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Zephyr
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<H2>Zephyr</H2>
The first thing I wanted to do when I started to think about
fonts was to make a train that would couple together as you typed. I
now have three of those. The second thing I wanted to do was make
a font of the typeface used by Chicago Burlington and Quincy on their
Zephyr trains (known as Zephyr Gothic). It took a little while, but
here it is.
<P> In 1936, American transportation was forever changed by the
introduction of the Pioneer Zephyr on the Burlington and a similar
train on the Union Pacific. The two new trains were small and sleek,
they were the first streamliners. They looked like a rocket ship out
of Buck Rogers. They were a major break from the traditional steam
train with blunt and heavy cars. The railroads were trying to
recapture business lost to the Great Depression, the automobile and
the up and coming air plane. No expense was spared, the trains were
stylized inside an out. Even the lettering.
<P> Within a few short years, all of Burlington's passenger trains
were lettered in the Zephyr typeface. The most famous train to use
this typeface was the California Zephyr. Three railroads pulled the CZ
from Chicago to Oakland, the Burlington, Denver & Rio Grande
Western and Western Pacific. The other two roads also used this
lettering on their cars.
<P> After poking around for references for this font, I discovered
that a number of other railroads used the same lettering. It would
seem that it was more of a Budd lettering that a Burlington lettering
(Budd built the Pioneer Zephyr). Both Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
and Florida East Cost used this letterface for their cars. There were
also a number of cars built for foreign countries that were lettered
using this letterface (e.g., Brazil and Portugal).
<P> I used Portrait of a Silver Lady by Bruce A. MacGregor and Ted
Benson; CZ-The Story of the California Zephyr by Karl R.
Zimmermann; and the Illustrated Treasury of Budd Railway
Passenger Cars by James W. Kerr for reference photos to design this
font. I would also like to thank the owners of the Silver Lariat
(California Zephyr Railcar Charters) for their help in finding reference
material.
<P> I still haven't gotten around to learning how to kern. A couple
of registered users who received an advance copy of the font
complained that "SILVER POTATO" did not look right. The spacing
was all wrong between the "LV". So, I have tackled the worst
kerning pairs with my knuckle head kerning. (rail fans should get
that one... sorry)
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Font Formats:
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<LI> <a href="ADOBE.html">Adobe</a> (Type 1 [pfa & pfb], Type 3, Bitmap)
<LI> <a href="DMF.html">DMF</a> (+ bitmap)
<LI> <a href="INTELLIFONT.html">IntelliFont</a>
<LI> <a href="TRUETYPE.html">Truetype</a>
</UL>
Font ID: 51428
<P>
Directory: Deco/WilhelmKling
<HR>
<HR>
Zephyr font, all of its accompanying files and train icon are
©1994 Benn Coifman. (that looks so nasty now that I typed it)
Revisions:
1.1 The original (1.0 was used for the pre-release version)
In CZHeralds font,
"a" = WP herald, "jkl" = CZ logo (note that the order is important)
<P>
If you use this font in publication or on a product, please let me
know. It is always interesting to hear the clever uses people have
had for my fonts. (I would also love a copy of your publication for
my scrap book)
<P>
NOW FOR THE "ASKING FOR MONEY" BIT, AKA, THIS IS SHAREWARE:
<P> You are free to use (play with, throw at the cat, etc.) this font
for one week after receiving it. If you like it and decide to keep it,
you should send a US $10 "shareware" fee to myself at the address
below (for international users, see item 4 in "The Fine Print"). Please
include a brief note describing where you got this font, what you like
about it, and what you would like to see in the future.
<P> If you just have to have the full collection of my train fonts
(see "Product Ad"), send a couple of FORMATTED 3.5" HD disks (Two
HD for Mac, or One HD for IBM recommended) and a SELF ADDRESSED
STAMPED ENVELOPE to the address below. (I hate to format disks
and you will be sure to get the right machine, Mac or IBM, this way)
<P> I do not want to send any of my customers into bankruptcy, if
you are honestly poor, (i.e., you ain't gonna support the American
way and my education) please send a post card (the weirder the
better) describing where you got this font, what you like about it and
what you would like to see added to it.
<P>THE FINE PRINT:
<UL>
<LI>Each font or icon package is an individual product. Thus, if you
keep Passenger Font and Freight Font, you should pay $20, not $10.
<LI>You may NOT use this font in any publication or any product unless
you register your copy by sending $10 FOR EACH FONT YOU USE. Be
sure to specify which fonts you are registering for. It is not fair for
you to make money off of my hard work without paying the
Shareware fees.
<LI>If you decide to keep several of my shareware products and you are
only using them for personal applications (or you are using them for
a struggling NONPROFIT organization promoting railroads), then $10
a piece can get to be a bit expensive. Please pay what you think they
are worth. I recommend $10 for the first font and $5 for each
additional font.
<LI>If you do not reside in the US, then getting a check in US$ may be
difficult for you. So, I will also accept any interesting widgets, toys,
books, time tables, postcards or what not. What's common place to
you is quite possibly exotic for me. By the way, I'm a rail fan (hint
hint hint)
<LI>You may distribute this font for free, however, you may not sell this
font or include it in any package for sale without the written
permission of myself, Benn Coifman. I am very agreeable to CD
ROM's and shareware packages for sale, however, I do want to retain
some degree of control over my work. So, please contact me first.
(note, this clause does NOT apply to dial up services like Compuserve,
America On Line and bulletin boards that charge by the unit of time.
Theses services may list my products without contacting me)
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WHY SHOULD YOU SEND IN THE SHAREWARE FEE?
<P> Well, I am releasing this font in it's entirety. I put a lot of hard
work into this font. I have also gotten a lot of pleasure from it.
Ignoring all of the capitalistic angles, your shareware dollar will
speed up the development of new train fonts and help me afford
new font tools. My goal is to at least break even.
<P> Only 39 people have registered my shareware products since I
first released them ten months ago. There are a lot of expenses that
go into these fonts. My font editor cost almost $300. Then there are
the little expenses like ink cartridges (you wouldn't believe how
many ink cartridges I go through) and paying for a mail box. Oy!
And you want to talk about memory... 40 Meg of hard disk devoted
to fonts and icon development.
<P> I would love to purchase the latest version of Illustrator and
produce more clip art. I could also use more disk space to keep these
toys in.
<P>
BENEFITS OF PAYING THE SHAREWARE FEE:
<P> Enough of what shareware fees do for me, what will they do for
you!? I will spend less time on school and more time on producing
shareware. You will also be entitled to a peek into things to come. If
you send a disk (or two) along with your payment, I will give the
Demo font that includes all of the odd characters that haven't quite
found a home yet (including a number of steam engines!). In
addition, I will rush you out the most recent versions of my fonts
and icons. I might even toss in a couple of pre-release fonts.
<P>
GIVE IT TO YOUR FRIENDS, RAIL FONTS MAKE GREAT BIRTHDAY
GIFTS (GRIN):
<P>
YOU WANT YOUR CAR (OR DREAM CAR), LOGO OR HERALD ON YOUR
KEYBOARD?
I am willing to do custom work, as my time allows, at reasonable
rates.
<PRE>
Benn Coifman
ASUC Box 624 # 4510,
Bancroft & Telegraph
Berkeley, CA 94720-4510
USA
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--Please include your e-mail address with all correspondence--
(very handy for notifying you of new releases)
zephyr@cory.eecs.berkeley.edu
or
zephyr@uclink.berkeley.edu
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