And no, there isn't just one single standard Helvetica Neue anymore, there is the original Neue Helvetica from Linotype I posted in the very first reply.
#Helvetica neue light ltstd install#
Did the files you downloaded include fonts or not? If they did then you just need to install them and use them, if they did not you need to ask them for the fonts so you can finish the project. If they forgot to include a set of photographs would joaogdesigner then be responsible for reshooting? More than likely he would notify them that some critical elements of the project were missing.Īllowing another designer access to fonts for the same projects and packaging fonts with projects are both perfectly acceptable.
#Helvetica neue light ltstd for free#
and - There are about 5 billion versions of every font made by random people available for free and then there are the originals, crafted by the foundry. If you want the real Helvetica Neue you can get directly from the foundry that created it. They probably just forgot to package the project with the fonts.įonts are not public property, there are bought, sold and controlled like any other art or tool. It's really common and no one will think twice about sending them to you. In all honesty, just ask the designer for the fonts. On the other hand, if your the designer then it matters more and OpenType tends to be more flexible, allowing more typesetting and finessing, alternates, ligatures, etc. If your just needing to print something submitted to you then all you need is the font the designer used. Is there some big difference between otf and ttf formats? Does the MacOS Helvetica Neue version come as otf or ttf? Which one is the most used? There are about 5 billion versions of every font made by random people available for free and then there are the originals, crafted by the foundry.
You can turn on 'font substitution' but that lends itself to an entirely new set of problems, a major one being having to do typesetting everything from scratch again. For the long term problem, there's no solution really. Any artwork you receive from a designer should be packaged with the fonts they used so for your immediate problem it may be best to let the designer know you need the fonts. I understand completely, it's a constant problem. It shouldn't matter if they make a couple nickels less on some of the fonts, do the right thing and add all the fonts.It's not about being an "authentic" file or having the original font bought from its founder, it's about avoiding a "missing fonts" notice. Not doing that is a HUGE disconnect to their business and supporting their long standing and LOYAL customers. Adobe needs to add all the fonts that they origanlly sold on their CDs onto Typekit. The Helvetica Neue kerning pairs were also much better than the base Helvetica, so tons of people migrated to Helvetica Neue when it was introcduced. Helvetica was and still is a terrific font for blocks of dense text and legal copy in documents. The bottom line is, I have YEARS worth of creative with tons of Helvetica and Helvectica Neue typesetting.
I'm sure it has something to do with paying the type foundries royalties or some other sort of financial decision. They sold everyone their font CDs years ago, and not to have those same fonts available on Typekit has been and will continue to be a HUGE problem. Not having Helvetica Neue on Typekit is a HUGE disconnect and something Adobe needs to correct. Helvetica has been the default font used on so much creative over the years, there's tons of artwork that was set in Helvetica and Helvetica Neue. Not having Helvetica continues to be a HUGE issue.
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