30 Sites to Find Inspiring Typography Ideas
Looking to start a collection of inspiring fonts for your own use? Here are 30 websites where you can find great ideas to start with.
Typography plays a quiet role in our lives, whether you notice it or not. From shop signage, product labels, to movie posters, and cover letters — type is everywhere. And it’s been here long before people specialized in it. Today, there are all kinds of typography as well as a study dedicated to it. There are experts who make sure the right kind of letters is used in the right settings. We now understand that when used correctly, type can set the mood. That’s why wedding invitations normally showcase cursive or elegant fonts, whereas athletic or action themes typically go for big and bold.
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1. Type Hunting
This is a beautiful archive of carefully curated type photographed and collected by Jonathan Lawrence. 
2. We Love Typography
While you can’t download the fonts directly from this site, it makes it easy for you to share them thanks to shortened URLs and hashtag suggestions.
3. Typography Served
This website doesn’t just have beautiful typography, it’s also home to graphics, poster, editorial, and logo ideas.
4. Typegoodness
When you believe that ´type changes everything’, this is where you go.
5. Incredible Types
Currently featuring 426 pieces of magnificent design from 432 creatives coming from 51 different countries, this is where you’ll find the cream of the crop.
6. Typeinspire
They make it easy to find typography you like by simply clicking on the tags or directly on the photos in their gallery.
7. Typeverything
This independent platform has been promoting talented designers and studios around the world for six years — and counting.
8. Friends of Type
More than just a collection of lovely type, it’s also considered a sketchbook, dialogue, and archive for the main contributors and their visitors.
9. Fridayfonts
Here you’ll find lettering projects and experimental typefaces by design students, reminiscent of typography workshops usually done on Fridays.
10. Fonts In Use
This is a public archive of typography that is indexed by typeface, format, industry, and period.
11. Alphabettes.org
Whether you’re looking to showcase your work, for commentary, research, or simply design ideas, you’ve come to the right place.
12. I Love Typography
If you also have a love for type (just because), lettering, and anything in between, then you better visit this site frequently.
13. PLAYTYPE
This is online font shop created by e-Types is a showcase of more than 20 years of type design — from passion projects to commissioned works.
14. Beautiful Type
A patchwork of random stuff (photos, illustrations, etc.) that’s related to typography, it’s a website bursting with inspiration for type lovers!
15. Commercial Type
This is a joint venture created by two of the most influential type designers: Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz.
16. Typewolf
One of the best resources for practical and beautiful type, this is an independent site made by a designer — for designers.
17. Typostrate
Who says fonts can’t be fun? This site will show you how.
18. NYC Type
Nothing but gorgeous fonts taken across the five boroughs of New York.
19. Practical Typography
Technically a book in web form, learn the basics of type, who it’s for, text formatting, recommendations, and everything in between.
20. Dalton Maag
Aside from corporate fonts, this website also offers custom font creation and modification services.
21. Lineto
Get to know your fonts better before you buy them thanks to their efficient and well-organized system.
22. Creative Market
The world’s biggest marketplace for design always has special goods for type lovers everywhere.
23. Typographica
Read reviews on typefaces, books on type, typographic design, and more.
24. Ministry of Type
Created by a designer, illustrator, and front-end developer with over 20 years experience, this site has plenty to offer.
25. TDC.org
News, competition, and people relevant to the world of typography.
26. Typography Daily
A blog published by Mirko Humbert, this is where you’ll get your ´daily dose of type’.
27. Type Theory
An online journal of contemporary typography featuring news, reviews, and interviews, it’s a nice read for folks who can’t get enough of type.
28. Type for You
Some thoughts on the world of typography that’s meant to bridge barriers.
29. TYPORETUM
This website talks about letterpress and printing history, as well as type, of course.
30. Daily Type
Celebrate the beauty of fonts with this website that was made by type designers themselves.
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