So that’s it: we’re almost done with 2025. But before we ring in Q2 of the 21st century, there’s the small matter of this month’s type releases, ready to help you reinvigorate your graphic and web designs throughout 2026 and beyond.

A compelling theme emerges across several releases: the reconciliation of opposing forces. Whether balancing ornament with systematic constraint, softness with precision or theatrical presence with quiet functionality, December’s typefaces demonstrate how productive tension between extremes can yield unexpectedly versatile results.

Whether you’re seeking a display face that bridges centuries of typographic evolution, a rounded sans with genuine warmth, or a versatile Didot that adapts from caption sizes to poster-scale drama, you’re sure to find something here to pique your interest.

1. GS Lomba by Gerard Sierra

Designed by Gerard Sierra of GS Type, GS Lomba presents a compelling intersection of medieval ornament and digital discipline. This experimental display typeface merges the ceremonial richness of Lombardic letterforms with the mechanical logic of monospaced design, creating something that feels simultaneously ancient and synthetic.

Here, every character seems to exist as a deliberate contradiction; ornate yet rigidly fixed in width, expressive yet mechanically constrained. Yet rather than compromising between these opposing forces, GS Lomba embraces both fully.

The result isn’t mere decoration, but what Sierra describes as "a coded ritual": historical gesture reframed through contemporary digital precision. GS Lomba looks backwards whilst speaking an unmistakably modern language, demonstrating how constraint can amplify rather than diminish expressive potential.

2. Snowee by Hieu Le

Designed by Hieu Le for Vietnamese font foundry Chợ Chời Creative, Snowee emerged from a brand refresh for Snowee Gelato, a gelato company with over 20 years of history. The typeface translates the sensory pleasure of the foodstuff into typographic form, creating a display face that prioritises approachability and (ironically) warmth.

Snowee’s character is derived from soft, elliptical geometry inspired by gelato scoops, combined with a calligraphic flow that adds authenticity and an organic feel. The heavy weight and rounded terminals create generous, friendly forms, whilst low-contrast strokes maintain structural balance and readability at large scales.

This unusual approach yields a typeface that feels simultaneously substantial and inviting. It would be a practical choice for headlines, packaging, and brand identities, particularly those that require a distinct, non-corporate personality that balances sweetness with genuine presence.

3. Gando by Matthieu Cortat

Matthieu Cortat’s Gando addresses a persistent challenge with Didot typefaces: their distinctive personality, whilst compelling at display sizes, can compromise readability in running text. Rather than choosing between charisma and functionality, Gando provides both... through variable font technology that spans the full spectrum between extremes.

His design draws from an 1828 specimen from the Gando brothers’ Parisian foundry, which featured Didot-style designs cleverly adapted for small sizes, including alternative forms for certain letters with distinctly Modernist characteristics. Matthew explored this historical corpus freely, developing four optical sizes that consistently modulate typographic voice: Caption (reinforced x-height, optimised spacing), Text (softened edges), Display (whole Didot aesthetic), and Poster (expressive curves at peak intensity).

Each optical size includes italics and weights ranging from Regular to Bold, creating a comprehensive system that spans theatrical prominence to supporting functionality. It’s a great example of how variable font technology can enable contextual adaptation, allowing a single typeface to perform multiple roles—from flamboyant diva to reliable extra—whilst maintaining coherent family relationships.

4. Futurist by Fuego Fonts

Launching alongside Fuego Fonts’ new Berlin-based foundry, Futurist positions itself as a contemporary sans serif that balances engineered precision with human warmth. The typeface’s construction combines soft curves with geometric exactness, creating a rhythm that feels simultaneously fluid and controlled.

Available in three widths and five weights (Light to Bold), its refined geometry and considered details enable seamless adaptation, from headlines to interface applications. It’s a strong demonstration of how contemporary sans serif design can achieve both systematic consistency and expressive character without sacrificing either quality.

Futurist represents the foundry’s philosophy of combining branding expertise with typographic craft, creating fonts that offer immediate usability for modern brands. The typeface succeeds as a forward-looking voice for contexts where design and innovation intersect, providing versatility without neutrality, precision without coldness.

5. Culture by Fuego Fonts

Culture announces itself with confidence: a versatile type family designed to redefine contemporary typographic norms. Built to handle everything from long-form editorial to punchy headlines, it combines clarity with character, creating a system that adapts seamlessly across brand worlds, interfaces and editorial applications.

Available in six weights from Light to Heavy, Culture balances approachability with authority, maintaining a consistent personality across diverse contexts. The typeface positions itself for brands with substance and vision; ie, those actively shaping cultural conversations rather than merely following them. (Hang on, that sounds a bit like us...)

What distinguishes Culture is its refusal to compromise between functionality and personality. The family maintains readability in extended text whilst offering sufficient character for display applications, demonstrating how contemporary type systems can serve multiple masters without losing coherence. In other words, it succeeds as both workhorse and voice, providing the adaptability modern brands require whilst maintaining a distinct identity throughout.

6. Aegis by Neil Summerour

Neil Summerour’s Aegis carries both typographic ambition and profound personal significance. It was designed whilst Neil navigated his father’s journey through dementia and Alzheimer’s, and 50 per cent of profits are being donated to the Alzheimer’s Association.

This is a wide, heavy type system optimised for large-scale applications across four optical sizes (Standard, Display, Poster, Super) and five weights. As you scale it up, the apertures tighten, and the silhouettes strengthen, creating the kind of sharp, monumental presence well suited to oversized typography. The family includes Upright, Slant and Backslant styles, with extensive features: stylistic alternates, Biforms, small caps, dual ‘g’ variants, and specialised numeral forms.

Overall, Aegis demonstrates how personal experience can inform typographic expression without sentimentality. The result balances force with refinement, creating a system that commands attention whilst maintaining sophistication across varied applications. Aegis succeeds both as a functional tool and a meaningful tribute, proving that emotional depth and typographic utility need not exist in opposition.

7. 00 Quatorze by DOUBLE ZERO Foundry

00 Quatorze is a contemporary geometric sans serif with a human pulse. Designed by Malou Verlomme for D0UBLE ZER0 Foundry, it softens strict geometry with expressive, humanistic details. The result feels precise but never cold. Confident, flexible, and quietly characterful, it’s a typeface built for designers who want clarity with personality.

The family spans four distinct subfamilies. Text, Display, Mono, and Mono Display work together as a cohesive whole, covering everything from long-form reading to bold graphic statements and code-led layouts. At its core sits a powerful four-axis variable font, giving control over monospace, optical size, weight, and italic. This creates a responsive design space that adapts effortlessly across contexts and scales.

Built as part of the wider D0UBLE ZER0 typographic system, 00 Quatorze is designed to connect rather than exist in isolation. With 48 styles plus a variable model that unlocks the full hypercube, it offers both structure and freedom. It is a system-first typeface that rewards experimentation while staying grounded in function. Modern, versatile, and made to work very hard.