I’ve had the joy of switching over the regular web fonts I have been using on this site to the magnificent Proxima Nova. I’ve played around with several other fonts but thought Proxima Nova looked the best.  Of course I’ll probably change it up in the future but that’s what I’m using now.

I’ve also been using Typekit for a client as well as on some personal websites.  You can see Proxima Nova at work on Midwest Heavy Haul’s website.  They offer Heavy Haul services throughout the Midwest and I thought Proxima Nova worked well here too.  I’m really not sure what it wouldn’t work on.

Midwestheavyhaul.com using Proxima Nova from Typekit

I’ve also been using it on WP Switch, which is a new site of mine that I recently bought. Still needs some work, but boy does it look better than it did.

I wish I had more time to implement Typekit across a few more of my sites but I’m going to wait to do full redesigns.

Typekit is a dream to work with and is super easy to implement if you haven’t tried it yet.  Go sign up if you haven’t!

A really nice  Video Specimen directed by Santiago Idelson was created as well as a really nice looking  photo specimen which you can see a few images of below.  Photography by Sergio Recabarren.  What do you think?

Here’s a word from Ale Paul the designer about Piel Script…

In a way, Piel Script is a removed cousin of Burgues Script. Although the initial sketches were infused with some 1930s showcard lettering ideas (particularly those of B. Boley, whose amazing work was shown in Sign of the Times magazine), most of the important decisions about letter shapes and connectivity were reached by observing whatever strengths and weaknesses can be seen in tattoos using Burgues. Tattoos using Adios also provided some minor input. In retrospect, I suppose Affair exercised some influence as well, albeit in a minor way. I guess what I’m trying to say is there is as much of me in Piel Script as there is in any of the other major scripts I designed, even though the driving vision for it is entirely different from anything else I have ever done.

If you’re a fan of Miami Ink, or LA Ink, or just tattoos you’ll love this.

Fontfabric is an independent type foundry, which was launched at the close of 2008 by designer Svetoslav Simov who is based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Their goal is to create high-quality fonts which stand in a unique class of their own, and which will serve as a good base for any designer project whether it be web, print, t-shirt design, logo etc.

Every week, a new and totally unique font will be rolled out of production, which you can easily buy or download free of charge.

Free Fonts

Paid Fonts

The fonts above are free.. the ones below are not, but still inexpensive. You can find them over at Myfonts.com

Each image below links to it’s page on Myfonts.com so you can see the entire families and test them out.