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Philistine2 -> Symbols for the Art-Impaired (12/18/2007 3:35:26 AM)

If you're like me--your graphics skills are.... less than stellar.

I found a nice easy way to make symbols is to use some of the specialized dingbat fonts that people have made for Truetype. You can convert them to a bitmap (and switch the color to white) and--voila. Instant symbols.

One fantastic source I've found is:

Tom Mouat's Map Symbols which has NATO symbols (older and new) and on the "Other Fonts" page has symbols for Nato Equipment, Soviet Equipment, WWII Tanks, WWII Soldiers, Modern Planes (top and side views); Modern ships (side views), even Star Wars Equipment.

The pictures (by line) are: Nato Kit; Soviet Kit; Planest; and WW2 Tanks. These are just a small sample of each font, most have 50 or more pictures.

He allows usage:

quote:

These fonts and sample files may be distributed by any means, provided that the following limitations are obeyed:

* No profit is made from the reproduction or distribution of these fonts and sample files. This includes using my fonts for advertising or commercial demonstration purposes - so if I turn up at a trade show like ITEC again and find someone demonstrating their product with my Map Symbols again, without giving me credit or paying me for them, I shall be very disappointed.


--Philistine


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Philistine2 -> RE: Symbols for the Art-Impaired (12/18/2007 3:50:58 AM)

Another good site is Iconian Fonts

Here, the samples are from: 2nd Amendment; Famous Spaceships; and Time Warriors.

Terms of Usage:
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Answer: E-mailware, to me, is a font distributed for free personal use and, in most cases, free for use by charities or non-profit organizations (as these are generally, to me, noncommercial uses). I do ask that if you like any of my fonts, you please let me know by e-mailing me at iconian@aol.com, hence the name "e-mailware". If my fonts are used, I also ask for a copy of a final product using the font for my portfolio, if doing so is not an economic hardship on the creator of the product. These fonts may be freely distributed and may be included on any free font archive site so long as the "readme" text file is not removed from the ZIP file or the SIT file.


--Philistine

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dazoline II -> RE: Symbols for the Art-Impaired (12/18/2007 3:54:38 AM)

Cool, thanks for the info Philistine.



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