At ILT we’re passionate about font curation. That’s why we regularly create featured fonts pages, concentrated packets of carefully curated fonts, organised by eras, concepts, and things that fall outside of the traditional font categories. We regularly expand and update this page, so be sure to bookmark (⌘ + D) it for future reference.
Popular serif fonts • Popular sans serif fonts • Branding fonts • Fonts for editorial design • Popular handwriting fonts • Retro fonts • Helvetica alternatives • Aesthetic fonts • All-caps fonts • 10 typefaces designed by women • Font choice matters • Cinematic fonts • Luxury fonts
1950s fonts • 1980s fonts • 1990s fonts
Looking for even more great fonts? Browse Steven Heller’s Font of the Month, Fonts in Focus, Font Inspiration, Ampersand Love, Fonts on Tape, and Fonts on Sardines pages. We also have a series called Expert Lists, where pro designers and typographers curate lists for specific uses: Fonts for Books, Fonts for UI/UX Design, Fonts for Culture Branding, and Fonts for the Metaverse.
Featured Font Inspiration
Featured Font Packs
1980s Font Pack
The 1980s were characterized by vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and the rise of digital technology. Key styles included the Memphis Design movement (‘groovy’ and squiggles), Synthwave/Retrowave (neon, chrome, and grids), and the Arcade or aesthetic (pixelated and high-tech). Grunge fonts also go their start in the late 1980’s but were really popularised in the 1990s. We hope some of these will be your new favorite 80s fonts!
1990s Font Pack
The 1990s were a decade of typographic transition, from the analog grit to the digital experimentation. Some of the biggest trends were the counterculture grunge movement, playful and whimsical typography, bold geometric sans-serifs, ultra-bold, condensed sans-serifs, like Impact, and the rise of early digital/cyberpunk designs. We hope some of these will be your new favorite 90s fonts!
1950s Font Pack
Swiss typography — often referred to as the Swiss Style or the International Typographic Style — originated from design schools in Basel and Zurich in the 1950s and quickly became a dominant global force in graphic design, leaving a lasting influence that continues to shape modern design and branding today. Clean sans serif typefaces like Helvetica and Univers were born in the 1950s, and the Neo-grotesque style and the Mid-Century Modern aesthetic continues to be incredibly popular to the present day.
Our Featured Fonts pages are not designed to be exhaustive. We don’t want to drown you in fonts but instead show you a smaller, curated selection of fonts that gives you a feel or vibe for the genre or category.
