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the font works great - use it and the couple dozen others I purchased all the time... Letterhead Fonts are awesome - CHUCK on the other hand.......
-------------------- Randy Howe Gougerville Sign and T-Shirt Co. 408 St. John's Rd. E. RR#3 Simcoe, Ontario / N3Y 4K2 519-426-6124 Posts: 203 | From: PORT DOVER, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Aug 1999
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I find it most interesting that some here continue to publicly endorse what a great product this company offers, despite what this email is about.
Think about it. Could you not rejoice in private?!?
My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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quote:Originally posted by Donna in BC: I find it most interesting that some here continue to publicly endorse what a great product this company offers, despite what this email is about.
Think about it. Could you not rejoice in private?!?
Donna, what is the email?
-------------------- Wayne Webb Webb Signworks Chipley, FL 850.638.9329 wayne@webbsignworks.com Posts: 7403 | From: Chipley,Florida,United States | Registered: Oct 1999
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I can't resist, and rather than beat around the bush..... Bruce Evans, what are your thoughts on the "$1000 font" fiasco and those pesky font swapin' Swedes? I see you're from California - do you know Mr. Davis? Just want to get a feel for which angle you are approaching this topic from.
-------------------- Randy Howe Gougerville Sign and T-Shirt Co. 408 St. John's Rd. E. RR#3 Simcoe, Ontario / N3Y 4K2 519-426-6124 Posts: 203 | From: PORT DOVER, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Aug 1999
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Honestly Randy, I was actually a customer of LHF before I read about the "First $1000 Font". It didn't really matter who he was calling out or what the circumstance really was. I am the first to admit, $hit can happen when it comes to stuff getting copied without permission. Doesn't really matter to me who it was or how it happened.
What really left a bad taste with me was the manner in which LHF chose to #1 publically air his dirty laundry and #2 make everyone feel like we were being "punished" because of the actions of someone else. Once I read it, I immediately emailed them and told them what a boner move it was and that I for one would never be purchasing LFH Garner??? was it?? I can't quite remember the font at issue.
I just chose to make sure that I'm not going to buy into his intimidation tactics and reward him because of it. I do feel that the creator ultimately got screwed and LHF didn't help matters. I believe it was Duancan Wilkie if I'm not mistaken. I'd now pay Duncan for the font before I ever bought it from LHF.
Yes I do believe LFH is in the High desert area of SoCal. I'm a little lower than the high desert (Riverside area).
My angle was more tongue in cheek and nope, never met or talked to anyone from LHF. I think the whole swede thing is b.s. as well. It doesn't quite make sense why you wouldn't sell to someone there because of the pirate thing. Does that mean the person is going to buy it so they can post it online?? hardly. There just as equal a chance that a U.S. resident would buy it and post it there as well. If he were talking about an issue of bad credit cards from that country, I could see some merit. If he were banning say Nigeria, I could see the reasoning.
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-------------------- Bruce Evans Crown Graphics Chino, CA graphics@westcoach.net Posts: 910 | From: Chino, CA | Registered: Nov 1998
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It is my thought that Chuck needsto visit a good neuro surgeon and get an "OptoRectotomy"... That would cut the nerve between his eyes and his a$$hole, thereby getting rd of his shi__y outlook on life.
-------------------- William "Irish" Holohan Resting...Read "Between Jobs." Marlboro, MA 01752 email: firemap1@aol.com Posts: 1110 | From: Marlboro, MA | Registered: Dec 2001
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This is indeed a really crappy situation. What troubles me, along with all of Henry's problems, is the fact that at least a half dozen designers of LHF fonts are Letterville members. This can not be easy on them either.
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What rights have the designers signed over to LHF? For how long?
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-------------------- Frank Smith Frank Smith Signs Albany, NY www.franksmithsigns.com Posts: 807 | From: Albany, NY USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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Is there anyway to buy the fonts directly from the designers? I would like to purchase a dozen or so more fonts, but after hearing what is happening to Henry and so many others I would prefer not to go through the LHF sites.
-------------------- Cody Reich Columbia Signs Posts: 300 | From: Vancouver, WA | Registered: Aug 2007
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quote:Originally posted by George Perkins: This is indeed a really crappy situation. What troubles me, along with all of Henry's problems, is the fact that at least a half dozen designers of LHF fonts are Letterville members. This can not be easy on them either.
You are 100% right there George. I think that the designers are being forced into a tough spot when they have to watch the growing negative comments on this post. Unfortunately all it is doing is widening the chasm and perhaps even starting to alienate some of them from Letterville as well. Chuck has a rep for being good to his artists, and I suspect they feel some loyalty to him as well. Maybe it is in everyone's best interest to retire this post and move ahead.
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Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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Here we go again with the self-appointed forum police.
Everyone, I believe, have praised the designers of the fonts.... people in this trade however, have the right to speak of their poor experiences with a vendor. If you say nothing, you're setting up some unsuspecting person for a screwing.
Maybe instead of suggesting people don't discuss a topic (I call it attempts at censorship by the thought police) ... we let the conversation take place? This is a valid issue which many people have obviously had experiences they'd like to share for the education of the community.
I like the LHF site.... I like the fonts.... but I don't like that a few times trying to purchase fonts has made me feel more like 'the enemy' rather than a good repeat customer.
I too sent an email to Chuck over the $1000 font... that was just a very crude thing to do in my opinion. Worse than calling out bad behavior in a movie theater for sure. hehe
EDIT: P.S. I just counted them... I am responsible for the purchase of 32 LHF fonts myself...so I feel justified in commenting here.... I'm not just piling on.
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I don't consider myself forum police at all. I do feel however that I have as much right as you do, to express my opinion. If at any point in time Barb or Steve have any problem with my posts I guarantee you that we have a close enough friendship that they will tell me.
I didn't shut down this post, neither did I censor anyone, I made a suggestion that perhaps it was at the point that it was doing more harm than good. That is my belief.
Sometimes we need to look beyond our own faces to see what the big picture is. It's pretty obvious from the absence of their commentary on this post that the designers for Letterhead Fonts are caught in the middle. It places them in a difficult situation.
I do believe in some basic rules of humanity, Todd. Those are my convictions. Sorry if they offend you - actually - I'm not so sorry.
-------------------- “Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” -Winnie the Pooh & A.A. Milne
Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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quote: I do feel however that I have as much right as you do
Yes you do.
But it sounds like your opinion is attempting to steer people from expressing theirs.
So you decide when a topic is doing more harm than good?
Here is the 'big picture.'
You want to sell a lot of fonts to a lot of people and have them come back for more?
Then make it easy for your customers to buy a font and don't make them feel like they are criminals. How's that for a simple lesson in good business practices?
Aren't there other 'sign font' sites that people could market custom fonts through where there is a less controversy? Maybe Signfonts.com? Do people HAVE to sell their fonts through any particular source?
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Todd, I think it depends on what kind of contract they agreed upon. I have seen some of the fonts on myfonts.com, so not all of them are restricted.
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