Font used for CT/MT logo?

[Cymew]

I was thinking about doing my own Traveler PC sheet, and wondered if anyone know what fonts was used for the LBB or the MT rules? The word "Traveller" in the right font would feel so, appropriate, somehow.

 

[Andrew Boulton]

Optima.

 

[Cymew]

Thanks! Is it ct or mt?

 

[Andrew Boulton]

CT. MT is similar, but I'd have to check what it really is.

 

[Cymew]

Now, if I just could find that site where you could answer a bunch of questions about a font, and thus served a free font that matched the commercial font you can't afford (like e.g. Optima)

 

[Border Reiver]

Is it commercial? Is there anything to stop me e-mailing the file to to you?

It comes as standard on a Mac.

 

[Cymew]

Dang, I found it, but didn't remember what it did. Where do I find a free Optima look-a-like?

 

[Cymew]

Border Reiver,

I have no idea if there's anything stopping you, but it seems to cost money when I google it up on the web.

I would like to use it, and I'm not going to sell my sheet or anything...

 

[Andrew Boulton]

JDG has a copy here:

http://visionforgestudios.com/jesse/traveller/resources/index.htm

www.identifont.com is the identifier site.

 

[Cymew]

Most excellent!!

Identifont was that site, yes.

Now if I just had the MT font as well...

 

[Andrew Boulton]

MT looks like Globe Gothic.

 

[Cymew]

Do you happen to know any place I can download it, or a look-a-like for free?

The world of fonts online is just a mess. I mean, almost every place with free fonts have them sorted by category! And I mean stupid categories like "western", "handwriting" and similar. What a mess.

 

[Cymew]

This is starting to be frustrating. Every damn site that claims to have fonts for free also links to that site I now have learnt to hate, www.fonts.com, which *sells* fonts. Sell all you like, but it totally ruins all my search results!

*sigh*

Keep googling...

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

Optima also has a variant known as "Eterna" I have seen every now and then. The only difference seems to be the name...

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

you should try Pizzadude , or 1001fonts.com, they are totally free. Also googling "Alien Fonts" gets some good results...

 

[Cymew]

Variants are good. It makes it easier to find!

Pizzadude and those alien fonts aren't very usable. Well, not any serious typesetting anyway. It's just goofy fonts.

 

[The Hinterworlds Rambler]

right. but i use them for alien writings on objects/hulls etc.

 

[Cymew]

Surely very useful, but not really what I asked for.

Thanks for the links, though.