Free Fonts : A Walk on the Grunge Side
With so many free fonts available on the web today, it is easy to miss out on some true gems in the typographic arena. It is hard to stay on top of the latest developments and releases when there are so many outlets to turn to find your fonts. Today we aim to help you out with this charge, by showcasing some grunge laden free fonts, most of which are less than a year old.
Looking around for fonts, it became fairly clear, that most designers (be they makers of fonts or featurers of fonts) tend towards clean, sharp typography. We wanted to take things in a different direction. So we went for a little walk on the grunge side as we searched for free fonts to feature for our readers. We hope you enjoy!
Download
Special Elite
Download (@font-face compatible)
AA Typewriter
Download|Donate to Creator
Rock Salt
Download (@font-face compatible)
Sears Tower
Download|Donate to Creator
Protest Paint
Download Win TrueType|Download Mac TrueType|Download Mac PostScript
Orwell
Download
Geekriot v1.0
Download
Olivetti Type 2
Download
Bad Cargo
Download
When it Rains
Download (free for personal use only/ commercial license $5)|Donate to Creator
Wicked Grit
Download|Donate to Creator
Remnant v1.0
Download for Mac|Download for Win
Fueled by Schlitz
Download|Donate to Creator
Leander
Download (@font-face compatible)
The Missus Hand Oblique
Download
Permanent Marker
Download (@font-face compatible)
Catenary Stamp
Download|Donate to Creator
DCC Sharp Distress Black
Download
Static Buzz
Download|Donate to Creator
Smash Punkers
Download
Secret Stick
Download
Coloroyd Bastard
Download
Amalasuntha
Download
Carbon Blade
Download|Donate to Creator
Extrakrebel 1987
Download
Ed Gein
Download
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The Fonts
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Great collections!
Thank you for the awesome list of fonts! I really like Smash Punkers quitet a lot. I must use it!
Another great resource for free fonts as well as premium/exclusive fonts is http://pilo.me – It is a paid subscription forum, but it is totally well worth it if you love great typography. I noticed most of your list was from dafonts so I encourage you and others to give Pilo a go, it is a true typography lovers mecca!
Well, thank you again for the font resources! I look forward to trying some of these out!
Tracy
Huge list, Wicked Grit is my Favourite, thanks!
Excellent! Thank you very much for sharing.
I will use Secret Stick for my new band logo!