8 Free Fonts For the Traditionalist
Choosing a font from the vast array of available fonts out there is no easy task. In fact, when you’re juggling the day-to-day operations of owning a business, fonts are likely the last thing on your mind. Thankfully, we at The Denizen Co. think about fonts for a living. Today, we will be introducing 8 classic and timeless (not to mention free!) fonts that we have curated specifically for the serif-loving traditionalist.
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1. Crimson Text
The go-to oldstyle typeface, Crimson Text is a Garamond-inspired font designed primarily for book production. It gives any brand or website a dignified “vintage novel” feel.
Keywords –
Classic, timeless, dignified, earnest, antique, romantic
Download it here.
2. Amiri
A classic Arabic typeface, Amiri offers the soft curvatures and delicate strokes of Arabic type while proving versatile enough to be adapted into Roman letters and numerals.
Keywords –
Delicate, feminine, classic, timeless, sophisticated, graceful
Download it here.
3. Cormorant Garamond
An airy and delicate alternative to the classic Garamond font, Cormorant Garamond gives any brand or website a refined and luxurious feel.
Keywords –
Romantic, luxurious, elegant, whimsical, airy, soft, delicate
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4. Forum
Forum is a classic Roman typeface with a structured yet delicate flair. Try using all caps to differentiate between headers and bodies of text.
Keywords –
Classical, structured, European, earnest, authoritative, antique
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5. IM Fell Double Pica
Named after Bishop of Oxford and Dean of Christ Church John Fell, IM Fell Double Pica is a classical font dating back to the seventeenth century.
Keywords –
Classical, antique, vintage, dignified, earnest, old, rough
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6. Goudy Bookletter 1911
A character-filled oldstyle font known for its bowed “v”’s and “w”’s, Goudy Bookletter 1911 gives any brand or website a whimsical vintage look.
Keywords –
Whimsical, vintage, round, approachable, Western, inviting, retro
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7. Ovo
Inspired by a set of hand lettered caps seen in a 1930's lettering guide, Ovo is a soft serif font known for its genial lowercase letters and ornate numerals.
Keywords –
Soft, round, genial, whimsical, approachable, inviting, curly
Download it here.
8. Della Respira
A revival of the 1913 Della Robbia typeface by American Type Founders, Della Respira is a robust font that gives any brand or website a grounded and dignified feel.
Keywords –
Ornate, grounded, romantic, dignified, earnest, classical, vintage, retro
Download it here.
Want to see the full font catalog?
Download our PDF booklet which includes 100+ designer-approved header and body font pairings carefully curated by our team here at The Denizen Co. Each font can be downloaded via Google Fonts or Typekit so you can implement the fonts right away and get a head-start on branding your business.