Typophile - Help! Free substitute for Bodega Sans? - Comments

The world never ceases to

dezcom — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:40:44 -0800

The world never ceases to amaze me :-(

ChrisL

Great idea

kegler — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:33:25 -0800

Great idea “tellingyouso”, use a pirate site and get your client sued.

http://www.fontplus.net/fonte

tellingyouso — Sat, 8 Mar 2008 11:52:17 -0800

http://www.fontplus.net/fontes/buscar/

“I just typed in bodega

Stephen Coles — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 09:21:57 -0700

“I just typed in bodega sans in google and clicked one.”

« - bangs head on desk

” Again, thanks

dberlow — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:59:10 -0700

” Again, thanks all!”
You are welcome. You shop around, you’ll find we make some sense.

Thanks for all the help

mpolino — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 20:32:49 -0700

Thanks for all the help everybody. I forget where i got the $648, I just typed in bodega sans in google and clicked one. I will check out all the recommended reading. I always prefer to have the whole family but I don’t suspect I’ll be needing the serifs for this application. Again, thanks all!

My apologies, Carl. I

Stephen Coles — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:07:39 -0700

My apologies, Carl. I didn’t see the Serif in there. If I had read, I might have.

“Ahh, found it. You might

crossgrove — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:43:35 -0700

“Ahh, found it. You might want to give Monotype a call, David. Or maybe you already know about their pricing practices.”

That price is for both the Bodega Sans and Bodega Serif families, complete, with all the small caps and alternates. Sans alone is $324. Price is between FB’s 1-computer and 5-computer license for same product. Also, as pointed out, fonts.com sells singles, at the same price as FB for a single-computer license.

If someone needs a font, and has a budget, it will be worth their effort to explore all the options. Many of the large retailers offer singles.

Ahh, found it. You might

Stephen Coles — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:53:43 -0700

Ahh, found it. You might want to give Monotype a call, David. Or maybe you already know about their pricing practices.

” my client does not want

dberlow — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:41:31 -0700

” my client does not want to pay $648 bucks for the family.”
I wouldn’t either. Who’s selling it for that much!?

> BTW — our Typowiki does

fontplayer — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:22:25 -0700

> BTW — our Typowiki does has a great listing of links on the
> Where can I get free fonts? page, a great resource for legit free fonts.

There are some glaring ommisions there. If I have a specialty, this is it. And these are some of the best that spring to mind:

Dieter Steffman,
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm

Manfred Klein,
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/klein/index.htm

Harold Lohner,
http://www.haroldsfonts.com/

Iconian Fonts,
http://www.iconian.com/

Ray Larabie
http://www.larabiefonts.com/

TypOasis in General
http://moorstation.org/typoasis/typoasis1.htm

Dafont,
http://www.dafont.com/

There’s a Read Me page

paul d hunt — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:09:55 -0700

There’s a Read Me page that every new user should be acquainted with, which addresses the topic of free fonts.

The “price” of fonts and

Norbert Florendo — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:47:36 -0700

The “price” of fonts and the search for similar looking alternative typefaces are very common topics in the Typophile Forum (as well as many other design forums), often spawning all levels of responses from constructive to downright nasty. :-\

I’m glad to see a more constructive approach taken above. :-)
(Welcome to the forum, Marcus.)

BTW — our Typowiki does has a great listing of links on the Where can I get free fonts? page, a great resource for legit free fonts.

In the future, whenever someone less than civily asks for assistance in seeking such sources, I suggest we just point them to the Typowiki. If they are just looking for a “look-alike”, then let them look for one themselves. The kind members of Typophile have enough to do already.

No worries, Marcus. I was

Ricardo Cordoba — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:10:37 -0700

No worries, Marcus. I was going to add that your choices (or your client’s) don’t have to be limited to $648 or nothing — there are always less expensive alternatives in between those two extremes — but Geoff and Stephen have already said it, and it looks like you can get at least a few weights of Bodega for less than you thought. Good luck!

Geoff, you’re welcome. Cheers!

Not sure where you got the

Stephen Coles — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:16:50 -0700

Not sure where you got the $648 quote. Price at FontShop is $40 per font and $325 for all 9 fonts.

This may be a tough search. There are very few free fonts that come with a full set of weights.

Help! Free substitute for Bodega Sans?

mpolino — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 19:25:49 -0700

Can somebody possibly recommend a free substitute for Bodega Sans and also where one may find it? Your help is much appreciated.
Mpolino