Jan Maack
Designer
Articles & interviews3
- October 2026 brings eclectic crop of new typefaces
Creative Boom rounds up 23 new and updated typefaces released or highlighted in October 2026. The selection spans variable systems, industrial slabs, historical revivals, accessibility-led signage fonts, handmade scripts and display faces made through processes including lace construction, live plotting and clay gravestone impressions.
- October 2026’s best new typefaces
Creative Boom rounds up 23 newly released or updated typefaces for October 2026. The selection spans variable, stencil, serif, sans and display families, with references ranging from Roman coins and Art Nouveau architecture to bobbin lace, gravestones and industrial engineering. Several releases foreground accessibility, physical making processes and flexible variable-font systems.
- October 2026 brings eclectic crop of new typefaces
Creative Boom's October 2026 Type Drop rounds up an eclectic selection of newly released and updated typefaces. The collection spans variable families, historical revivals, industrial slabs, stencil faces and handmade display fonts, including work made with clay gravestone impressions and lace-inspired structures. It highlights type design that remains materially and creatively hand-crafted amid concerns about AI.