WhatTheFont!: Font recognition from graphics
WhatTheFont is a lot like one of my favorites, Identifont. This little free service allows you to upload a graphic that contains words, and the system does its best to identify your font.
I tried it with a few logos I’ve developed where I knew what the font was. It hit about 50 percent of the time, but the misses were darn close. I could have easily used one of the fonts they came up with as a close match to the look and feel.
WhatTheFont is a tool brought to you by MyFonts, which looks to be a pretty inexpensive way to purchase interesting fonts. Of course, I still prefer dafont, which is free. I’m funny like that.
Fontifier: Make a font from your handwriting
I’ve long been a fan of Fontifier, which lets you create a font from your own handwriting for $9.
I’m even more excited about their new feature, a signature font creator, that lets you write things like “best wishes” in full signature format (rather than printing — who prints these days?). I haven’t done it yet myself, but it’s great if you need to mass produce thank you notes or if you want to “sign” your electronic newsletters.
Fontifier – Your own handwriting on your computer
Identifont: Identify a mystery font online
This free tool is wonderful when you see a font you like but don’t know the name. Identifont helps you identify a typeface by answering a series of questions. It’ll even help if you have only a few letters to work with (like a flyer headline).
I’ve used it several times, and the font matches that Identifont proposed have come pretty close to the mark.
Check out the fonts Identifont recommended for the font I used for “Cheapskate Freelancer” in my banner. Pretty close!
Identifont – Identify fonts by appearance, find fonts by name
