Jan Paul (design and copyright) - digitized by Brian Kent
A history of Aerolite, from Jan Paul:
• The Aerolite fonts are essentially stripped down versions of a complex outline typeface I designed for the first Midnight Oil album in 1978, affectionately known as "The Blue Meanie". Many years later I saw the font "powderworks" and asked Brian Kent if he would be interested in digitizing Aerolite. Brian is a font (!) of knowledge and was of invaluable help by getting Aerolite to where it is today. Special care was taken in keeping the distinct character while as Aerolite Regular also providing
a legible, thouroughly kerned body type which can be used in all sizes for large volume text.
• The Aerolite fonts are essentially stripped down versions of a complex outline typeface I designed for the first Midnight Oil album in 1978, affectionately known as "The Blue Meanie". Many years later I saw the font "powderworks" and asked Brian Kent if he would be interested in digitizing Aerolite. Brian is a font (!) of knowledge and was of invaluable help by getting Aerolite to where it is today. Special care was taken in keeping the distinct character while as Aerolite Regular also providing
a legible, thouroughly kerned body type which can be used in all sizes for large volume text.
• These fonts contain an alternative A that is only meant to be used at the beginning of words and sentences. This alt. A has a long diagonal on the left side. 
To type the alt. A you can do one of the following:
To type the alt. A you can do one of the following:
A - The easiest way is to Copy & Paste ª into your text. Just Highlight the ª and press the CTRL key + C to copy, then in your text (using one of the Aerolite fonts) press the CTRL key + V to paste the alternative A.
B - If your computer has a Number Pad, Press and Hold the ALT key, then on the Number Pad type 0170. After typing in the 4 numbers, release the ALT key and the alternative A will appear.
C - If you computer doesn't have a Number Pad, do the following:
1) Open the Run Command Window by either Pressing the Windows Key + R -OR- Click on the Start button and select Run...
2) In the Run Command Window, type in "charmap" and click OK. This will open the Character Map.
3) In the Character Map Window, click on the Dropdown Font list and select the Aerolite font you want to use.
4) Once you select the Aerolite font, the characters in the font will appear below the font list. Double click on the alternative A and it will appear in the Characters to copy text box.
NOTE: If you can't find the alternative A, check the advance view box and in the Go to Unicode: box, type in 00AA (using Zeros not the letter O). The alternative A will appear in the first character box.
5) With the alternative A in the Characters to copy text box, click on the Copy button. Now you can Paste the alternative A into your text.
1) Open the Run Command Window by either Pressing the Windows Key + R -OR- Click on the Start button and select Run...
2) In the Run Command Window, type in "charmap" and click OK. This will open the Character Map.
3) In the Character Map Window, click on the Dropdown Font list and select the Aerolite font you want to use.
4) Once you select the Aerolite font, the characters in the font will appear below the font list. Double click on the alternative A and it will appear in the Characters to copy text box.
NOTE: If you can't find the alternative A, check the advance view box and in the Go to Unicode: box, type in 00AA (using Zeros not the letter O). The alternative A will appear in the first character box.
5) With the alternative A in the Characters to copy text box, click on the Copy button. Now you can Paste the alternative A into your text.
INSTALLING THE FONT(S) - Here are several methods to install fonts.
A - The easy way to install a font is to just Unzip/Extract the font file(s) to the \Windows\Fonts folder.
NOTE: The font(s) may not show up in a program's font list right away, you may need to Refresh your computer. On your Desktop, just Right Click and in the menu that appears, select Refresh (or you can just press F5). If all else fails, just restart your computer.
NOTE: The font(s) may not show up in a program's font list right away, you may need to Refresh your computer. On your Desktop, just Right Click and in the menu that appears, select Refresh (or you can just press F5). If all else fails, just restart your computer.
B - To install fonts the "proper" way, do the following:
1) Open the Run Command Window by either Pressing the Windows Key + R -OR- Click on the Start button and select Run...
2) In the Run Command Window, type in "%windir%\fonts" and click OK. This will open the Windows Fonts folder.
3) In the Windows Fonts folder, Choose File > Install New Font.
4) Next, locate the font(s) you want to install. Navigate to the font(s) by selecting the Drive then select the folder the font(s) are in (make sure that the fonts are unzipped first). Once you're selected the Drive/Folder the font(s) are in, they will appear in the List of Fonts.
5) Select the font(s) that you would like to install. To select more that one font, Press and Hold the CRTL key then select the fonts you want. If you want to select all of the fonts in the list, just click on the Select All button.
6) Before clicking the OK/Install button, make sure Copy fonts to Fonts folder is checked. Now you can click on the OK/Install button. Now the font(s) are installed.
NOTE: The font(s) may not show up in a program's font list right away, you may need to Refresh the Fonts folder. While you are still in the Windows Fonts folder, go to View > Refresh (or you can just press F5). If all else fails, just restart your computer.
1) Open the Run Command Window by either Pressing the Windows Key + R -OR- Click on the Start button and select Run...
2) In the Run Command Window, type in "%windir%\fonts" and click OK. This will open the Windows Fonts folder.
3) In the Windows Fonts folder, Choose File > Install New Font.
4) Next, locate the font(s) you want to install. Navigate to the font(s) by selecting the Drive then select the folder the font(s) are in (make sure that the fonts are unzipped first). Once you're selected the Drive/Folder the font(s) are in, they will appear in the List of Fonts.
5) Select the font(s) that you would like to install. To select more that one font, Press and Hold the CRTL key then select the fonts you want. If you want to select all of the fonts in the list, just click on the Select All button.
6) Before clicking the OK/Install button, make sure Copy fonts to Fonts folder is checked. Now you can click on the OK/Install button. Now the font(s) are installed.
NOTE: The font(s) may not show up in a program's font list right away, you may need to Refresh the Fonts folder. While you are still in the Windows Fonts folder, go to View > Refresh (or you can just press F5). If all else fails, just restart your computer.
C - If for some reason you can't get a font to install or you just want to quickly use a font, you can install the font temporarily. Just go to where the font is located and Double Click on the font file (.otf .ttf and/or .fon) and the font will open into the Windows Font Viewer. If you have other font viewing software installed, Double Clicking on a font may open that software instead, so instead on Double Clicking the font file, Right Click on the font file and go to Open With > Windows Font Viewer.
When you have a font opened into the Windows Font Viewer, it acts as if it were installed but only when the Windows Font Viewer window remains open (you can minimize it if you want). If you close the Windows Font Viewer window, you can no longer use the font unless you re-open it or install it. If you used the temporary method and saved a file using a "temporary" font, the font will not be displayed properly unless the font is re-opened into the Windows Font Viewer or installed.
When you have a font opened into the Windows Font Viewer, it acts as if it were installed but only when the Windows Font Viewer window remains open (you can minimize it if you want). If you close the Windows Font Viewer window, you can no longer use the font unless you re-open it or install it. If you used the temporary method and saved a file using a "temporary" font, the font will not be displayed properly unless the font is re-opened into the Windows Font Viewer or installed.
FONT USAGE:
• You are encouraged to use Aerolite privately, but in case of commercial use please contact Jan Paul, stating Your intent. Feel free to add comments. If You have technical questions please contact Brian Kent.
• You may not sell or distribute Aerolite for profit or alter the font files [.otf] in any way, without contacting Jan first.
• These fonts have 190 characters each, with a common set of foreign accents. If You require a full comprehensive professional set of glyphs for every known latin based language, please check out CheapProFonts.com.
• If you have a Font related site and would like to offer Aerolite on your site for free, go right ahead. All I ask is that you keep this HTML file intact with the Font.
Thank You.
• You are encouraged to use Aerolite privately, but in case of commercial use please contact Jan Paul, stating Your intent. Feel free to add comments. If You have technical questions please contact Brian Kent.
• You may not sell or distribute Aerolite for profit or alter the font files [.otf] in any way, without contacting Jan first.
• These fonts have 190 characters each, with a common set of foreign accents. If You require a full comprehensive professional set of glyphs for every known latin based language, please check out CheapProFonts.com.
• If you have a Font related site and would like to offer Aerolite on your site for free, go right ahead. All I ask is that you keep this HTML file intact with the Font.
Thank You.
For more free fonts created by Brian Kent, you can visit his Website ÆNIGMA FONTS.