As a creative designer, I get about as “giddy as a schoolgirl” when I find a cool new font. I just can’t wait to find an excuse to it! A good font can drive the whole look & feel of a design and can really elevate your work to a whole new level!
In an ever-changing design environment, a designer really needs to have a collection of contemporary and cool fonts in their font arsenal to keep their designs looking fresh and modern! Here are 5 of my favorite new, cool, free fonts to add to your collection. The list consists of some beautiful fonts for long copy and general design use as well as some sublime experimental ones!
NOW! Grotesk
Works as text patterns more so than headlines to be read.
Download Grotesk Link :: Font designed by Igor Mustaev
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Shuffle
The 1MB zip file download includes both formats, a readme.txt file, and two .jpg files (a preview and one with my contact details).
This is free only for personal use. For commercial use, contact Deathmunkey.
Download Shuffle :: Font by deathmunkey
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Prognostic
There’s no need for capital letters in this font. If you’re working with a brand that loves its all-lowers, this font should be a prime suspect.
To purchase a commercial license, check out mawns.com. It’s free for personal use.
Download Link ~ Font Designed by Måns Grebäck
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Often
With its distinctive, but easy-to-read characters, this free sans serif font is sure to find its niche in your everyday design projects.
Inspired by Albert-Jan Pool’s DIN typeface and the best selling, Gill Sans, it’s a safe bet this font will grow quickly in popularity.
Download “Often” :: Font designed by João Franco
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Practique
I love the capital descenders that break the line and elongated/miss-matched middle weights (“P” and “A” as examples).
Practique, from Blind Frog Industries, includes 115 individual characters and is free to download.
Download ‘Practique’ :: Font designed by Blindfrog Industries