Today I’m showing you a selection of typefaces for every graphic designer who loves good taste and free things.
There’s nothing like supporting our design with a good typeface; it’s often the difference between an ordinary piece of work and a perfect one.
In logo design, in website design, in business card design, in catalogue design… there are endless situations where a good typeface adds real value.
Type speaks, type conveys, type reflects; what’s clear is that type isn’t only there to be read.
And without further delay, here’s my personal selection for March 2017.
1. WalkOn
This typeface was designed for headlines, for the world of fashion. Its creators: Hanson Chan and the Frames team.
As you can see in the image, it’s clearly inspired by Art Deco and Art Nouveau, but with a very contemporary design.
To get hold of it you only have to email Chan and that’s it: getting this beauty really is that simple.
If you’ve got a fashion project up your sleeve, the design for a fashion catalogue, the web design for a clothing shop or, who knows, somewhere else you could use this typeface, it’s a perfect option.
2. Okomito
Okomito is another free typeface with plenty of range, calm in character, conveying a settled strength without any fuss: the strength and serenity of a giant, ancient tree.
It’s a sans serif typeface drawing on functionality, weight and industrial strength.
A well made typeface that deserves a place in any good design we take on.
You can download this typeface at the following link.
3. Selima
Selima is a brush script typeface, also free. As you’ll have guessed, Selima imitates the stroke of a brush, which guarantees a sense of freshness; ideal for small touches within a project.
I don’t think it could carry all the content of a project without overloading the design, but for a postcard design, a card design or using this typeface here and there, it can be very useful indeed.
You can download this typeface by following the link.
4. Dense
Dense is one of those safe bet typefaces, a very versatile one.
A sans serif, it’s extremely elegant, very compact and geometric.
I think it would sit very well in a logo design, in a catalogue design or in the design of a publication.
You can download this typeface by writing to the good Charles, its father and creator, whose work we’re enormously grateful for.
