Font Reviews

This headline is set in Nara Sans Std by Typotheque. Get it on Fontstand for only €9.00/month.

This typeface is a contemporary serif family that subtly references a lesser-known chapter in typographic history. But those who select it will surely do so because of the peculiar connecting strokes in Aeroplan’s italics – as in the “a” and “n” above. Those are nice, but Aeroplan’s got even more to offer.

Stefan Ellmer, a.k.a Ellmer Stefan, is best known for his deep dives into niche styles of 19th-century type. While his “proper” font families provide greater versatility, designs like Kinckq are more like chamber plays. They can bring an unexpected voice into your work.

A Devanagari typeface whose design references a calligraphic style used in Jain manuscripts.

This serif typeface is full of surprises. It looks lively, is pleasantly readable, and its italics are independent in their design and full of verve.

This variable design turns its back on a common tendency of adopting Clarendon-style letters to text-typeface proportions. David Jonathan Ross and Bethany Heck returned Clarendon to its more condensed 19th-century roots.

Fonts inspired by Claude Garamond, Robert Granjon and Jean Jannon are the backdrop to many of the books we read, as well as websites like this one. Just how many typefaces based on the work of French Renaissance punchcutters can you find on Fontstand?

Although many typefaces on Fontstand include a wide variety of weights, widths and styles, Plinc Coryn Galaxy is not one of those families. Instead, it is a single font at the intersection of Didot-style type and House Industries’ unique Plinc library.

Type Together is well known for its editorial design typefaces, including this Arabic-script family.

Just Another Foundry’s JAF Lapture adds blackletter elements to a readable serif framework and handles long texts with ease