Katie is working on her first font, and she asked @hoodzpahdesign and @fortfoundry to give it a no-holds-barred critique! Learn from the best as they share pros, cons, features, suggestions, and their best tips for making a font sell.
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Secret Lair Alert - New Font: Kodachrome 📸
“Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away.” - Rhymin’ Simon
When Paul Renner released Futura in 1927, do you think he knew it would still be so fashionably in use 99 years later? He might have had a clue after the first decade or two, as it spawned a slew of similar faces from Tempo to Spartan to Twentieth Century to Airport and more. As we dove into many of these specimens, one of the things that stood out was Spartan and Airport’s heaviest weight—Black. It goes harder and heavier than Futura’s Extra Bold and we fell head over heels. Our world turned to full color—Kodachrome if you will.
This is not an exact recreation of those families, though, as we sought to capture much of their spirit and bring it into our modern context. The geometry is plain to see, but more than a few quirks keep it from feeling dull or generic. The lighter weights can set cleanly at small sizes, and the heavier weights have a cast-metal heft built for headlines, logotype, and signage.
Nine weights from Thin to Black are currently available in the Secret Lair, with italics, a variable version, and more coming with its public release.
Start using Kodachrome now in the Fort App. 🕺🏻
Take Scenic or take Route or take the Scenic Route!
Scenic started from our love of specimens of Digiset—one of the earliest digital typefaces created. From there, its design was informed by modern grotesks and geometric styles. One of the things we loved about Digiset was the different sets found across the family. Just a few alternate letters could change up the entire feel. We decided to take that approach here: Scenic leans more into its grotesk heritage while Route leans more toward its geometric background.
Take the Route less travelled. You’ll love what you see.
Available now in the Fort App. 🤠
Get early access to our in-progress fonts through the “Secret Lair” on the Fort App! Try it out with a 30-day free trial and see if you like being “that” friend
@fortfoundry
We’re loving the view 😎.
In case you didn’t hear, we released a new font: Scenic Sans. It’s a serious geometric grotesque family that’s not afraid to have a little fun.
Take it for a spin in the Fort App along with all of our other fonts (and ones from @hoodzpahdesign ). 🏎️
Buckle up: Scenic Sans is here.
The new geometric grotesque from your old pals at Fort is road ready for your next big project.
Get a year of membership into the Fort app for the price of a single font.
Oh, did we mention that every year of membership gets you a lifetime license to a family of your choice? Hit the gas and get over to the Fort app.
Vroom vroom. 🏎️
Listen: we’re terrible at keeping secrets.
We’ve got some of the best fonts on the World Wide Web hiding in plain sight—in the Secret Lair of the Fort App.
And we just added an awesome new script from @hoodfonts . Introducing: East Bay.
It’s fresh! 🍊
While you’re there, explore the Secret Lair for other exclusive font families like Rulebook and Silverberg in the Fort App. No credit card required to give it a whirl.
But shh… 🤫 it’s a secret.
A curation of just the right fonts, plus 6—actually make that 12—new, exclusive fonts a year! This is not a drill. Check out the Fort Foundry App. 400+ fonts and growing. Linked in the bio.
Right on, baby. Right on. ✌🏻
Fonts from the Fort App in the Wild! We love seeing how our fonts live in your designs.
Keep tagging us in your projects. We’re trying to teach our new social media guy what good designs look like.
Meet Fieldstone.
The newest family from Fort has arrived, and we want to share it with you... for free!
Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll send you a Desktop License on us.
Fieldstone is a sturdy, warm monospace — every character takes up the same amount of space, across all four weights and styles.
Link in bio to grab it now. Free Font Friday!
Lone Pine for your Country Western album debut. 🤠
Cinder for your own brand of magic potions. 🪄
Molfetta for your up-and-coming pizza shop opening. 🍕
Fort 🤝🏼 @hoodfonts
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