It’s been a while since I browsed some of my favorite online font sources. I’m a sucker for a dramatic script, fabulous flourish or a steady sans serif. And if, like me, you’ve ever set out online in search of the perfect font for a specific project, then you know it can be TOTALLY overwhelming to weed through all the junk that surfaces.
{images: desktop wallpapers by typenuts.com}
With the help of my graphic design friends and favorite bloggers over the past couple of years, I’ve come up with a reliable short list of go-to sites for high-quality, royalty-free fonts.
- Fontastic – a very manageable quantity of great fonts
- dafont.com – custom previews for each font
- 1001fonts – huge selection, detailed categories, and custom previews
- Font Squirrel – 100% free for commercial use
What I like about each of these sites is that they aren’t bogged down with annoying (and often unsavory) advertising and they consistently focus on easy access to great typography.
Bookmark these for your next design project! You won’t be disappointed.
And for a little fun today, check out typenuts.com to download typography inspired desktop wallpapers for your computer or your iPhone! And for all things font-related, take a look at this fabulous blog, I love Typography (iLT).
Have a great weekend, everyone! See you back here on Monday.
Tags: desktop wallpaper, download font, fonts, typography
Thanks for the tip! It’s nice to be referred to some sources and not have to weed through all those that are out there.
You are totally speaking my language over here! And the first and last sites are new to me: THANKS!!
I am such a font junky:)