Fonts are one of the most essential tools we use as designers.
But with hundreds of typefaces on your system, things can get messy, fast.
That’s why I believe font management is a game-changer for any designer, whether you’re a pro or just starting out.
To organise and preview my Fonts, I use FontBase, and honestly, it might be the best font manager out there.
It’s clean, fast, and completely free to get started.
Want more power? You can even unlock more features.
As I always say:
👉 The more organised you are, the more creative you can be!
And FontBase is helping me stay in the creative zone.
Recently, I’ve been working with FontBase to create both an overview and an in-depth tutorial showing just how powerful this tool really is.
If you haven’t tried it yet, go check it out, seriously, you won’t regret it.
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✨GET 3-MONTHS FREE TO ‘FONTBASE AWESOME’ TO TRY THE ADVANCED FEATURES!
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👀 SEE HOW I ORGANISE MY FONTS & USE FONTBASE:
http://youtu.be/LJQvy63nXYw
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1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 20th century: Sans-serif fonts emerged (no serifs, even thickness). Phototypesetting in the 1960s revolutionized production, leading to today's digital typography. From stone carvings to your screen - what a journey.
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FontBase Update 2.22.4
- Added sub-collections! Collections can now be put inside one another, with higher-level collections displaying all fonts inside themselves as well as those inside lower-level collections.
- Tag improvements. You can now disable crowd and system tags. SuperSearch now shows only available tags when looking for specific fonts.
- Improved font parsing. Font families should now be grouped more consistently.
More details: https://fontba.se/updates/2.22.4
💥 FontBase 2.15 is here! Including:
— A resizable sidebar!
— Drag and drop fonts directly into collections or folders!
— Collapsible sidebar sections!
— A much faster and improved scroll!
— A new tree-like folders view!
— Improved network folder watching!
— Up to 3x faster launch speed!
— Search without pressing Enter!
Download it here: https://fontba.se/
