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I am big fan of typography myself and was surprised I haven’t done any good font collection yet! While doing research I was amazed how many really high quality fonts are available for free. And now with Sifr and similar tools you can use any font in your web-design actually, but if you are graphic designer you get even bigger enjoyment through such detailed and beautiful fonts. Balance between readability, elegance and use fonts with artistic approach to get best out of them, really that’s all you need to do. And by the way I am thinking about inspiring and effective typography article in soon future to show you very best examples – stay with us – get inspired and save your time because research has been done already for you!
Finally be sure to check license to these fonts, they may be free but some of them require reference or may not be used for commercial projects for free, although most of them are.
Beautiful font and it’s still unbelievable it is free! Now Fertigo Pro version is released with extended language support and more.
Revamped version of the 2004 one. Now in OT with extended language support and OpenType features with alternates, ligatures, different styles of figures, etc.
Really beautiful font with many variations – thin, light, regular, medium, black, heavy – be sure to check this free premium font.
Diavlo is a free font that contains 5 weights: Light, Book, SemiBold Medium, Bold and Black. Read and look more to this one in this *.pdf document.
This OpenType font family comes in five weights and offers supports CE languages and even Esperanto. Besides ligatures, contextual alternatives, stylistic alternates, fractions and proportional/tabular figures MUSEO also has a ‘case’ feature for case sensitive forms.
Perfect premium font from Graphic River, a market place of Envato where every products are tightly moderated for best quality.
This font has been my favorite for some time, beautiful detail, every character has unique shape too.
Created by Caroline Hadilaksono
Inspired by my favorite humanist sans serif typefaces, such as Meta, Myriad, and Scala, Junction is where the best qualities of serif and sans serif typefaces come together. It has the hand drawn and human qualities of a serif, and still retains the clarity and efficiencies of a sans serif typeface. It combines the best of both worlds.
This OpenType font family comes in regular, italic, bold and small caps and has some nice OpenType features. Besides ligatures, contextual alternatives, fractions, oldstyle/tabular numerals, Anivers also has a ‘case’ feature for case sensitive forms and tabular numerals … so Anivers can crunch numbers with ease.
Created by Manfred Klein
Calluna supports a very wide range in languages and is a very complete OpenType typeface. Each font counts 723 glyphs. You can find detailed info on he character set and the OpenType features in the Calluna PDF specimen.
This is a free and elegant sans serif typeface.
Created by Manfred Klein
I enjoy this font because of it’s thin and elegant font lines displaying text in really fashion way.
Created by Meredith Mandel
Chunk is an ultra-bold slab serif typeface that is reminiscent of old American Western woodcuts, broadsides, and newspaper headlines. Used mainly for display, the fat block lettering is unreserved yet refined for contemporary use.
Check out *.pdf document for full examination.
Self explaining image below, but I enjoy this font because of its unique glance and serifs.
Here’s a demo version of font called Ambrosia. It has all letters, numbers and a few symbols.
Very sharp and elegant letters, new font but it got my sympathies right away!
This strong, angular typeface is ideal for headings. It features 96 of the most commonly used glyphs (characters).
Excellent and very popular unique font with many, many different variations to play with.
This is called as beta version, but still seems very complete for me – included in the set are Regular,Italic,Bold,Bold Italic for optical sizes 72, 12 and 6. Size 72 also includes italic swash characters and Black weights. (demo pdf)
Note that you have to give credit if you use this font and you must contact author before using in commercial projects!
Only for non-commercial use.
Comfortaa is a simple, good looking, true type font with an amazingly large number of 466 different characters and symbols. You can see them all in the preview.
It is absolutely free, both for personal and commercial use.
MOD is applicable for any type of graphic design – web, print, motion graphics etc and perfect for t-shirts and other items like logos, pictograms, 215 character set.
Created by Jay Hilgert
Whiteboard Modern is a hand-drawn face resembling the flowing motion and freedom of writing in an open space, such as a dry-erase board.
On JustMyType site you can find several more very unique and interesting letters.
Half serif, half sans serif. Capital letters A-Z, available only in Illustrator AI format.
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 22:47
Nice, nice fonts people…
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 04:56
Thank you Dainis for your great article… You’re helping the world have better design, one visitor at a time. :) Keep it up!
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 16:13
Very cool collection ! :) xaxaxa
Thanks a lot ! :)
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 05:53
Really great collection(s). I posted a link to this article on my blog. Thanks. :)
Friday, August 7th, 2009 12:30
Thank you so much for these fonts, I’ve downloaded and installed at least half of them! I’ve just bought a new iMac and was looking for some good quality, free fonts (I’m pennyless now!) so these are a great help. My favourite is CHUNK. ;)
Friday, August 7th, 2009 08:29
Just to let you know that Whiteboard is no longer free.
Great collection though – thanks!
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 12:32
thanks for including walkaway font.. it’s one of my favorite..
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 18:35
Definitely. I will be using some of there quite a lot.
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 15:23
Excellent collection. Not all … but definately a few beauties!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 10:54
I feel like a child in the sweet shop – some many yummy and appealing fonts to chose and try out!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 11:10
Well said, stay updated – there will be a lot more candies to taste!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 17:53
Nice list, although I’d love to see new fonts. These presented here were displayed over and over in like tens of articles
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:52
Yes, it’s amazing how good stuff is available for free! Thanks, man!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 01:38
There are loads of great fonts here, but what would be really cool is a tutorial on how to make your own. I have experimented with creating my own fonts and it is a pretty fun project.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 10:48
huh, interesting idea, I’ve been experimenting few times too, I saw already several tutorials, would be interesting article idea I guess. Will do soon!
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 23:21
Excellent my personal faves are, Nilland, Steiner and Sansation, but expect I will be coming back to this list lots.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:46
Great – thank You, I hope so! actually I think there will be one more such article because still there are many quality fonts I missed :)
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 23:06
Nice to see all of those font together in one list, bookmarked!
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 22:33
I’ve been doing a lot of client work recently, and I was looking for quality free fonts like this for ages, I know that finding them is VERY time consuming. Thanks for sharing, I’ll Delicious Bookmark this for sure :)
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:50
Same here, Andrew!
Yes, it is pretty hard to find really good fonts, actually I tried to create screenshots also as descriptive as possible so you know what you get! Thanks!
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 20:33
i think fontin sans might be the best of those.
i really liked it.
thx for sharing.
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:51
I guess we all have our own favorites, though I couldn’t narrow my picks to only one! Thanks,man!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 02:05
Alas, it looks like the demo of Whiteboard was taken down.
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 23:20
Well.. the whiteboard is still free on this site: http://www.bittbox.com/fonts/bb-free-font-whiteboard-modern-demo/
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 10:11
With all the free fonts posts lately I’m surprise to still discover some fonts I didn’t know in this one, thanks!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:48
It is pretty big competition now yes, but trying my best to stand out with really quality collection.
Friday, July 31st, 2009 21:30
I love free fonts because they let you great options for testing process, it could be a logo, layout or print, they work really well and lately they have great quality.
Excellent list
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 10:00
oh yes, I usually try to test many different fonts while creating logos – interesting ideas usually come up.
Beautiful actually, I see you really have really deep interest in designing same as I am!
Friday, July 31st, 2009 21:11
awesome post! thank you
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 03:54
Awesome list of fonts, if only there was a master-file for downloading the lot haha :)
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:53
Unfortunately I cannot do that – it would be handy yes, but unfair against creators, who spend time doing hard work and delivering those fonts for free.
Friday, July 31st, 2009 20:52
Great list! This is the list of the most popular free fonts that designers like!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 10:05
ah, thanks, Dicky! I could say exactly same to your work..:)
Friday, July 31st, 2009 23:31
This is a wonderful lists of creative fonts.
Thank you so much!
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:53
You always stand out with short, positive comment – thank you!
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Josh
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 02:05
Alas, it looks like the demo of Whiteboard was taken down.
Addy
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 23:20
Well.. the whiteboard is still free on this site: http://www.bittbox.com/fonts/bb-free-font-whiteboard-modern-demo/
DJKendall
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 23:21
Excellent my personal faves are, Nilland, Steiner and Sansation, but expect I will be coming back to this list lots.
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:46
Great – thank You, I hope so! actually I think there will be one more such article because still there are many quality fonts I missed :)
Janko
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 23:06
Nice to see all of those font together in one list, bookmarked!
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:47
Thank you, Janko! I appreciate!
Andrew Kelsall
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 22:33
I’ve been doing a lot of client work recently, and I was looking for quality free fonts like this for ages, I know that finding them is VERY time consuming. Thanks for sharing, I’ll Delicious Bookmark this for sure :)
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:50
Same here, Andrew!
Yes, it is pretty hard to find really good fonts, actually I tried to create screenshots also as descriptive as possible so you know what you get! Thanks!
robb
Saturday, August 1st, 2009 20:33
i think fontin sans might be the best of those.
i really liked it.
thx for sharing.
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 09:51
I guess we all have our own favorites, though I couldn’t narrow my picks to only one! Thanks,man!
Caleb
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 01:36
This sites cool love font designs, such great art, little details and simple designs can often meet perfection. I love the soraya font its absaloutly amazing. Im intrested in font desing and creation, i have designed a font in photoshop and are currently looking at diferent font software, i’d like to get a free font program that doesn’t cost anything but is still very usable. if you know of any programs like the one ive described please help. thanx!! :D
Matt Smith
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 01:40
Great collection — thanks for posting them. Can never have too many modern fonts for our web design projects. Thanks-
Scott
Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 22:47
Nice, nice fonts people…
Ryan
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 04:56
Thank you Dainis for your great article… You’re helping the world have better design, one visitor at a time. :) Keep it up!
Kaye
Saturday, August 6th, 2011 01:02
Some of these fonts I’ve seen before and have in my collection, but there are some really cute and interesting ones I havent seen before!
I really like sourrounding. Its a nice, cute small font for content. Thanks for the post!
Nick
Thursday, October 13th, 2011 17:13
Some very nice fonts, thanks. The links, though, are woefully outdated.
cece reigle
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 11:49
Thank you–I like #32 Ferrum, as I am trying to find a type face that will work well with some old-timey tourism brochures and artwork from the late 1880′s.
Pete
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 04:14
Not your average collection of free fonts. Some very good fonts here. Thanks for sharing!
Jon
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 14:28
Dude, this was EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL! Thanks so much! KEEP POSTING!
Valentine
Thursday, April 5th, 2012 12:15
non of the fonts here is designer fonts just random fonts which as used by normal computer users to make a birthday greeting card or something like that. Hope you do a good look up before your next post. No hard feelings the truth is bitter always.
Web Resources.eu
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 16:13
Very cool collection ! :) xaxaxa
Thanks a lot ! :)
Josh
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 05:53
Really great collection(s). I posted a link to this article on my blog. Thanks. :)
Andy Walpole
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 10:54
I feel like a child in the sweet shop – some many yummy and appealing fonts to chose and try out!
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 11:10
Well said, stay updated – there will be a lot more candies to taste!
kiwus
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 17:53
Nice list, although I’d love to see new fonts. These presented here were displayed over and over in like tens of articles
wowarcade
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 16:47
I loved 47 out of 52
Dainis Graveris
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009 16:56
huh, sounds like pretty big number! Thanks!
Alex Peterson
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 15:23
Excellent collection. Not all … but definately a few beauties!
Callum Chapman
Friday, August 7th, 2009 12:30
Thank you so much for these fonts, I’ve downloaded and installed at least half of them! I’ve just bought a new iMac and was looking for some good quality, free fonts (I’m pennyless now!) so these are a great help. My favourite is CHUNK. ;)
nadia
Friday, August 7th, 2009 08:29
Just to let you know that Whiteboard is no longer free.
Great collection though – thanks!
Mac Hoe
Thursday, August 6th, 2009 12:32
thanks for including walkaway font.. it’s one of my favorite..
Nacho
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 18:35
Definitely. I will be using some of there quite a lot.