Fonts – Web Designer Depot

Thin Fonts Are a Usability Nightmare—And Finally, Designers Are Waking Up

Noah Davis — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 04:07:00 +0000

Thin fonts may look sleek, but they’re a usability nightmare—hard to read, inaccessible, and especially frustrating on mobile. Thankfully, some brands and websites are finally ditching them in favor of thicker, more readable typography that actually puts users first.

Kiehl’s Unveils “Pubic Display Type”: The Font We Never Knew We Needed, but Apparently Do

Simon Sterne — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 13:51:00 +0000

Kiehl’s has responded to censorship of their intimate care ad by launching a bold new font made from real pubic hair, dubbed "Pubic Display Type." The move aims to challenge beauty standards...

The 30 Best Fonts of 2024

Ben Moss — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:12:00 +0000

2024 has been a great year for type design. Over the past few years geometric sans have been less apparent, with cursive and serifs having something of a renaissance; that trend continued this year. There’s been a very clear fashion for French design. Experimental fonts are more usable than ever. Here — in no particular […]

Why Big Brands Are Ditching Serif Fonts in Their Logos

Alex Harper — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:16:00 +0000

Big brands are increasingly ditching serif fonts in their logos, opting for sleek sans-serif designs to stay modern, improve digital readability, and appeal to younger, tech-savvy audiences.

15 Best New Fonts, November 2024

Ben Moss — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:16:00 +0000

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the best new fonts we’ve found online in the previous four weeks. November’s edition is particularly strong for script-inspired sans, display faces with motion and energy, and a charming blackletter font. Enjoy! Formiga Formiga is a versatile, humanist display typeface designed for attention-grabbing editorials. It has a clear, confident, and […]

15 Best New Fonts, October 2024

Simon Sterne — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 05:25:00 +0000

Welcome to our roundup of the best new fonts we’ve found online in the last four weeks. In this month’s selection we have a mixture of different styles, from highly practical serifs, to experimental display typefaces. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, September 2024

Simon Sterne — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our roundup of the best new fonts we’ve found on the web in the previous four weeks. In this month’s edition there’s plenty of hand-lettering charm, and some excellent historical revivals. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, August 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to August’s roundup of the best fonts we’ve found over the last few weeks. 2024’s trend for flowing curves and retro-inspired scripts continues apace this month. We’ve also included some very flexible sans serifs. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, July 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our monthly roundup of the best fonts we’ve found online in the last four weeks. This month, there are fewer sans serifs, and a lot more display faces. Retro is as popular as ever, and the recent trend for organic shapes continues. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, June 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to our roundup of the best new fonts we’ve found online in the last month. This month, there are notably fewer revivals and serifs and a lot more chunky sans serifs than usual. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, May 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 20 May 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Every month we put together this collection of the best new fonts we’ve found online in the previous weeks.

15 Best New Fonts, April 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:30:00 +0000

Just like web design, type design follows trends. And while there’s always room for an exciting outsider, we tend to see similar fonts released at similar times.

15 Best New Fonts, March 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to March’s edition of our roundup of the best new fonts for designers. This month’s compilation includes interesting new uses for variable font technology, some warm, approachable typefaces, and a couple of excellent scripts.

15 Best New Fonts, February 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 05:30:00 +0000

Welcome to February’s roundup of the best new fonts for designers. This month’s compilation includes some innovative variable fonts, a handful of revivals, and some excellent options for logo designers. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, January 2024

Ben Moss — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:30:00 +0000

It’s January, and what better time to revisit our typography and freshen up our designs for 2024.

The 10 Most Hated Fonts of All Time

Shelley Cooke — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000

Remember when Comic Sans wasn’t the butt of the jokes? Long for the days when we actually enjoyed using the Impact font? In this list, we’re going to condense down ten of the most despised typefaces of all time.

15 Best New Fonts, November 2023

Ben Moss — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:30:00 +0000

2023 is almost over, and the new fonts are still coming thick and fast. This month, we’ve found some awesome variable fonts, some revivals, and one or two novelty fonts to get you through the holiday promotion work. Enjoy!

15 Best New Fonts, October 2023

Ben Moss — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:30:00 +0000

We’re entering the final quarter of 2023, and even in the pre-holiday lull, there are still plenty of fonts to get excited about. In this month’s edition of our roundup of the best new fonts for designers, there are lots of revivals, some excellent options for logo designers, and some creative twists on letterforms. Enjoy!