FontBase
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The super-fast, beautiful and free font manager for designers. https://fontba.se
Discover is now available in the latest FontBase release!
All new font releases from 60+ foundries across the globe, gathered on a single page, updated daily. Get to know about new fonts before everyone else. Free to join for any foundry.
Check it out: bit.ly/4p0Cl2m
All new font releases from 60+ foundries across the globe, gathered on a single page, updated daily. Get to know about new fonts before everyone else. Free to join for any foundry.
Check it out: bit.ly/4p0Cl2m
August 27, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Discover is now available in the latest FontBase release!
All new font releases from 60+ foundries across the globe, gathered on a single page, updated daily. Get to know about new fonts before everyone else. Free to join for any foundry.
Check it out: bit.ly/4p0Cl2m
All new font releases from 60+ foundries across the globe, gathered on a single page, updated daily. Get to know about new fonts before everyone else. Free to join for any foundry.
Check it out: bit.ly/4p0Cl2m
Remember the IDEO font map? Well, it's gone and not available anymore for quite some time now.
But guess who's doing a better (hopefully) version of it?
But guess who's doing a better (hopefully) version of it?
July 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Remember the IDEO font map? Well, it's gone and not available anymore for quite some time now.
But guess who's doing a better (hopefully) version of it?
But guess who's doing a better (hopefully) version of it?
3. Added Details tab. On that, you can copy information from the font "name" table, such as author, license, website, and more.
July 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
3. Added Details tab. On that, you can copy information from the font "name" table, such as author, license, website, and more.
2. Improved Glyphs tab. Glyphs are now grouped by Unicode categories. You can search glyphs by name or by Unicode group name. Also, tab performance with many glyphs is much faster now.
July 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
2. Improved Glyphs tab. Glyphs are now grouped by Unicode categories. You can search glyphs by name or by Unicode group name. Also, tab performance with many glyphs is much faster now.
Font family page updates in FontBase! Here's what you may have missed:
1. Improved style selection. The select dropdown is now on top of the page. Double clicking a style now navigates to the Waterfall tab directly.
1. Improved style selection. The select dropdown is now on top of the page. Double clicking a style now navigates to the Waterfall tab directly.
July 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Font family page updates in FontBase! Here's what you may have missed:
1. Improved style selection. The select dropdown is now on top of the page. Double clicking a style now navigates to the Waterfall tab directly.
1. Improved style selection. The select dropdown is now on top of the page. Double clicking a style now navigates to the Waterfall tab directly.
20th century: Sans-serif fonts emerged (no serifs, even thickness). Phototypesetting in the 1960s revolutionized production, leading to today's digital typography.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
20th century: Sans-serif fonts emerged (no serifs, even thickness). Phototypesetting in the 1960s revolutionized production, leading to today's digital typography.
Evolution continued: Transitional types (17th century) added more contrast, Baskerville's sharp forms were "shocking" in the 1700s, then came Baroque variations mixing roman & italic on same lines.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Evolution continued: Transitional types (17th century) added more contrast, Baskerville's sharp forms were "shocking" in the 1700s, then came Baroque variations mixing roman & italic on same lines.
Renaissance brought vertical stems, circular bowls & crisp serifs. Aldus Manutius introduced italic type in 1495 to save space. Claude Garamond's famous typeface from the 1530s is still widely used today.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Renaissance brought vertical stems, circular bowls & crisp serifs. Aldus Manutius introduced italic type in 1495 to save space. Claude Garamond's famous typeface from the 1530s is still widely used today.
1440: Gutenberg's printing press changed everything. His Bible used Gothic typeface, but Roman letters inspired by classical inscriptions soon emerged. Nicolas Jenson created one of the first balanced Roman typefaces in Venice ~1470.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1440: Gutenberg's printing press changed everything. His Bible used Gothic typeface, but Roman letters inspired by classical inscriptions soon emerged. Nicolas Jenson created one of the first balanced Roman typefaces in Venice ~1470.
Medieval monks became scribes, evolving letters from rounded "uncial" shapes to sharp Carolingian minuscule under Charlemagne. Then came dense, angular Blackletter (Gothic script) - beautiful but hard to read.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Medieval monks became scribes, evolving letters from rounded "uncial" shapes to sharp Carolingian minuscule under Charlemagne. Then came dense, angular Blackletter (Gothic script) - beautiful but hard to read.
A really short history of type. 🧵
Roman letters started as inscriptions carved in stone in 8th century BC. Romans adapted the Greek alphabet, creating the foundation for all Western scripts. These early letters had thick/thin strokes & serifs - still influencing type today.
Roman letters started as inscriptions carved in stone in 8th century BC. Romans adapted the Greek alphabet, creating the foundation for all Western scripts. These early letters had thick/thin strokes & serifs - still influencing type today.
June 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
A really short history of type. 🧵
Roman letters started as inscriptions carved in stone in 8th century BC. Romans adapted the Greek alphabet, creating the foundation for all Western scripts. These early letters had thick/thin strokes & serifs - still influencing type today.
Roman letters started as inscriptions carved in stone in 8th century BC. Romans adapted the Greek alphabet, creating the foundation for all Western scripts. These early letters had thick/thin strokes & serifs - still influencing type today.
Oi, a thread about italics! 🧵👇
True italics aren't just slanted text! They're completely redrawn typefaces with cursive structure, like handwriting. Compare a true italic 'a' vs roman 'a' - totally different shapes.
True italics aren't just slanted text! They're completely redrawn typefaces with cursive structure, like handwriting. Compare a true italic 'a' vs roman 'a' - totally different shapes.
June 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Oi, a thread about italics! 🧵👇
True italics aren't just slanted text! They're completely redrawn typefaces with cursive structure, like handwriting. Compare a true italic 'a' vs roman 'a' - totally different shapes.
True italics aren't just slanted text! They're completely redrawn typefaces with cursive structure, like handwriting. Compare a true italic 'a' vs roman 'a' - totally different shapes.