Freebies

Astloch is a set of monolinear display faces—one delicate and one sturdy—based on the mix of sharp angles and florid curves found in fraktur lettering. (Released 2011.)

The Clear Sans family was a Monotype project, commissioned and designed under the direction of the User Experience team at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center. It was based on an unreleased design by Robin Nicholas, which I adapted for Intel’s needs, with Greek and Cyrillic added by George Ryan. Read more about Clear Sans at Typographica. (Released 2014.)

Copse combines aspects of both text and typewriter faces. While it was meant to hold up well if used at small sizes online, Copse produces a soft yet clear effect at larger sizes, too. It has low contrast and gentle edges, with some kicky ball terminals for a splash of color. (Released 2010.)

Ryman Eco was Monotype custom design commissioned by Grey London to satisfy an impressive goal: to create the world's most beautiful, sustainable font. Ryman Eco uses an average of 33% less ink than standard fonts like Arial, Times New Roman, Georgia, and Verdana. To accomplish this, Ryman Eco takes advantage of how ink and toner bleed on paper. Each character in the less ink-intensive font is built from a series of fine lines, so at smaller sizes (10- to 14-point size) the lines appear to merge, thanks to ink bleed. At larger sizes, the lines become an interesting visual pattern. Read more about this at Fast Company. (Released in 2014.)