Quality retro and vintage fonts.

Mar. 13, 2011

If you are an active Dribbble user (and if you are a designer, you absolutely should be), you are aware that retro and vintage design is quite the trend lately. It generally involves a subdued color scheme, some subtle texture, a little bit of destruction, and some really fantastic typefaces of yesteryear.

I have noticed that Dribbble commenters are consistently asking the designers of the post “shot” what fonts were used, and it seems like it is the same typefaces coming up time and time again. Here are a few of the most common fonts in question, and some others that aren’t quite as well known, but have the potential to make your project really look authentic.

Brandon Groteque — Fig. 1a Brandon Grotesque by Hannes von Döhren

Fig. 2a House Script by House Industries

Fig. 3a MCM Hellenic Wide by Noah Rothschild

Bazar Font — Fig. 5a Bazar Medium by Olinda Martins

Filmotype LaSalle — Fig. 6a LaSalle by Filmotype

Cyclone Font — Fig. 7a Cyclone by Hoefler & Frere-Jones

Fig. 9a Coffee Service by Stuart Sandler

Fig. 10a Numbers by Hoefler & Frere-Jones

Liberator Font — Fig. 11a Liberator by Ryan Clark

Fig. 12a Cocktail Shaker by Stuart Sandler

Mettalophile — Fig. 13a Metallophile Sp8 by Mark Simonson

Zamenhof — Fig. 14a Zamehof by CastleType

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