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Monday, June 9, 2014

Public Domain Borders, Letters, etc.

Some of these files I use all the time to throw together proofs of concept for the blog, some of the files I've used only once for an in-game prop, other files I just started gathering thinking you mind find them useful.

I like using borders on player handouts to set them apart from other paperwork laying about; it marks them as a part of my fantasy adventure game.  And the ones I use are me trying to get a gritty feel that a computer generated shape doesn't give you, without having to draw and scan everything myself. Anyway, there are more than these shown here in the zip file, and I'll add more as I find them.













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5 comments:

  1. JensanJune 9, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    This post reminded me of an old bookmark I have on this computer: https://archive.org/details/LanstonMonotypeBordersOrnaments1940s

    Love the initials!

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  2. UnknownJune 10, 2014 at 1:27 AM

    Both this and Jensan's link above are pure gold for me; thank you very much!

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  3. TelecanterJune 10, 2014 at 7:01 AM

    Thanks for that link, Jensan. That book is jam packed, though it looks like it is too new to be in the public domain. And my pleasure, Anders.

    Here's a tip to find more of this kind of stuff: search archive.org's text files for "specimen" or "type" Here is a pretty sweet example:

    https://archive.org/details/americanspecimen00amer

    And another if you want something more gonzo colorful:

    https://archive.org/details/ldpd_10147342_000

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  4. Alex SchroederJune 11, 2014 at 6:42 AM

    Fonts: http://moorstation.org/typoasis/designers/steffmann/index.htm

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  5. TelecanterJune 11, 2014 at 10:25 PM

    Thanks for the link, Alex.

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