Font Question

[Naicidrac]

Hello all,
I am putting together some mock ups and I need some good looking Chinese/Japanese or just Asian looking fonts. I have searched the internet and was wondering if you guys had a favorite place to get "free would be nice" Asian fonts?

Thanks,

 

[480sparky]

Try Chinaone.

 

[Naicidrac]

Thanks for the reply. I am looking for more authentic looking chinese fonts. I have found some that are like $550.00. Are they kidding? Do people really pay that much for fonts. I did download that "chinaone" and it coule be useful in the future, but for now I am looking for a "free or real cheap" authentic looking Chinese/Japanese/Asian font. Thanks again though.

 

[480sparky]

Depending on the program, you might be able to change the language to Chinese and go from there.

Or, you could try here.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

Asian Fonts - 1001 Free Fonts

 

[Naicidrac]

Thanks for all the help. I have tried "1001 Free Fonts", but it just takes you to "fonts.com" and they are not free. Also I got some from that other place you listed, but they are not in chinese. I am on a MAC and I guess you have to change your language or something. Actually in Adobe PS CS5 down at the bottom I see a ton in chinese, but when I type with them they are all in regular Enlish fonts or it types squares. I guess there is something I need to change on my computer. This is all just for looks on a poster that I am working on. It will mean nothing, but I just want to some cool fonts. I found a ton on that "1001 free fonts", but they are all from "fonts.com" and they are expensive. Thanks again.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

Yep, if you're on a Mac, as I am, you have a problem. I've never found free fonts worth a darn.

But you may want to look through here: Free Mac Fonts - Download Macintosh Fonts

 

[Naicidrac]

Thanks so much for all of the great help. I appreciate all of it. Every time I find one of those free sites I search for something and "fonts.com" comes up and says the font is like $550. Is there a way to turn on these fonts in Adobe. I can see a ton that are in Chinese. Do I need to go into "system preferences"? That my change everything on my computer though. Thanks again for all of the help everyone.

 

[Naicidrac]

OK I feel that I am getting somewhere. I just found a font I had called "Ryo Display Std" It is not exactly what I want, but I will use it. I am on a MAC and when I try to use this I get boxes or just regular English words. Is there a way to turn some preference on, then rasterize the type and then turn that preference back off and then I will have real Asian fonts?

 

[CCericola]

If you translate a word from english to chinese in google translate then cut and paste the chinese into photoshop the chinese fonts work and can be edited. I had to do this when I had to recreate a chinese logo for a client.

 

[CCericola]

Oh and FYI the Ryo font you found is Japanese, not chinese.

 

[Naicidrac]

Thank You!!! That worked perfectly! I am just doing this as a mock up for a customer and I thought this would look cool with Chinese/Japanese characters. Now I can even translate and understand what they say. I usually just use "Lorem Ipsum" or something like that. Thanks for the clarification on the Ryo as well. Thanks again to all who solved and helped with this issue. I love the forums.

Here is the image I am wanting to put the fonts on. I am still working on it and brainstorming Pay no attention to the guide lines, I just took a screenshot.