A typeface discovery platform for free testing and affordable temporary use of fonts https://fontstand.com/apps/. Publishing Fontstand News for in-depth debate about typography https://fontstand.com/news/.https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mvl672plac2zFontstand Cooperative now exists. 🚀 After two years of work, it’s officially incorporated in the Netherlands. We’ve opened applications for independent type foundries. Read more, and consider joining us. https://fontstand.com/news/design-news/pssst-the-fontstand-cooperative-now-exists/15 Sep 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvl672plac2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mviesoisuc25TYPA has been building a database of its wood and metal type collection. This could help digital type designers today, but they’re using the digital data to make type in physical formats, too. Read Paweł Schulz’s article about what has been going on here: https://fontstand.com/news/essays/constellations14 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviesoisuc25https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mv6ehzbpg22rNEW: Dargon from @typetogether.bsky.social, an epic type family inspired by fantasy gaming, in two parts – Dargon, an uncial-inspired set of six display fonts (each named for the schools of magic in a popular role-playing game), and Dargon Text, for body copy or UI. fontstand.com/fonts/dargon10 Sep 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6ehzbpg22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3muwqlf6cuk2kNEW: Shekanj from @tptq-arabic.com is a very special expressive typeface at the intersection of Nastaʿlīq, Ruqʿah, and Naskh styles, exploring the positioning of Nastaʿlīq letterforms along a horizontal baseline. Paired with Lumin Sans Condensed by Typotheque for Latin. fontstand.com/fonts/shekanj07 Sep 2026 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqlf6cuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3muhpjxi74k2kNEW: Eddi Grotesk from bvh type draws on early, historically rooted sans-serif aesthetics, positioning it as a subtle reinterpretation of the Eddi typeface, while preserving part of its core DNA, blending modern sans-serif clarity with a refined historical sensibility. https://fontstand.com/fonts/bvh-eddi-grotesk01 Sep 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhpjxi74k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mtbt42qjq22kNEW: Anto Rounded Air from bvh type is the airy, stencil-like version of the base family of the same name, spiced up with mono width proportions and some really clever details, best suited for posters, display use or identity projects. https://fontstand.com/fonts/bvh-anto-rounded-air17 Aug 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbt42qjq22khttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mrposco6wk24On Fontstand News, @typeoff.bsky.social has just reviewed PampaType’s Gorgias typeface, designed by Manuel López Rocha. He had to wait a whole year to write it, so please check it out here! https://fontstand.com/news/font-reviews/gorgias/28 Jul 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrposco6wk24https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mraj3umfjc2pNEW: Merwede Sans from @boldmonday.bsky.social is a humanist sans companion to its serif sibling, keeping the distinctive structure of true italics and adding two extra weights for elegant book typography and musical notation with an extensive set of OpenType features. https://fontstand.com/fonts/merwede-sans22 Jul 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraj3umfjc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mqri6wthy22zNEW: Gagneur, a non-dogmatic French typeface for text, drawn from memory by @veryrobin.me from Tiny Type Co. Questioning history and dogma, the result is a friendly and familiar family, ready for books, catalogues, magazines, and feature-rich enough for use at many sizes. fontstand.com/fonts/gagneur16 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqri6wthy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mqmhv2yqrs2iInterested in geometric slab serifs and how they developed? A summary on Fontstand News looks into their past and similar typefaces on Fontstand in the present: https://fontstand.com/news/font-reviews/fontstands-geometric-slabs/14 Jul 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmhv2yqrs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mpyf6i7d6s24NEW: Milgram from @signaltype.bsky.social is a rounded humanist sans with a hint of nostalgia for the 60s, bringing a useful typeface for display and text with open counters and apertures and low contrast for added readability and a broad language support in 12 styles. fontstand.com/fonts/milgram06 Jul 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyf6i7d6s24https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mpocdxfcws24“Life is all about improv, and Mitch was all about life. He will be dearly missed, but his ideas will live on in the myriad of ways he expressed them.” You can read the rest of Sebastian Carewe’s tribute to Mitch Paone here: https://fontstand.com/news/essays/mitch-paone-19822026/02 Jul 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpocdxfcws24https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mpjbn3ldrs26NEW on Fontstand: Maregraphe Collection from CSTM Fonts is a modern serif superfamily inspired by late 19th-century French lettering, in a range of 20 styles from small text (Caption) to super-display (Poster) — plus a variable font. Check out those extreme extremes! https://fontstand.com/fonts?search=Maregraphe30 Jun 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjbn3ldrs26https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3moxnpgvmgk2sNEW: Clarinetta and Clarinetta Unicase from supertype® are two parts of an elegant contemporary serif typeface family built on deliberately pronounced serifs and a striking contrast (brought to extreme in Ultra weight), and italics with a flowing stroke and dynamism. https://fontstand.com/fonts?search=clarinetta23 Jun 2026 14:53 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxnpgvmgk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mofrwfzn7s2jNEW: Chairman from @typotheque.com is a utilitarian neo-grotesque superfamily with four distinctive voices: Display, with clarity and style; Text, adding stronger personality; and Mono and Semi-Mono bringing a different typesetting rhythm. Designed by Nikola Djurek. https://fontstand.com/fonts?search=chairman16 Jun 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofrwfzn7s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mo3sd6qajs2xNEW: Canela Arabic from @commercialtype.bsky.social is an Arabic and Latin script typeface expanding the crisp elegance of the original Canela family by drawing inspiration from both the Thuluth and Naskh traditions, with a distinct and expressive presence of its own. https://fontstand.com/fonts/canela-arabic12 Jun 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo3sd6qajs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mnzihwbai22oInterested in rounded sans serifs from the past as well as today? There is a new summary on Fontstand News, explaining some of their development stages: https://fontstand.com/news/font-reviews/fontstands-rounded-sans-serifs/11 Jun 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzihwbai22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mnhyj4yj5s2xNEW: Ragu from Nova Type Foundry is the warm, flavourful display typeface you may want to use for branding and packaging, but also for small text, with a soft, rounded construction and generous curves, in six weights with italics, supporting Latin, Greek, and Cyrillic. fontstand.com/fonts/ragu-pro04 Jun 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhyj4yj5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mmwdiwlqxs2dNEW: JAF Globus from @justanotherfoundry.bsky.social is a modernist typeface with geometric feel, but not built on a strict geometric system. Designed to work at small sizes on screen with a generous white space and adjusted widths, it has a comfortable rhythm in text. https://fontstand.com/fonts/jaf-globus28 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwdiwlqxs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mmh6e2ivns2kNEW: Kuhlman by DJR reinterprets the expressive lettering style deployed by graphic designer Roy Kuhlman in his book cover designs, trying to capture a bit of Kuhlman’s blend of chaos and consistency of angular letterforms originally cut out of paper or masking film. fontstand.com/fonts/kuhlman22 May 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmh6e2ivns2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mlo2tu26yk2kNEW: MD UI from @mass-driver.com is a typeface for interfacing, optimised for word- and sentence-level performance, with an appearance that doesn’t try to be neutral, but doesn’t surprise or distract. Available in three optical sizes: MD UI, MD UI XS, and MD UI XL. https://fontstand.com/fonts?search=md%20ui12 May 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo2tu26yk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3ml6ud54fw223NEW: CoFo Sans Semi-Mono from @contrastfoundry.bsky.social is the ultimate fusion of CoFo Sans and its monospaced variant CoFo Sans Mono, keeping the typical details and personality, but with subtly adjusted character and horizontal proportions for smoother typesetting. https://fontstand.com/fonts/cofo-sans06 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ud54fw223https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mkibdbtoik23NEW: Gregory Text from TypeMates is a contemporary bookish typeface inspired by the historical aesthetic of early Slab Serif metal types, with charming little quirks, chunky, softly curved serifs, and squareish counter shapes, in 7 weights, plus corresponding italics. https://fontstand.com/fonts/gregory-text27 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkibdbtoik23https://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mjwrze5grs2uOn Fontstand News, Mikina Dimunová reflects on the Fontstand Conference that took place a little more than a week ago in Berlin. For those of you who couldn’t make it, hopefully this will give you a feel for the presentations. https://fontstand.com/news/design-news/the-granularity-of-origin-fontstand-in-berlin/20 Apr 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwrze5grs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mjhlslcq6c2gLast year, we conducted an independent survey focused on font use and licensing. More than 1,300 respondents participated from a wide community of designers and other font users, and we have now published a short article plus the full survey results on Fontstand News: https://fontstand.com/news/design-news/survey/14 Apr 2026 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhlslcq6c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3migw6la3w22eGood news, there are more places available now for the Designing fonts with Fontra workshop with Just van Rossum. Hurry up and use the last chance to register! #fontstandcon2026 fontstandcon2026.eventbrite.com https://fontstandcon2026.eventbrite.com/01 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3migw6la3w22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mhszkw76y22rFour of these tickets come at half price, if you are a student. Get in touch before they’re gone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhszkw76y22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mhsqqbvpm22l19 tickets left for the Fontstand Conference in Berlin. If you’ve been on the fence — this is the nudge. 👉 fontstand.com/conference https://fontstand.com/conference24 Mar 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsqqbvpm22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/fontstand.com/post/3mhqganbzp22lNEW: Voland from CAST is a book typeface inspired by John Baskerville’s Double Pica from 1757, keeping its generous proportions and open counters, with low contrast for even colour at text sizes to improve reading comfort, but adding more contemporary increased x-height. fontstand.com/fonts/voland23 Mar 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:usvul22d3zfusbvoepaoh6fw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqganbzp22l