I’ve searched the font-filled hallways of Creative Market’s online catalogue and compiled a selection of the coolest throwback typefaces ready to sling your next project into new dimensions. Whether for use in a logo, merch prints, on-web or crafting an eye-popping poster, we all know by now that the correct letterforms make all the difference. Check out these handpicked fonts mostly coming in around the $20 mark for standard licensing. Each one has its own distinct vibe, ready to elevate your designs with a touch of timeless style. Remember too that CM has a handy little try-before-you-buy preview panel where you can type using the font and adjust sizing etc. all on the font’s individual page – links below. Alright, Let’s dive into these typographic treasures…
1. Magical Night by Viswell
Magical Night is a retro serif font inspired by bold typefaces from the 60s and 70s. It includes alternates and ligatures for a stylish retro look, making it perfect for headings, logos, posters, and more.
2. Analogue by Harmonais Visual
Analogue is a retro serif font with a humanist feel and excellent readability, making it great for both headlines and body text. Inspired by the revival of retro aesthetics, it’s ideal for creating nostalgic yet elegant designs like logos, packaging, and editorials.
3. NIMBUS by Tan Type Co.
NIMBUS is a bold, retro typeface inspired by psychedelic design. It’s playful and perfect for adding a fun touch to your projects.
4. Eighties Comeback by Nicky Laatz
“Eighties Comeback” is a versatile 80s-inspired typeface with 70 fonts and 2 variable fonts for Adobe CC 2020+. Inspired by 70s and 80s ads, it’s perfect for bringing retro vibes to modern designs.
5. Swell by stable
Swell is a bold, geometric sans inspired by the classic Kabel Black. It features uppercase, lowercase, numbers, punctuation, and 50+ alternate glyphs influenced by Avante Garde, Marvin, and Blippo.
6. Awesome by Nicky Laatz
Meet Awesome Serif, a stylish yet retro-inspired type family with 30 fonts, including Regular and Italic styles, plus two variable fonts for compatible software. Versatile and adaptable, it’s perfect for anything from sophisticated to bold retro designs.
7. Superfreak by Nicky Laatz
Superfreak is an all-caps, 70s-inspired font that brings retro fun with its groovy bell-bottom style. It comes in Regular and Outline versions and supports multiple languages, including English, French, and German.
8. Sign Panthers 2 by Konstantine Studio
This is Sign Panthers 2, (Konstantine Studio released the original in 2017). With it’s vintage sign painting inspiration, it’s a bold throwback font with a modern touch for timeless appeal. Included is a Sans-Serif, Script text, and Symbols, all designed to pair seamlessly.
9. Kilimanjaro Sans by Nicky Laatz
Kilimanjaro Sans is a bold, retro-inspired font with Opentype alternates and ligatures for a groovy 70’s and 80’s feel. It includes condensed and slanted versions, plus five levels of rounded edges for added flexibility.
10. Tropika Island by Aiyari
Tropika Island is a tropical display font family inspired by midcentury Tiki art and signage. It features 3,224 ligature pairs, stylistic alternates, and multiple stylistic sets. Perfect for headings, logos, invitations, posters, packaging, and more!
11. Orange Squash by Pixesia Studio
Orange Squash is a bold, playful vintage serif font with chunky serifs and curvy details, perfect for headlines, logos, packaging, and more. Its versatile, nostalgic style and multilingual support make it a great choice for adding personality to your designs.
12. Advercase by Indieground Design Inc.
Where’s Steve Jobs at!? Advercase is a retro elegant serif font that brings back the classic atmospheres of 80’s ads. With floppy disks and original Mac’s in mind, this font will be fantastic for standing out on websites and social media feeds, to name just a few uses.
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