The number one thing that makes or breaks a typography product design is the font you
choose.
To make sure your designs look awesome, we joined forces with Sarah from Wholesale Ted
and gathered a list of 10 of our favorite fonts.
These fonts not only look amazing on different types of print-on-demand products, but they’re
also free.
And now, let’s meet Sarah and get right into it.
Hey, Sarah!
Hi Printful!
Thank you so much for having me on your channel!
I’m really looking forward to sharing some of my favorite free fonts and font styles
with your viewers!
Yay!
Alright so - let’s talk about a very unique font style that a lot of people don’t think
about: and that is Kanji fonts.
If you’ve never heard of Kanji, it is one of 3 Japanese Writing Systems.
Kanji is the traditional way of writing and is culturally very significant in Japan.
It is also the main form of written communication in Japan.
And it’s become very trendy online, due to the massive rise in popularity for Japanese
Streetwear globally.
Because you see, while Streetwear originally began in the USA, over time, people began
looking abroad to Asia for brands that were lesser-known, so that they could stand out
in a crowd, which is how Japanese Streetwear took off globally: people loved it, because
it was different and unique.
If you’d like to take advantage of this trend for yourself, then a great free Google
font is Dela Gothic One, which comes with both English characters and Kanji characters.
Next up is a hundred-year-old trend that’s making a comeback in 2022—Art Deco.
Yes, the art style that ruled the Roaring Twenties is back with its geometric and elegant
simplicity.
But why now?
The answer—nostalgia.
The signature Art Deco features such as symmetry and geometry are used to reflect order and
stability, which is something we’re severely lacking these days.
This graphic design is represented by straight lines, geometric shapes, and an elongated
sans-serif font without small details.
The Plaza font captures the simplistic Art Deco vibe and is available for free to download
on your computer or Printful’s Design Maker.
Combine the Plaza font with a monochromatic color palette, geometric shapes and you have
an Art Deco-inspired design!
To make the design process easier for you, our graphics team has added a wide range of
Art Deco shapes and elements to Design Maker’s Clipart collection.
Feel free to incorporate these graphics into your product designs.
Art Deco-inspired typography designs will work well on posters, and other home design
elements, like pillows and blankets.
Here’s an example of an Art Deco-inspired design, made using only our Design Maker.
Alright so, my next font style that I love and that customers love: is dictionary-style
fonts.
Now you might think well gee Sarah: why are dictionary fonts so popular?
Well, it’s because funny or cute dictionary entries have massively risen in popularity
with customers when paired with Print On Demand products.
To create a dictionary design, take a word and then recreate a dictionary entry, but
give the word a funny or cute meaning.
For example, take the word “Teacher.”
While the standard dictionary entry for a teacher says: “A Person Who Teaches, Especially
In School.”
Well, if we wanted to make that into a cute and funny dictionary entry, we could instead
change it to say, “Teacher: A multi-tasking hero with eyes on the back of their head that
motivates, encourages, and inspires all of their students."
And now, we have a cool design that would make an awesome gift that a student could
give to their favorite teacher as a thank you.
If you’d like to take advantage of this trend for yourself, then a great free Adobe
font is Karmina, which is used in actual dictionaries.
It’s not just the 1920s making a comeback—groovy 70s are still alive and well.
The funky 70s look is back in style, and I can see why.
This fun and colorful style is both easy to create and easy on the eyes.
If you’re into the groovy vibe, a font that really embodies the nostalgic and cheerful
aesthetic of the 70s is Candice.
It’s available for free as a download, as well as on Printful’s Design Maker.
Combine this font with a funny or a cute quote and you’ve got an eye-catching design.
This is a great font for product design because it works well in both printed and embroidered
designs.
Play around with this typography style by creating clothing with big and bold designs
as well as more subtle pieces with just a small, embroidered text.
Another 70s trend that’s making a comeback is tie-dye.
So why not combine one of these tie-dye products with the funky 70s typography for a vibrant
street style piece?
Take a look at these examples to get inspired.
OK so, a font style that is really cool and really unique, is science fonts!
These are fonts that look similar to ones that you would see on scientific texts and
posters.
These can be used for lots of different designs for a huge range of niches: not just science
niches.
So, take periodic symbols.
You know, the symbols that you would see on a periodic table that lists all of the elements.
Well, a popular Print On Demand design trend is to create your own custom symbols.
So for example, a really funny one I’ve seen is people creating their own custom symbol
featuring the phrase “Eh” as in, E-H and then calling that the “Element Of Canadians”
since that phrase, “eh” is super common in Canada (laughs) and now you’ve created
a fun and funny gift that people can buy for their Canadian friends.
If you’d like to give this a go for yourself, then you can use the free Google font, Inter,
which looks very similar to the traditional Periodic Table font.
If you’re looking for something sleek and elegant, we’ve got you!
This subtle typography style has decorative strokes and a beautiful, sophisticated design
that will help your product stand out.
To achieve this polished look, I recommend the Magiona Display font.
Use it as a stand-alone design element, or combine it with minimalistic graphics.
Here’s an example, created with our Design Maker.
The Magiona Display font is pretty versatile, and you can create designs with monochrome
color palettes, as well as bright ones.
If your ideal customer loves luxurious designs, I suggest you test this font on one of our
premium products, like Unisex Premium Hoodie or Faux Leather Bomber Jacket.
The premium-quality product and the elegant text design combo will create timeless and
durable wardrobe staples.
Here’s a beautiful piece that our Graphic Design team came up with.
Alright so, a very popular and trendy style of font is handwritten fonts.
These are fonts that are designed to look like someone is writing out the text themselves,
by hand.
When it comes to handwritten fonts, you’ve got lots of styles to choose from: such as
cursive, or childlike.
But for this video, I thought it’d be great to focus on one particular font: Amatic SC,
which is a free Google Font.
This is a very fun font that can be used in lots of different ways.
The best word I’ve heard used to describe it is “humanistic” which is very true:
it has lots of imperfections that really make it feel like a human wrote it, which makes
it feel more personal.
And this is also why it pairs well with phrases and words that express what the person wearing
it is feeling, especially if it’s something funny.
As an example, I’ve seen this paired with the phrase NOPE.
Which is perfect because of the humanistic, handwritten style of the font.
It means that when you read the phrase NOPE on their shirt, it feels like the person wearing
that shirt, wrote it and is saying it to you themselves.
For a cozy vibe, go with a farmhouse-style font.
What exactly is farmhouse style?
The farmhouse aesthetic has a long history, originating from actual farms in 16th and
17th century Europe.
Over time, this aesthetic has spread worldwide and taken on its own twist that we often see
in both architecture and interior design.
It’s especially popular in the US, even several centuries later.
If I had to describe the farmhouse style it two words, I’d say it’s rustic and cozy.
To give your typography design the homey feel of the farmhouse style, combine the No.
Seven font with a few graphic elements.
This typography style will work best with home decors, such as posters and pillowcases,
or the rustic enamel mugs.
Stick to a neutral color palette to bring out the farmhouse style’s soothing, rustic
feel.
If this typography style speaks to you, check out our Clipart collection where you’ll
find matching design elements.
Alright so, if you’re looking for a style of font to pair with a funny word or funny
phrase: I highly recommend considering a typewriter font.
Typewriter fonts are just that: fonts that are designed to look like old typewriters.
When it comes to this style, you’ve got lots of free options.
An oldie but a goodie is the free Google Font, Special Elite.
Now you might at first find that strange: why would typewriter fonts do well with funny
phrases or words?
Well, the reason why is because typewriter fonts are very neutral.
And that’s important because that’s exactly what deadpan humor is.
Deadpan humor is dry and purposefully devoid of emotion: in other words, it is neutral.
And so when you take a joke and combine it with a neutral typewriter font, the combination
creates a hilarious, deadpan design.
If you like telling dry jokes, you’ll love typewriter fonts.
Last but not least—bold typography.
Chunky fonts with thick strokes are in this year.
Bold typography will be a great fit for your store, especially if your customers are not
fond of subtle and shy designs.
The font that fits this description well is Antique Olive Nord.
If you decide to go with this typeface, go all in.
Play around with the negative space and placement of words.
Don’t hesitate to fully take up the space, leaving next to zero empty space.
If your product has a message for the world, it won’t go unnoticed.
I can promise you that a design with this chunky font will for sure be a head-turner.
You can go with a bright product and neutral font color, such as black, gray, and white.
Or flip it around and use popping font colors on a neutral canvas.
Either way, your design will look impressive and daring.
I recommend you try out a bold typography design on one of our posters or t-shirts.
So I hope that one of my fonts has inspired you.
And thanks again Printful for having me on your channel, it’s been great to have to
be here.
It’s been great having you here, Sarah!
Thank you for recommending all of these amazing fonts.
As for you, if you’ve got an idea for an amazing typography design and you’re wondering
which product to put it on, we’ve prepared something special on Sarah’s channel.
We’ll give an inside scoop on the best-selling products, as well as our tips on how to successfully
sell them.
Go take a look by clicking here or find a link in the description below.
I hope you found this video useful!
Thank you for watching and see you in the next one.
Bye!