Font Nuts Will Love Inknut, one of This Week’s Free Fonts
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We have a lot fun each week with our Free Friday Fonts, and enjoy digging up some unusual additions to your typeface library.  This week, we bring you Inknut Antiqua by Claus Eggers Sørensen.  The font is inspired by the...
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A Dozen Examples of Great Magazine Illustration
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One of the things I love about print magazines is the way they provide a perfect platform for creative and compelling illustration. As Grace Wang in Stack explains, illustrations play a huge part in “defining a magazine’s visual identity, giving...
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Viva la Libre for Free Font Friday
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Proving that good design is truly timeless, this week we bring you a remake of the classic 1941 typeface Libre Caslon. The font was given an updated treatment by Rodrigo Fuenzalida and Pablo Impallari, and features two separate display and...
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The Moral of This Story — Free Fonts are Good
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We don’t mean to be didactic – or maybe we do. The moral of the story is that this week’s free fonts are a great addition to any designer’s tool kit. First off is Modum by The Northern Block, a UK-based...
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Get Two Distinct Personalities with this Week’s Free Fonts
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Font designer Tom Chalky created Brixton as his first ever (and one of his best-selling) font families. He redesigned it in 2015, and it’s now available in three weights. Brixton features a distinctive, decorative style with a hand-drawn feel and...
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New Trend Had Designers Breaking a Cardinal Rule of Type
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Is it ever okay to alter a designer’s typography? According to some, the sliced text trend is one instance where it’s perfectly okay. “The nifty effect makes type elements look like they’ve been cut with a precision tool and can...
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A Free Font this Week that Won’t Let Go
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Sometimes a font just grabs you and compels you to read. If that’s the impact you’re after, try Chonburi by Thai design firm Cadson Demak.  It features a bold, stylish serif that leans toward the display category, making it great...
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What’s Print and Screen and Read All Over? This Week’s Free Fonts
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In projects where readability is paramount, it’s tempting to go with those familiar workhorse fonts  – Georgia, Helvetica, Open Sans, Verdana – they’re safe, if not entirely inspiring.  Next time, consider Source Serif Pro from Adobe.  The free family includes...
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Bold Meets Quirky in This Week’s Free Fonts
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This week we bring you two distinct fonts, each beautifully adapted to a specific purpose.First up is Chivo by designer Hecto Gatti of Omnibus-Type in Buenos Aires. A grotesque-style typeface with four different weights, it’s ideal when you want one...
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Let’s Give GQ a Hand for this One
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Seriously, this is the best thing I’ve seen all month. The new GQ cover features three A-list female comics in various states of ...  disarray. “To front its comedy-themed issue, the men's monthly lured Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae and Sarah...
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