I was searching for a font for a design the other day, and I ended up doing the inevitable: browsing aimlessly through all the fonts on DaFont.com. I came across quite a few cool ones, but I picked 10 new fonts I thought could be quite useful in graphic design.
So here they are, in no particular order:
- Nathaniel
- MKF Tiler
- Alien Strawberry
- Stylar Stencil
- HVD Peace
- Capture It
- Nolla
- Los Vatos Locos
- Heroin 07
- Ginga
Very nice handwritten font, this is what I’ve used for the post’s thumbnail. I can see quite a few applications for this typeface. Free for personal use.
Not sure what to use this for, but it is very nicely done, and a lot of thought went into crafting each of the letters. Free for personal use.
Lovey handwritten font, with a wide applicability. Would love to see examples, if people use this for their designs.
Grunge font with a military tint. Can only visualise this one on military colours and camouflage patterns. Free for personal use.
Grunge font again, this time with a wider applicability; very well shaped, it can be used for any artwork that requires a grungy feel without going overboard.
Very elegant, Nolla would look great on cosmetics ads or collateral, or anything that requires a simple, fluid typeface. Free for personal use.
Crazy little font, Los Vatos Locos could look very well for logo design or poster design. Again, would love to see what people use this one for.
Great grunge font, would look awesome in combination with various stone, brick or metal texture. Has got a graffiti feel about it.
Slightly grungy as well, Ginga has beautiful curves and would look very much at home on a DVD sleeve or t-shirt design. It also comes with a nice grunge brush for Photoshop.
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Nice fonts Ema. I particularly like the handwrite-type of fonts. They look nice. The only problem is that you can not put them as text on site, only as image.
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October 29th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Hi Pawel – yep, that’s true; these are only useful for print. For websites we’ll have to stick to “Arial, Verdana, sans serif” for the time being. I’m not a big fan of Helvetica and hate Times with a passion, but I am using Georgia a bit more these days, just to break the monotony a little.
October 30th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Agreed, monotonous it can become. But IMO it’s better than having comic sans all over the place!
I’ll forward these to my brother – http://www.lightbulb.co.za/. He does quite a bit of print work.
Thanks for sharing the collection :)
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November 2nd, 2008 at 3:34 am
Some beautiful font designs there, thank you =)
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November 4th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Haha, definitely gotta pick “viva los vatos locos” as my favorite.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
#8 is my favorite with #3 coming in a close second. The first one looks like a graffiti tag and #3 reminds me of scribbling in high school.
November 11th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Hi Ema
I stumbled upon this post and I have to say I love these fonts! Especially Nathaniel seems very useful to me. Thanks for your work.
Michael
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November 21st, 2008 at 7:31 am
Those are really great fonts ! I think this will come handy for any designing work, especially print ad. Thanks !
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November 30th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I agree Ginga would look great on a DVD sleeve. I may have to use it on one of my next Uni assignments. Thanks for the inspiration!
December 9th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Thank you for the cool fonts, Limeshot. Love love love the last one!:)
January 10th, 2009 at 7:18 am
I think that the alien strawberry font is my favorite. I’m actually working on a new design for one of my sites, and it will be perfect for the header.
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January 20th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
The Nathanial font is my favorite for sure. It has a classy touch to it and looks very professional.