GeorgesL Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Hey people, I came across this website on MLB obsolete lettering and styles from 1970-2005, and I thought it was very interesting.Here's the link:MLB Style Guides WebsiteI found the Brewers' 1994-1999 "German" gothic alphabet I had always fancied. (I use that font for my Montreal Dragons' fantasy baseball team.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 The author of that CD has posted here a few times. The first time, he was showing off the incomplete .pdf file. The next time, he was selling the CD.Seems very thorough. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Yep, Bill Henderson is his name, and the CD is amazing. I would be interested to know how many hours and dollars he has put into his collection and the CD. He posted here a few weeks ago and gave us a coupon code we could use at his site to get a $5 discount on the CD, but I'm too lazy to look up that thread right now. Anybody feeling motivated? There was another thread or two about this in the past, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Haha, that's funny. I could make a CD like that for the NFL from 1960-Present. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Haha, that's funny. I could make a CD like that for the NFL from 1960-Present. Then why not do so?I'd expect there'd be some interest, you might make a dollar or two.Especially if you've already collected the information. Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kansascityjayhawk4 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 sweet.KC Jayhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 Haha, that's funny. I could make a CD like that for the NFL from 1960-Present. Then why not do so?I'd expect there'd be some interest, you might make a dollar or two.Especially if you've already collected the information. I was under the impression that it was illegal. If not, then I might just do that. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 $5 discount on the CD The cost of the CD package is $179.95 - I wonder if I can get an educator's discount?? For a teacher boys, that's a lot out of my budget. Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 $5 discount on the CDThe cost of the CD package is $179.95 - I wonder if I can get an educator's discount?? For a teacher boys, that's a lot out of my budget. Holy crap, that's a lot of money. Isn't this illegal in some fashion? I'm just curious, because if not, then I have all the information for the NFL Jerseys from 1960 to now.Interesting. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 $5 discount on the CDThe cost of the CD package is $179.95 - I wonder if I can get an educator's discount?? For a teacher boys, that's a lot out of my budget. Holy crap, that's a lot of money. Isn't this illegal in some fashion? I'm just curious, because if not, then I have all the information for the NFL Jerseys from 1960 to now.Interesting. It seems illegal to me, perhaps some of our legal experts can help us out here. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriqjaffe Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 He's only charging $29 for the Style Gude, the $175 is for the seperate Typeface CD. I can't comment on the legality of it, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artvandelay Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 It is illegal if he's distributing marks for profit. If it's just pictures of uniforms then I'm not quite sure. That's a lot of money though. "...and you want to be my latex salesman." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungle Jim Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 He's only charging $29 for the Style Gude, the $175 is for the seperate Typeface CD. I can't comment on the legality of it, however. Yes, the $5 off is for the $29 Style Guide, which is the CD with a photo of every regular issue jersey worn in MLB since 1970. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I'm just glad that he sends me free copies of it every time he updates it (!)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 I'm just glad that he sends me free copies of it every time he updates it (!)... "Technical Advisor" privileges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 "Technical Advisor" privileges? Yeah, he came to me a while ago to see what I thought of it...he's a guy who was living in Tokyo temporarily with his family, but now has moved back to his home in Philadelphia. I helped out a little with colors, logos and what-not.I've got 4 or 5 CD-ROMs of different versions of it in my study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 "Technical Advisor" privileges? Yeah, he came to me a while ago to see what I thought of it...he's a guy who was living in Tokyo temporarily with his family, but now has moved back to his home in Philadelphia. I helped out a little with colors, logos and what-not.I've got 4 or 5 CD-ROMs of different versions of it in my study. You are 4 or 5x more awesome than me --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick 1733 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 So let me get this straight, what he's doing IS NOT illegal? I really would like to know for SURE. I'm going to make an NFL version of this, however I'll only start selling if it's legal. MLB, NBA, NFL & NHL Font Packs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsfan39 Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 its not illegal if you give it to someone and they pay you for something completely unrelated, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted July 22, 2005 Share Posted July 22, 2005 It's kind of a gray area. I don't see anything illegal about publishing a picture book of the uniforms.The problem lies in the distribution of the typefaces. He said he redrew all the fonts by hand, so he owns the vector files for them. But many of the fonts were previously created by another artist (in the case of the German-style Brewers and Pirates, for example). It's not quite the same as the generic block lettering used by most MLB teams (and other major leagues as well). But certain typefaces are unique to certain teams, and selling unathorized copies of these proprietary fonts (original or otherwise) could violate copyright laws. I guess it's similar to buying a CD full of fonts that are cheap and renamed knockoffs of the original fonts. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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