Re: Cost of fonts
- From: Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 14:24:07 +0100
On 18/9/05 00:15, "Tim Auton" wrote:
> Stimpy <stimpy1997uk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 17/9/05 21:07, "Steve Hodgson" wrote:
>>
>>> I have recently been reading The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert
>>> Bringhurst and was struck by the sheer loveliness of the Optima Nova font.
>>> When I looked at the cost of buying (should that be licensing) a copy I was
>>> dumbstruck at the cost involved. ?1.040,52 for a complete set and ?69 for
>>> each element.
>>
>> A good font is a work of art; you should set your price expectations
>> accordingly
>
> But you're not buying an original. Would you pay ?1000 for a
> non-lmited-edition print?
I'd pay UKP1000 for a complete set of prints. UKP69 isn't an unreasonable
price for a single, high quality print
.
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