For all news-writers, graphic designers, marketers, town scribes etc., there is often a draining slog in finding the ideal font for your works. Whether it be the theme of the piece, your editor, or just personal preference, it can be a frustrating battle. Here to consolidate and even perhaps nullify this issue is FontBrief, from branding specialists, Kore. FontBrief is a tool for discovery, and their website consists of seemingly endless fonts, all perfectly curated, justified and catalogued, for your branding and editorial needs.

It’s important to note that FontBrief are not the creators of all of these fonts, and not all of the fonts showcased are free. FontBrief is an extensive online library, their ethos is ‘Exceptional fonts served by personality’ and this philosophy has been translated into a bespoke and highly intuitive metric-based filter (see left). The filter has two sides, with eight polarising styles either side, and 5 measurement bars in-between. And if that wasn’t enough, ‘Serif’, ‘Sans’, ‘Workhorse’ and ‘Free’ are also included as separate options beneath… creating an extremely impressive library, meticulously researched and housed. 

You don’t need an account to access FontBrief, as all the fonts are linked to the original websites they are sold/provided from. In addition to the library, FontBrief have an Instagram account they regularly update with fonts that match certain criteria, a newsletter, a ‘Top Fonts’ page and ‘Fresh’ fonts all consistently updated, they are on it. It is a really well run service that caters for a whole host of written formats, and for those who cover a wide berth of content. Like we said, some of these are not free, and far from it in fact, some font packs reach upwards of £1,000… yikes. However, if you aren’t in a position to drop a large sum, you can always keep the ‘Free’ option toggled on, there are some wonderfully varied and creative fonts available whatever your situation or project. 

FontBrief is simple in its purpose, but complex and astounding in its efforts, the work that has gone into providing such a rich and bountiful catalogue is no mean feat. Yes, some of these fonts are pricey, but that is nothing to do with FontBrief. It’s a smorgasbord of styles and genres, and despite being in a sea of fonts, you are not lost, in fact, quite the opposite.  Whether you’re designing a death metal album, or a church leaflet, FontBrief might be the place to start.

FontBrief, good job! You get 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼/5!