Having both a business for digital design, as well as graphic design, fonts certainly are a necessity. There’s always a need for fonts of all shapes and sizes. While my favorite site was always dafont.com, through reading various RSS feeds and such, I have come across quite a few resources to find just the font I need for any project.
dafont.com – Not only are the downloads PC/Mac friendly, but each font is categorized based on its look and feel. I really like the Eroded, Distorted, and Destroy categories. The one downside to the site is that more often than not, the search is broken. Usually it’s not too big of a deal because of the categories.
fontsquirrel.com – This is an excellent site that I somehow came across. Every font is free and is licensed for commercial use. The administrators of the site hand-pick the fonts that they deem especially great which is greatly appreciated since one of the downsides of trying to find good fonts is weeding through all of the not-so-great selections. The site has a featured section right up front and from there you can also select a style and format to browse.
myfonts.com & fontfont.com – Great sites, but only a select few are ever free. If you need to locate a specific font for a job or such, I’d start here, if not at Adobe or Fonts.com. Just be prepared to pay a bundle.
smashingmagazine.com – Smashing Magazine is just awesome, all the way around. Not only are they a great resource for free images, fonts, icons, etc., they have awesome tutorials and articles on everything from XHTML tactics to how to improve your tweeting habits. There are three great articles I’ll mention, but there’s a whole slue more if you search for the tag “fonts.”
15 Fresh High-Quality Free Fonts
15 Beautiful High-Quality Free Fonts
40 Excellent Free Fonts For Professional Design
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