How are fonts sold?
You may purchase fonts as single weights (individual fonts), per family or entire CD collections. Currently, only CD collections can be purchase online. Feel free to contact our friendly staff to purchase single fonts and font families or browse through our font collection here.
(Exception: Single weight font sales are not possible for Fontfont Products)

Are the font CDs compatible with Macintosh or Windows system?
Yes, they are cross-platform, while some CDs are multi-platform.
Important: You must specify the system you’re using and the format you require when purchasing (PostScript or TrueType).

PostScript vs. TrueType. What’s the Difference?

Postscript Type 1 fonts are the industry standard and every typeface we sell is available in this format. Postscript typefaces are optimal for high resolution production because the character shapes remain preserved no matter what resolution or size you are printing to. TrueType fonts, on the other hand were developed for office use only, and cannot be effectively printed at higher than 1200 dpi. (Colour separation, by the way, is achieved at 2400 dpi or higher.)
In order to use postscript fonts, users must have Adobe Type Manager installed. While it is unusual for Mac users not to have ATM, Windows users should check for the correct version of Adobe Type Manager in their system.
While practically all Postscript typefaces are available in both Macintosh and PC formats, this is not the case for TrueType. In situations where installing ATM is not an option, alt.TYPE can usually provide a custom conversion from Postscript type to TrueType format for a small fee.

How do I differentiate which of my fonts are PostScript and which are TrueType?
TrueType fonts contain one file with the suffix .ttf. while for PostScript fonts there are 3 files with the suffixes .pfb, .afm and .inf.

What is the difference between ordering different weights of a font and just ordering the regular weight and pressing the 'Bold' and 'Italic'?
When you buy just one weight of a font and use the commands for bold, italic and bold italic in your word processor, you may or may not notice a difference on your screen. If you do notice a difference, it is because your word processor electronically altered the appearance of your font to look like a bold, italic or bold italic weight. The appearance of such electronically altered fonts, both on the screen and on a printout, can vary, and some printers will not print them at all. When you buy the bold, italic and bold italic weights of a font, you are buying the versions which have been designed, constructed and mastered to best work with the regular weight, both on screen and on printouts.

Technical Questions (Fonts)
How do I install my fonts?
PostScript fonts
TrueType fonts

Important: Open fonts in a single format only, PostScript or TrueType
To install PostScript fonts on the Macintosh:
i Drag all font file icons from the Font Disc to the System Folder on your hard disc.
ii The Apple operating system knows automatically to place these font files in the “Fonts” subfolder and will inform you.
iii Click “OK” to complete installation.

Important: Adobe Type Manager (ATM®) is required to use Postscript® fonts on both Mac or PC (see below for your free download courtesy of Adobe)

To install PostScript fonts for Windows:
i Ensure that you have Adobe Type Manager installed (ATM®). If you don’t, download it from the link below).
ii Open the "ATM Control Panel".
iii Select "add fonts".
iv In the dialog window select the drive and directory with the fonts you want
to install.
V Select the fonts you want to install and click "add".
vi Close the ATM control panel when you have installed all your fonts.

The newly installed fonts are ready for use in all application programs.

NB. Do ensure you make a backup copy of the font disc and keep the original in a safe place.

Adobe Type Manager (ATM®)
ATM comes in two flavours: Light and Deluxe.
Most Macintoshes come with the light version already installed, so check to see if you already have ATM on your computer (it's usually in the control panel) before trying to load the version below.

The light version of ATM is adequate if you just want the ability to use Postscript fonts on your computer, while the deluxe version is a powerful font management program and can be used if you are using many fonts and often change the typefaces you want available in other programs.
DOWNLOAD ATM LIGHT HERE:

ATM Light 4.6.2 for Macintosh
ATM Light 4.1 for Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP*
* Windows 2000 natively supports Postscript fonts and therefore does not require ATM.

You can, however, still install ATM Light on your Windows 2000 machine so that you can print to a non-Postscript printer.
To install TrueType fonts on the Macintosh:
i Drag all font file icons from the Font Disc to the System Folder on your hard disc.
ii The Apple operating system knows automatically to place these font files in the “Fonts” subfolder and will inform you.
iii Click “OK” to complete installation.

Warning: Do not copy TrueType fonts into the same folder as your PostScript fonts. Copy them in a separate folder.

To install TrueType fonts on the PC:
i Open your control panel and double-click on the Font Folder.
ii Under “File”, select “Add Fonts” or “Install New Font”.
iii Select the drive and directory where the fonts you want to install are.
iv Select the fonts you would like to install and click "add".
v Do not forget to restart your machine after installation is complete.

I’ve been trying to load my PostScript fonts onto my system but my computer just doesn't seem to recognize them when installing.
There's a good chance you are trying to load Postscript fonts on a computer without ATM. Fear not though, just download the ATM that corresponds to your operating system below and install according to the included instructions (ATM manual requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

DOWNLOAD ATM LIGHT HERE:

ATM Light 4.6.2 for Macintosh
ATM Light 4.1 for Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP*