August 2026's Best New Typefaces: From Fontalog to Suspiria
The summer of 2026 has witnessed an influx of new typography offerings. Ukrainian designer Dominik Levitsky introduced Fontalog, a complimentary database that catalogs over 3.5 million fonts, enabling users to search by visual traits without the use of AI. Additionally, Arthur Schwarz's Bolid System launched its font collection, featuring Milkshake Display. Suitcase Type Foundry rolled out a revamped website for interactive font testing alongside a more straightforward licensing approach. Among the notable releases are Softdrive Foundry's Lingo, Chill Type's Sektor, F37 Slabhead, The Designers Foundry's Resan, Type Everything's Tuffo, Applied Systems' Puerile Display, Gallery Type's Se Micro, and Felipe Sanzana and Latinotype's Suspiria, a grotesque sans serif offered in eight weights.
Key facts
- Dominik Levitsky launched Fontalog, a free database indexing over 3.5 million fonts.
- Fontalog allows searching by visual characteristics like weight, contrast, proportion, and x-height, without using AI.
- Bolid System, co-founded by Arthur Schwarz, released its font catalogue, including Milkshake Display.
- Suitcase Type Foundry launched a new website with interactive testers and simplified licensing.
- Softdrive Foundry released Lingo, a transitional serif in 12 styles inspired by 18th-century typefaces.
- Chill Type released Sektor, a monumental slab serif inspired by an East German watercolour manufacturer's logotype.
- F37 released Slabhead, a geometric slab serif with a 'surprisingly approachable personality'.
- The Designers Foundry released Resan, a super family inspired by 17th- and 18th-century transitional types.
- Type Everything released Tuffo, inspired by William S. Gillies and vintage Italian bodega signs.
- Applied Systems released Puerile Display, inspired by 16th-century Civilité type style.
- Gallery Type released Se Micro, a small-size companion to Se Macro, with Se Mono and Se Rounded coming later.
- Felipe Sanzana and Latinotype released Suspiria, a grotesque sans serif in eight weights.
Entities
Artists
- Dominik Levitsky
- Arthur Schwarz
- Mark Julien Hahn
- Vedad Siljak
- Rick Banks
- Daniel McQueen
- Felipe Sanzana
- William Caslon
- John Baskerville
- Louis Simonneau
- William S. Gillies
- Robert Granjon
Institutions
- F37
- Chill Type
- Softdrive Foundry
- The Designers Foundry
- Type Everything
- Applied Systems
- Gallery Type
- Latinotype
- Bolid System
- Suitcase Type Foundry
- Fontalog
Locations
- Ukraine
- Berlin
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Neuchâtel
- Switzerland