The Six Most Trending Fonts to use in 2018 (spoiler: they’re all free)
A new year, a new you — and a new typeface! 2018 is here, and as a designer, I’m always keeping trying to keep up with the latest trends in type.
Luckily for you, I just launched a new site, TypeVibes.com, where I’m putting together free Font Lists, to help you get started faster on your next project. Here’s my latest font list: The Six Most Trending Fonts of 2018, according to Google’s Fonts. Let’s get started:
1. Roboto
Oh, Roboto, you modern classic. For me, Roboto evokes feelings of trust and ease. I doubt I need to explain Roboto, but in case you’ve been living under a design-rock, this font was released in 2013, is the official font of Material Design (and most every Google product).
2. Encode Sans Expanded
This is a new one for me. Encode Sans gives me vibes of precision and structure. It has a large variety of weights and widths. Included are Tabular and Old Style figures, as well as full set of Small Caps and other Open Type features.
3. Bellefair
Yes! Yes! I love this one. The elegance of Bellefair oozes at it’s small serifs. Because of it’s variation in strokes, it might be a bit hard to read for smaller body copy, but is perfect for headlines.
4. Open Sans
Another classic sans serif, that never gets old. Super easy to read, very neutral for any project. It has lots of variety in weights and widths.
5. Lato
Lato has been popular on the type scene for years. It gives me the vibes of friendliness and delicateness. I love the way it looks in it’s italic style, so effortless.
6. Slabo
This font is a newbie. It gives me a whimsical feel, and would work great in body and headlines.
So there you have it. If you’d like direct links to download each of these fonts, visit this post on TypeVibes.com, where I’ve also put together other font lists, such as the Top Six Universal Body Fonts.
Let me know in the comments which one you’d like to use. Until then, keep TypeVibe’n!
— Kevin
