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Bookmarks: The Smallest Design That Holds Your Page
This August, the theme is bookmarks. A thin slip of paper tucked between pages. It’s an ordinary object, one you come across without thinking about it, yet a small amount of attention turns it into something that carries the reader’s taste and warmth. The grain of the paper, the size of the type, even the way a corner is cut — each one holds the choice of whoever made it. Beyond marking where you left off, there’s the possibility of a small printed piece you meet again every time the book opens. We’ve gathered references that might make you want to make one yourself.
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Editor G’s Receipts | I Bought It for the Font
Font designer Editor G shares three items bought simply because the fonts caught her eye. Looking closely at the typefaces and typography behind each one, we explore how type shapes brand identity and the impression of a product—and even influences our own tastes and purchasing choices. Discover the typographic charm hidden in everyday objects we might otherwise overlook.
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Why Global Brands Are Switching to Serifs
After years of minimalist sans serif branding, distinctive serifs are making their way back into the spotlight. Through Coca-Cola, Burger King, Burberry, and Anthropic, we explore how brands are using serif type to express their history and identity—and take a closer look at the typographic details that give each brand its own distinctive voice.
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Read the full articleBehindWhy Did Duolingo Turn Its Owl into a Typeface?
How did Duolingo’s owl mascot, Duo, become a typeface? We take a closer look at Feather Bold, a custom typeface that translates the character’s rounded forms, expressive personality, and feather-inspired details into letterforms. See how a visual language born from a mascot expands across the logo, typography, app, and campaigns to create Duolingo’s playful and consistent brand identity.
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Read the full articleFree FontFree Font Picks | Celebrity Handwriting Fonts
Free commercial-use fonts, no copyright worries — this time, a special on celebrity handwriting. Handwriting fonts carry the speed and pressure of the hand that made them, so the same sentence becomes an entirely different voice depending on whose writing it's set in. Part of the fun is being able to bring that familiar script straight into your card news, your merch, or your own personal work. Try them on Sandoll Cloud with a single click — no file installation needed.
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Read the full articleBehindABC Maxi by Dinamo: Familiar, but Strange
Among rows of clean-cut sans serifs, Dinamo’s ABC Maxi immediately stands out. Its geometric structure is disrupted by dramatically inflated forms and details that shift between sharp and rounded, creating something both familiar and unexpected. From Heavy Alternatives and the Sharp and Round subfamilies to its variable axes, we explore the features that give ABC Maxi its distinctive character—and how to put them to work across titles, branding, motion, and more.
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Read the full articleFree FontFree Font Picks | Boost Your Click-Through Rate
The secret behind the videos trending on YouTube right now is, honestly, half about the type on the thumbnail. It has to read in half a second on a small screen, so weight, letter spacing, and the impression a typeface gives are what separate a click from a scroll. And when the font carries the mood of the video on top of that, the content lands before the title has to spell it out. We've gathered free fonts that lift your click-through rate.
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Read the full articleFree FontFree Font Picks | Chosun Ilbo Font Collection
From video subtitles to short lines set over an image to printed pieces, everyone needs one dependable workhorse typeface. The Chosun Ilbo fonts were refined through years of newspaper typesetting, so they hold their composure and stay quietly readable even across long passages. They also carry an impression that doesn't date, which means they won't turn dowdy next to whatever you pair them with. Here's a look at the Chosun Ilbo font collection — a polished free font for everyday use.
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Read the full articleBehind이와타 「후쿠마루고(福まるご)」 개발 비하인드
〈Brand Voice〉는 산돌구름에 입점된 브랜드사를 조명하며, 그들의 철학과 폰트 제작 비하인드를 소개하는 코너입니다.
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Meet the brands on SandollCloud. Go to Brands
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Playtype
Playtype is a type foundry situated in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark. For more than twenty years we have been creating retail and custom-made typefaces for global businesses.
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Egg9font
We always work hard to create fun and happy fonts. For those who love Egg9 fonts, we will always make our best effort to create high quality fonts that you will love.
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July Type
July Type is a type design studio founded by Edward Dżułaj in 2023 in The Hague. The Studio specializes in providing users with high-quality retail and custom typefaces, combining historical knowledge with contemporary letter design craft for a global audience. Language support is essential to us, and we devote significant attention to ensuring our fonts are accessible and usable across a diverse range of languages.
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studiok110
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Andfont
I will make fonts with various facial expressions that can express me and you. *Andfont is the font brand of TYPEANDTYPE.
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CatFont
A happy and enjoyable font that originates from fresh imagination.