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FRSH Monza

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Back in early 2018, I subscribed to a newsletter called Fresh Fonts, by Noemi Stauffer. Fresh Fonts highlighted new foundries and font releases, often including really good free/open-source ones. For paying subscribers, though, FF offered something even better: one free, high-quality font every month. These were commercial typefaces that Noemi was able to make available to subscribers through negotiations with the foundries. I got some of the best #fonts in my library from Fresh Fonts, including the one you’re looking at right now (MD Lórien).

Late last year, Fresh Fonts pivoted to something even more interesting: publishing their own fonts. They’ve released two so far, FRSH Monza and FRSH Clask. I’ve been experimenting with both. They’re lovely, Clask especially.

A few of my recent sketches with Monza are attached.

A design with the text
A bookcover with the title
A mockup for the front page of a fashion magazine called
A design of what looks like a luggage tag or ticket. It has an orange stripe, a tan background, and the text

Fresh faces

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    Very proud to be featured in this month’s Fresh Fonts newsletter. As I’ve mentioned before, the typefaces on Shortform—MD Lórien and MD Nichrome—both came from Fresh Fonts; Noemi recommended them as a specific pairing.

    I was building Shortform at the time and trying to settle on the typography. I’d tried a couple of different typefaces, and while they were nice, I didn’t feel like they worked. The moment I tested the Mass-Driver ones in the inspector, I knew I was looking at the right combination. Something about it just clicked.

    I don’t even know how long I’ve been a member of Fresh Fonts. It’s a great resource—monthly free font, highlights of new releases, and links to free and open-source fonts that I didn’t know about. Highly recommend it.