Fontstand

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A typeface discovery platform for free testing and affordable temporary use of fonts. Publishing Fontstand News for in-depth debate about typography.
LocationThe Hague, The Netherlands
Websitehttps://fontstand.com
Today, on Fontstand News, Lisa Huang gives us some of the backstory and her motivation for creating @wordsoftype. You should check out her essay and visit her project’s site – if you don’t already look things up there multiple times a week:
https://fontstand.com/news/essays/do-you-speak-typography/
NEW on Fontstand: Recently, Tlab font foundry introduced more than a dozen Hangul display fonts inspired by both geometric and calligraphic sources, writing tools, signage, or techniques. Discover all in the Fontstand app.
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https://fontstand.com/foundries/tlabfont

We’re are launching an independent industry-wide survey for font users. We want to hear about your experiences: What works? What’s confusing or frustrating? What would you change? Your answers will help us decide how licensing works within the Fontstand Cooperative.

http://fontstand.com/survey

NEW on Fontstand is Klooster from DJR, a broad titling typeface loosely based on the uncial script, but also inspired by much later woodcut engravings, providing sharp, gestural energy with its expressive curves. Designed by @djrrb
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/klooster
NEW: Excelling in casual typographic simplicity, Common Shapes from Process Type Foundry is a general-purpose typeface built around basic geometric shapes, but not measured or automated. There’s also an OpenType stylistic variant set with even simpler forms.
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/common-shapes
NEW: Terrassa by @typotheque is a complex modular typeface inspired by architectural lettering, striking a balance between rational construction and visual rhythm. It comes with five variable axis, offering thousands of variations in Display and Gradient versions!
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https://fontstand.com/fonts?search=terrassa
NEW: Gorgias from @pampa is a sophisticated and refined blackletter typeface inspired by Schulfraktur, a traditional 19th-century German book type. Combining classic and contemporary elements, it includes four versions: Regular and Black in solid and open forms.
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/gorgias1
NEW: Komu New family from DizajnDesign is a reinterpretation of socialist grotesque typefaces and an extension of the two previously published styles. The four new styles differ in many subtle ways, like shape rounding, proportions, or details. Designed by Ján Filípek.
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/komu-new
Komu New font - typeface family by DizajnDesign — try fonts for free and rent fonts on Fontstand

Try Komu New font. Fontstand allows trying Komu New typeface for free or renting it for just a fraction of the regular price. Try now!

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NEW: Roshan from TPTQ Arabic is a high-contrast typeface with connections to Persian Naskh and Maghrebi styles, combined with an incised Latin counterpart, and introducing subtle stencilling to add more light. Designed by Sina Fakour with Peter Biľak & Kristyan Sarkis.
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/roshan

Roshan font - typeface family by TPTQ Arabic — try fonts for free and rent fonts on Fontstand

Try Roshan font. Fontstand allows trying Roshan typeface for free or renting it for just a fraction of the regular price. Try now!

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NEW on Fontstand is Nickel from @djrrb a stocky engraver’s alphabet based on the inscription of a 1918 Chinese banknote, with squarish forms and 1970s energy. Available in Regular, Open Face and Stencil styles, it now joins the Nickel Gothic family already in the library.
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https://fontstand.com/fonts/nickel
Nickel font - typeface family by DJR — try fonts for free and rent fonts on Fontstand

Try Nickel font. Fontstand allows trying Nickel typeface for free or renting it for just a fraction of the regular price. Try now!

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