Font Update: 5 Cool Fonts Not to Miss
I like to keep an eye out for new fonts as often as I can, and If you haven’t seen these 5, they are some of my most recent favorites. All of them are free (2 are demo versions) so have fun, if you need a fresh addition to your font collection. Personally, I have a hard time saying “no” to new fonts and I hope you like these 5 if you haven’t discovered them yet.
1. Helena (demo version)
Designer: Marcio Hirosse
This is one font that I’m seriously thinking about purchasing, and I rarely purchase a font because there are so many free ones. I was blown away by the detail in this typeface, and I find it very useful as a background/texture element. It can do wonders for a simple design in an instant. Great job Marcio! I love this font.
2. Chic Decay
Designer: Gyom S?guin
What can I say, Gyom is the man. Another great decayed font.
3. Infrared
Designer: Zdenek Gromnica
This free serif font comes in 4 weights, and caught my eye because of its simplicity and hidden complexity, especially in the case of the reciprocal serifs. (The capitol I for example). Just a nice fresh font with a modern look and a nice elegant twist on the serif styling.
4. Madredeus
Designer: StereoType
Madredeus is a nice thin decorative font. I like to use it in various ways as a background element, among other things. The simplistic line-work style caught my eye.
5. Lemur Light (demo version)
Designer: Andrzej Wartkowsky
Like Madredeus, this font is a nice thin, elegant font, but much more legible. Again, I like to use this font as a compliment to other design elements, and in backgrounds.
Helena looks gorgeous, nice find!
Ah! Why are they so difficult to read?!
Helena looks pretty neat, but I think I’ll stick with sans ; )
Helena is awesome! It is like a whole flourish library.
But if you want you could always just create outlines and use it as a graphic element. As I believe it is meant to be used.
Where can I get Helena font?
@Goofy, and everyone else*
The download for the Helena font is in the upper right part of the linked page.
I know, It’s easy to miss, but it’s there!
~BittBox
Oh god, everyone is talking about Helena, but Infrared is so simply beautiful and misterious? Great discovery Bitt
#3 and 4 are amazing and new to me! I’ve been using Helena for a while, I just wish that: it wasn’t a demo and the letter structre wasn’t so stiff. Other than that, its beautiful.
starvingyoungartists.com
Damn Helena its a piece of work itself!
I like the chique decay.. thnx bittbox!
Can we make our own fonts? How?
Is it me or is Helena illegible? I love Infrared. Thanks!
@George
Yes, women are usually more difficult to understand.
hi bitt box.. Any font added to the font arsenal can serve a designer so its appreciated as a freebie… I was wondering.. Have you heard of ambiagram text?? They are fonts that when typed can be read upside down aswell as right way up. In fact there is no right way up cos they can be read either way. Ive been looking to see if there are any fonts out there but no luck so far. You know of any sites that might be offering them for download?
Frank
hmm its ok..think i got my answer.. according to most common knowledge, every single word has to be specificaly designed to be an ambirgram, and as such , no such font exists… But i think… doesnt exist … yet.
Do you have (or will you consider making) an Illustrator tutorial on making the squggly-circley-flowery-ish effects that adorn the Helena font?
Honestly, I cant ever see myself using any of these fonts other than Lemur Light.
Awesome finds! I find it hard to believe that some of you don’t see your selves playing around with or using these fonts in your work. Some of them beg to be used as texture, others scream overlays on a busy background texture to add depth and other still say “use me cause I am slick” hehe I can wait to use some of these to create some brushes, Going to be some good times. Thanks for the awesome share bittbox as always.
frank,
There actally is a font that works well for ambigrams: Flexion by John Langdon. John is a master of the ambigram. His book “Wordplay” is the bible of ambigrams.
These are very nice free fonts. Thank you for posting them!
Infrared is spot on. Thanx for the tip-off.
@BittBox
Thank for real :)
Talking about type, a list in my blog about videos of typography in motion:
http://planetoideblanco.blogspot.com/2007/05/mucha-tipografia-en-movimiento.html
Enjoy!
cheers sean.. ill check that out.
frank
@ Ziptied I agree whole heartedly
@ Sean Thanks for the link
@ hfng Funny and yes but you need a type creator program, look around and try to find a
downloable one
@ Jaime Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD5WlQ54Sg0
@ Acrobatic Its really really easy, start exploring
and finally @ Bitt Great again like always and I like the link to the http://
http://www.abstractfonts.com/newfonts/ cool site and madredeus is my fav.
I know can’t spell well, sorry…forgive me, I’m only a designer…..
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I must be blind. I still can’t find the Helena font. Did the web page change maybe?
@Tracy,
Upper right. Click on “ttf” (true type font) to download.
~BittBox
Thanks, but maybe I am clicking on the wrong link because it’s not there.
Yeah, I was clicking on the guy’s name. Didn’t realize the Helena was a link. lol! sorry.
Cool fonts! like the Helena tooo
Great fonts.. Thank you very much!
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Peace BB!!!
All of these fonts are beautiful in their own right. Very useful, thx to you my design arsenal is becoming nothing less than SUPER SUPERB!!!
Thx a billion!!!
-Life
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The vector vault connect is THE TRUTH!!!
Good Lookin Out!
In Illustrator:
Select: -type -create outlines
then use the ‘direct selection tool’ to delete the demo text across the typeface…
Brill
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thanks, my logo was created with this fonts. specially madredeus…i’m famous now
i really like your “art” this is tight!!!!!!
WOW
The Helena Font is
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep it up :-)
helena is amazing. great pack.
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wow. this Helena is awesome ! :P it is so complicated anf thats wat i love.
yeah. i agree. which ones do you ppl like ?
– hihihi. :D
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