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Best of 2015

FontShop Staff selections for best releases of the year

Noah Nazir
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Last edited August 31, 2018

These type families mark the best of what’s new at FontShop in 2015. We arrived at this selection by having the whole staff note their favorites in a list of the year’s releases, then Yves Peters and I (David Sudweeks) narrowing it down to just these 15. Enjoy!

always
hypothenuses
Mobile phone replenishing gets stuck

Calm, unpretentious and yet reservedly flamboyant once you spend an afternoon together, ITC Handel Gothic is the kind of typeface that slowly warms to its reader.

The Handel Gothic™ typeface has been a mainstay of graphic communication for over 40 years - all the while looking as current as... Read More

rocket
fiddlesticks
Canned beverage make you refresh

Contrary to the one-off nature of most script fonts, FF Eggo is a tasty upright script in five weights; and don’t worry, it comes with italics!

As a type designer who focuses much of his time on editorial concerns, Łukasz Dziedzic has come to appreciate the value of building and... Read More

jungle
zygapophysis
Entering shop by stroller you decline

Calm, unpretentious and yet reservedly flamboyant once you spend an afternoon together, FF Hertz is the kind of typeface that slowly warms to its reader.

Low stroke contrast, generous spacing, and fine-grained weights from Light to Extra Bold make FF Hertz a workhorse text typeface which... Read More

mystic
microphysics
Smile, It confuses people

This neat upright cursive looks at home in both American and European markets, due to its inventive and culturally blurred forms.

Forget that hipster coolness for a minute and design something cute and charming with LiebeLotte! Go ahead and make beautiful things with... Read More

rocket
illustrative
One step ahead to civilization

Sabre owes its striking appearance to the letter parts connected at an incised, angular point, as if snapped together from a kit. Its sharp aesthetic is inspired by inscriptional forms of letters carved from stone.

Sabre takes cues from the work of stone masons whose inscribed letter shapes were largely dictated by their medium and process. Bear in... Read More

grapes
bureaucratic
Sunshade with the firm crust

Drawing from multiple historical sources, the elegant quill script Auberge offers a wealth of alternates, swashes, and ornaments.

You may ask yourself as you learn that this typeface is based on 17th century calligraphy manuals, ‘Who actually wrote like this, and for... Read More

rocket
microphysics
In case of emergency, run like hell

Optimized for large sizes, Proza Display increases the contrast in the humanist sans serif shapes of Proza for added impact and elegance.

chalet
zygapophysis
Throw mischievous cook the sauce

Beloved offers a unique range for display use – a monoline romantic script evoking classic 20th-century penmanship; a sans serif titling face with numerous swashes and alternate forms; and a set of ornaments.

rocket
microphysics
Law prohibits underwater smoking

Marco is a lively text face with a touch of informality. Its letter forms were inspired by 15th century humanist types, which were admired for their beauty and ingenuity.

Marco offers a fresh perspective on the Venetian (or Aldine) letter—warm,... Read More

Donald Handel, Nadine Chahine and Rod McDonald
ITC 2010
Lukasz Dziedzic
FontFont 2015
Jens Kutilek
FontFont 2015
Ulrike Rausch
LiebeFonts 2015
Gareth Hague
Alias 2015
Alejandro Paul
Sudtipos 2015
Jasper de Waard
Bureau Roffa 2015
Laura Worthington
Laura Worthington 2015
Toshi Omagari
TypeTogether