them?
You're allowed to create word art (phrases) only. A collection of letters is not allowed. The picture fonts can't be made into clipart for resell.

Can I put your font files up for download on my font archive site?
Well, not all of them, 20% of the total amount of fonts I have is fair. The reason that I don't let archive sites have all of my fonts is simple. Why would anyone visit my site? Please link me if you do!

Starting 2008 all new freeware fonts will remain exclusive to bvfonts.com for one year after the release date. That means that a font released on 4/1/2008 would not be allowed on other archive sites until 4/1/2009. Check the details page of each font for release dates.

What is an opentype font?
An opentype font is a new font format created by Adobe and Microsoft with tons of fun features like instant ligatures, contextual alternates, small caps, oldstyle numerals, etc. That doesn't mean that an opentype font has to have those features to be considered opentype. Also an opentype can be truetype or postscript. It's easy to confuse opentype with the different outline styles, truetype and postscript. A truetype opentype font will have a .ttf extension and a postscript opentype font will have a .otf extension. The same opentype font file used on windows can also be used on a macintosh and the other way around. Opentype must be supported in the program your using. Opentype is currently supported in a small amount of programs like Adobe Illustrator CS and InDesign. That list is expected to grow and opentype will become the standard.

I have downloaded your fonts, now how do I make them work?
If you are using Windows:
First unzip them using an unzipping program go here to get one.
Next you will have to install them:
Press the Start button>
Settings>
Control Panel>
Fonts Folder Icon>
File>
Install New Font>
Find the folder you unzipped your font into.
Select the font and press OK

If you are using a Macintosh:
First you must unstuff the fonts go here for more information or to get the latest unstuffing program wich you must use on most of my fonts or they will not unstuff.
After you have expanded or unstuffed them just drop them into your fonts folder.


The Mac files aren't unstuffing correctly. What do I do?
Please go here and download the latest version of Expander.Your version is outdated.

How do you make your fonts?
I make my fonts using Adobe Illustrator CS, Fontlab ink, pens, brushes, paper and various other tools.

I didn't find the answer to my question here, how can I get an answer?
Email me and I will be happy to find an answer.



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