NEW: Otta from PampaType is an exploration in reversed horizontal contrast in humanist calligraphic typeface, as well as a study in building multi-script families to create a type family for immersive reading in diverse scripts from Latin to Arabic, Greek, and Cyrillic. fontstand.com/fonts?search...

NEW: Ticker from Teeline Fonts is a refined digital pixel font consisting of two families (Hi Res & Lo Res), each with two pixel shapes (circles and angular) in 3 weights. And while the uprights use a rectilinear grid, italics are on a hexagonal! @celiason.bsky.social fontstand.com/fonts?search...

NEW: NN Éditeur from Nouvelle Noire is a fresh typeface inspired by the analog IBM Golfball typewriter font, but developed into a wide type family of three parts — Éditeur Italic, Éditeur Serif, and Éditeur Semi — each with five weights. fontstand.com/fonts/nn-edi...

NEW: Slight Chance from DJR is an interpretation of the angular bitmap font used in cable TV broadcasting in the 1990s, evoking the worn, slightly degraded texture of the letterforms as appeared on a cathode ray tube display, in monospaced and proportional versions. fontstand.com/fonts/slight...

NEW: two additions to DJR’s Fit family are Fit Tamil, adapted by Aadarsh Rajan, and Fit Devanagari, designed by Kimya Gandhi, successfully balancing Fit’s blocky simplicity with the complexity of these Indic scripts. Both families are also available as variable styles. fontstand.com/fonts/fit-de...

NEW: 3 additions to the Alfabeti Modernisti collection of type revivals from CAST have been added recently: an all-caps geometric sans AM Serie 605, a highly condensed sans with an unusually strong contrast AM Sirte, and a slanted monolinear and utilitarian AM Liguria. fontstand.com/foundries/cast

NEW: Gregory Grotesk from TypeMates is a balanced and distinct functional typeface with a smooth texture and a strong personality up close, with a top-heavy lovercase “a”, angular junctions and thin joints. Also available in Condensed and Compressed versions. fontstand.com/fonts/gregor...

Have a look at Ryan Bugden’s review of @typographicsnyc.bsky.social 2025! He was there, and he’s been reflecting on how the festival still unites type makers and users. fontstand.com/news/design-...

NEW: The Borges family from PampaType has been enhanced with two more additions: Borges Open, an engraved, extra elegant and impactful display font set, plus the Borges Titling, delicately spirited Roman with narrow vertical proportions and higher stroke contrast. fontstand.com/fonts?search...

On Fontstand News, @typeoff recounts part of the story behind Pascal Zoghbi’s 29LT Idris, and the rediscovery of the designer behind Berthold’s Arabisch halbfett Nr. 49, Salim al Habschi. fontstand.com/news/font-re...

NEW: Sorella from CAST is a carefully crafted serifed Roman with a big x-height based on 18th-century engraved calligraphic prints with notable mannerist details and inspirations, including the steep 20-degree italics, in three optical sizes: Display, Text and Caption. fontstand.com/fonts/sorella

This is the final week of collecting responses regarding font users’ opinions on the current state of font licensing. The survey will close on Sunday 6 July at midnight CEST. Once the data has been analysed, we will share the findings publicly. Complete the survey today: fontstand.com/survey

Today, on Fontstand News, Lisa Huang gives us some of the backstory and her motivation for creating @wordsoftype.com. You should check out her essay and visit her project’s site – if you don’t already look things up there multiple times a week: fontstand.com/news/essays/...

NEW on Fontstand: Recently, Tlab font foundry introduced more than a dozen Hangul display fonts inspired by both geometric and calligraphic sources, writing tools, signage, or techniques. Discover all in the Fontstand app. fontstand.com/foundries/tl...

Fontstand have a survey going right now for designers, you fill it out and get a bunch of free fonts from its members! Here's some experiments with some of them—Klim Type’s Maelstrom and Dynamo’s Whyte.

🔥 Fontstand is working on becoming a cooperative—co-owned and governed by the independent type foundries. No VCs. No middlemen. It’s a radical rethinking of how platforms should work—built on trust, equity, transparency, and shared success at its core. 🔗 fontstand.com/news/design-...

Support the coop, if you use fonts do the survey!

We’re are launching an independent industry-wide survey for font users. We want to hear about your experiences: What works? What’s confusing or frustrating? What would you change? Your answers will help us decide how licensing works within the Fontstand Cooperative. fontstand.com/survey

NEW on Fontstand is Klooster from DJR, a broad titling typeface loosely based on the uncial script, but also inspired by much later woodcut engravings, providing sharp, gestural energy with its expressive curves. Designed by David Jonathan Ross. fontstand.com/fonts/klooster

NEW: Excelling in casual typographic simplicity, Common Shapes from Process Type Foundry is a general-purpose typeface built around basic geometric shapes, but not measured or automated. There’s also an OpenType stylistic variant set with even simpler forms. fontstand.com/fonts/common...

NEW: Terrassa by @typotheque.com is a complex modular typeface inspired by architectural lettering, striking a balance between rational construction and visual rhythm. It comes with five variable axis, offering thousands of variations in Display and Gradient versions! fontstand.com/fonts?search...

NEW: Gorgias from PampaType is a sophisticated and refined blackletter typeface inspired by Schulfraktur, a traditional 19th-century German book type. Combining classic and contemporary elements, it includes four versions: Regular and Black in solid and open forms. fontstand.com/fonts/gorgias1

NEW: Komu New family from DizajnDesign is a reinterpretation of socialist grotesque typefaces and an extension of the two previously published styles. The four new styles differ in many subtle ways, like shape rounding, proportions, or details. Designed by Ján Filípek. fontstand.com/fonts/komu-new

NEW: Roshan by @tptq-arabic.com is a high-contrast typeface with connections to Persian Naskh and Maghrebi styles, combined with an incised Latin counterpart, and introducing subtle stencilling to add more light. Designed by Sina Fakour with Peter Biľak & Kristyan Sarkis. fontstand.com/fonts/roshan

NEW on Fontstand is Nickel from DJR, a stocky engraver’s alphabet based on the inscription of a 1918 Chinese banknote, with squarish forms and 1970s energy. Available in Regular, Open Face and Stencil styles, it now joins the Nickel Gothic family already in the library. fontstand.com/fonts/nickel

NEW: Pristine from @typotheque.com is a unique typeface with Thai and Latin parts designed in parallel. With a blend of high contrast, soft curves, and crisp terminals, it is inspired by Thai looped forms and Latin calligraphic gestures for a fresh, expressive voice. fontstand.com/fonts/pristi...

Do you remember when ANRT held its third Automatic Type Design conference? Silvia Sfligiotti was there, and now she’s written all about it for Fontstand News! fontstand.com/news/design-...

NEW: Based on the ideas of the Croatian modernist movement of the 1960’s, Hot Type’s Exat began with a redrawing of a single letter “a” and the desire to craft a typographic world around it, striking a balance between neutrality and character. In 3 widths and 21 styles. fontstand.com/fonts?search...

Last month’s conference in The Hague was a blast. Thanks to all the speakers, workshop leaders, volunteers, technicians, catering, and all the visitors for making it such a warm and friendly event. See you next time. 👋 Thank you to @lukastimulak.bsky.social for creating this wonderful video.

Which edition did you enjoy the most?🙋 According to people who have attended previous editions, this was the best Fontstand conference yet. We did a quick online survey and got some great results. Don’t forget to read the article on Fontstand News: fontstand.com/news/design-... #FontstandCon2025

NEW on Fontstand: @typofonderie.com has recently added 53 text and display font families to the library, including variants of the Aiglon and Astronef superfamilies, Arbale and Ysans sans serifs, Arsen, Austerlitz, Mencken or Caslonian serif typefaces, and many more! fontstand.com/foundries/ty...

This year’s Fontstand Conference began two weeks ago today! If you weren’t able to attend – or if you were there but are already feeling nostalgic – head over to Fontstand News to read Katerina Grushka’s article about all the events: fontstand.com/news/design-...

NEW: Gregory Poster from TypeMates is a flared serif, exaggerated details, soft, chic, vintage, diagonal stress, top-heavy, steep italic angle, weird and wonderful typeface, in 14 styles that dramatically change width with weight, with Latin, Greek and Cyrillic support. fontstand.com/fonts/gregor...

Slovakia has recently introduced redesigned car number plates, and designer Simona Császárová explained the process of creating the typeface for the new plates, as well as the technical and legal considerations that the design must meet. #FontstandCon2025

The Saturday program of Fontstand conference was opened by Tobias Frere-Jones recounting the research and design process behind New York City Football Club’s new family of typefaces. The city’s history becomes the material for the identity of a modern sports team, and a bond with citizens and fans.

NEW: NN Arosa from Nouvelle Noire is a fresh interpretation of the Swiss graphic poster heritage into a constructed humanist sans serif with its own spirit, yet versatile and reader-friendly at the same time, in nine weights plus italics. Designed by Edgar Walthert. fontstand.com/fonts/nn-aro...

In his keynote talk during the fifth Fontstand conference in The Hague’s impressive Nieuwe Kerk, legendary designer Gert Dumbar, founder of Studio Dumbar, talked about his path to design, his process and unorthodox approach to design that challenges conventions. Peter Biľak moderated the discussion.

NEW: the Alfabeti Modernisti collection by CAST has just welcomed three new members: the Art Deco style AM Marche, the high contrast modular geometric all caps AM Serie 704 and the dark and elementary AM Novecento. fontstand.com/foundries/cast

Fontstand is becoming a co-op! At the Fontstand Conference in The Hague, we announced that we’re becoming a cooperatively owned and managed font distributor — with expanded licensing and services. Stay tuned as we create a more equitable, transparent and democratic model for font designers.

Fontstand 2025 /// TypeTogether will be out in force at the 2025 Fontstand Conference (@fontstand.com) in The Hague this Friday and Saturday, 14–15 March 2025. We hope to see you there! Read on for what we have in store. 🧵 1/4 #typography #fonts #graphicdesign #FontstandCon2025 #typesky #fontsky

Looking forward for the weekend of Fontstand! @fontstand.com Almost there! I look forward to meeting new type designers. #fontstand2025

What would it feel like to be asked to create an all-new typeface for the City of Graphic Design? On Fontstand News, you can find out in Matthijs Sluiter’s new interview with André Baldinger and Toan Vu-Huu of BVH Type. fontstand.com/news/essays/...

Only a few tickets left for the Fontstand 2025 International Typography Conference in The Hague! See you in a week 👋 #FontstandCon2025 fontstandcon2025.eventbrite.com

New on the Eye blog – Graphic design live, www.eyemagazine.com/blog/post/gr... #graphicdesign #typography #posters @fontstand.com

NEW: @typotheque.com has published 23 new Thai typefaces, including the best-selling November, Ping, October, Manu, Fedra, Lava, and Greta families, as part of the ongoing research project into the Thai script and its cultural heritage, bridging tradition and modernity. fontstand.com/fonts?search...

NEW: La Grotesque from @tptq-arabic.com is an authentically Mediterranean effort to create Arabic‭ & ‬Latin in collaboration‭, ‬like a conversation among friends‭, ‬like a meal you prepare together.🌶️ Designed by Naïma Ben Ayed (Arabic) and Francesca Bolognini (Latin). fontstand.com/fonts/lagrot...

#fontstandcon2025 Aimed at non-Thai designers, Thai lettering #workshop with Cadson Demak’s Knaz Uiyamathiti and Nalat Jaturapattarapong will guide participants through the fundamentals of Thai letterforms, while encouraging experimentation with looped and loopless styles. fontstand.com/conference/

Cyrillic Type Design workshop with Ilya Ruderman will guide you through the history and contemporary use of Cyrillic type, different Cyrillic-based languages and their needs. Participants will draw sample Cyrillic words based on an existing Latin script. #fontstandcon2025 fontstand.com/conference/

Many members of the type community have chosen to sponsor students for the #fontstandcon2025, making tickets much more affordable for the future generation of designers. Thank you! 🙏 If you are a student, and wish to get a student ticket at 50% off the regular price, please email [email protected].

NEW: Zed Icons VF from @typotheque.com is a collection of two thousand meticulously crafted icons in a range of weights, optical sizes and styles for a cohesive experience, all in one single font with thousands of variations available through variable font technology. fontstand.com/fonts/zed-ic...