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Hi there! I'm an illustrator who uses fonts a lot, so I can share some of my thoughts with you.
The few most important things to consider are:
- Always ensure that the fonts you're using are either free for commercial use, or that you have purchased a license to use them. Most free font come with a license document (text file or PDF) - always refer to that if in doubt and keep that file with your font just in case. I personally have a folder where I track all my free for commercial use fonts. Note: Not all websites offering free fonts give you license details up front - it's up to you to check the document that comes with it. Fonts from Losttype.com are wonderful, but some are only good for personal use. Using those very fonts for commercial usage could land you into trouble.
- Try to grab your fonts from reputable sources. While Dafont.com is great for fonts that are advertised as free, there's a lot of instances where uploaders use copyrighted work without obtaining licenses themselves, which might get you into trouble in future. It's always good to grab fonts offered by font foundries themselves. Fontsquirrel is another website that does its best to guarantee that its fonts are good for commercial use.
- Almost all free commercial licenses do not allow for embedding, and very few regular paid licenses allow that. It's very similar to how "extended licenses" are for stock - most font creators charge a much higher amount should you require embedding of fonts in any work. It's a moot point anyways since most agencies don't allow this. :) If you're using Adobe Illustrator, make "Ctrl + Shift + O" one of those commands you perform at the end of any work - alongside checking for open paths and expanding effects. You should be good then!
Hope this helps.
By davidgoh
Source: https://www.microstockgroup.com/newby-discussion/about-the-use-of-fonts-in-vector-illustrations/
