A few years back and forever frustrated when looking for free typefaces I embarked upon this side project as a place where I could curate and reference good free typefaces and share them with the design world. That was back in 2010! The site has evolved over the years into this current incarnation that I update sporadically.

freefaces.gallery

Functional colours

The colour palette I developed for the project is a functional one. Each secondary colour represents a different font style and is used to clearly differentiate the various sections of the site.

Color palette
Font styles with colours

Born free!

When deciding on typography for the site UI, I of course turned to my own list of free typefaces. I went with the font pairing of Abril Fatface for display and Fira Mono as the complimentary font.

Typography sample Abril fatface
Typography sample Fira Mono

Very resourceful

The website has been well received as a useful and simple resource for designers to source free typefaces and also for font designers to showcase their work.

Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website
Screenshot of the website