Old School Graffiti Fonts

[Amit Bolds]

TheGraffiti Fonts collection is the first & largest collection of authentic graffiti style typefaces ever assembled. Since 1999 We've worked to both design & collect the most full featured, advanced, digital fonts for building wildstyles, handstyles, throwies, blocks & more with graffiti letter styles from the old school to the new. As the first web site dedicated entirely to graffiti style fonts this collection offers commercial licensing &/or free downloads of virtually all of the first graffiti typefaces ever developed, the most sophisticated fonts in the genre and authenticity that only actual graffiti writers can provide. New releases and updates are added regularly.

This site provides individual fonts, full families or, for a better value, large collections including extras like vector illustrations, stock images, templates, textures, photo cut-outs & powerful opensource software applications. Many of our font families function as layered type systems & many include advanced OpenType features, kerning pairs, alternate glyphs & multi lingual support.

Graffiti, with its roots in urban culture, makes its mark on design with its unique style and expressive power. Its vibrant colors, bold lines, and power to express strong messages make it a popular design style.

For designers, graffiti fonts offer an urban aesthetic that can bring a project to life in ways few other elements can. They draw inspiration from the streets, reflecting the boldness of the wall art in many cities worldwide.

Graffiti fonts can transform a simple message into a visual experience with layers of depth and emotion. Whether for branding, advertising, or digital art, graffiti fonts means embracing urban culture.

This font comes in three different styles, and you can use it when you need that graffiti look but still want to maintain legibility. The font is free for personal and commercial use and has desktop and web font licenses.

In this article, we will be rounding up the best free graffiti fonts we have found while navigating the treacherous waters of the internet, so you do not have to waste precious time looking for them yourself.

This London Graffiti font draws inspiration from some of the most infamous graffiti writers in London, including Elmo, Aser, Masika, Leet, sick, and cUt. This version only has outlines, but updates are coming soon that will be filled and also have drop shadows.

The Bubble Graffiti Font, made by Mike Karolos, is a no-nonsense font that brilliantly imitates the style of classic graffiti lettering. It comes in both black & white and color variants so that you can go for both the sober and the funky look in your designs.

This font reminds us of when we were customizing our car in any of the post-Underground Need for Speed games. This is exactly the kind of font we would jump at when we browsed the list of available customizations.

Urban Jungle reflects this fonts style. It would look completely out of place in a village sort of setting. It looks like the kind of graffiti you would see in abandoned buildings. This is a great free graffiti fonts bundle to create attractive designs.

The best free graffiti fonts can add some modern streetwise edge to designs of all kinds. Graffiti comes in many styles, and so do the best free graffiti fonts, meaning that your should be able to find an option no matter what effect you're aiming for, from vibrant colours that create a feeling of community spirit to a more edgy, rebellious feel.

As always, make sure you double-check the terms and conditions before using any fonts for your projects. Not all of the fonts below are free for commercial use. If you can't find what you're looking for, don't give up. We have some other great free font picks to dive into, from the best free fonts overall to the best free script fonts. And if you're searching for some inspiration, take a look at our pick od the best street art examples?

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Step 4: I had students practice drawing their own graffiti tags using this worksheet and sample graffiti fonts. My worksheet was inspired by this one seen on Pinterest, I made my own because my students LOVE it when I draw for them.

Step 5: I introduced the students to digital graffiti by performing a quick demo of the project using GraffitiCreator and Pixlr.com

Step 6: I ask students to create their own graffiti tags using GraffitiCreator. Even though I give a full demonstration, I provide them with this click-by-click set of directions.

Step 7: I showed this stop-motion graffiti film that focuses on DIGITAL media instead of spray paint. The purpose is to really get them out of the mindset of graffiti being only a deviant and/or spray-paint related genre.

The resources you have collected to show your students are beautiful! If you are ever looking for another source of inspiration, I pass a building every day on the subway here in NY called 5 Pointz. Its a building that gives permits to local graffiti artists to work on spaces of the building. The results are spectacular, and a great example of how you can express yourself as a graffiti artist but in a legal way.

I just came across this post, and I love the idea for Digital graffiti. I may use that in my Digital Photography class, I am always looking for good thinking-out-of-the-box ideas. I have a Digital Arts background, too, and teach at a Title 1 school. We use GIMP and Inkscape which are both great, free, open-source programs for digital photography and illustration, respectively. Thanks for all the amazing ideas!!

The bright and dynamic realm of street art and graffiti serves as the source of inspiration for the distinctive typographic style known as Street Font. It embodies the unbridled vigor, rebellious spirit, and striking aesthetics typical of metropolitan settings. Street Font differs from conventional fonts in that it frequently uses asymmetrical shapes, uneven lines, and an intentionally "imperfect" appearance. This aesthetic, which appeals to a broad audience, embodies the essence of innovation that emerges from the streets.

Although we had never heard of this designer, all of us were super excited about the coming workshop. We just knew he was Swiss and that was good enough for us. In the late 1980s, the majority of the University of the Arts graphic design professors were graduates of the Basel School of Design in Switzerland. This school was a champion of The International Style, a design philosophy that originated in Switzerland in the mid 20th century. It is the basis of modern corporate graphic design in the U.S. and western Europe. High value is placed on simplicity, legibility and functionality within a rigid grid compositional structure. We owe Futura, Helvetica and Univers to Swiss typeface designers influenced by this style.

Wolfgang Weingart, an instructor at Basel, was visiting the juniors for a week to show us how to do typography. He is considered the father of New Wave Typogaphy which emerged in the 1970s as a postmodern reaction promoting typography as playful, expressive and experimental. The results are usually a more kinetic and intuitive use of type (see examples below) which, in some cases, pushed the boundaries of legibility and comprehension. Countless well-known designers were influenced by him such as April Greiman, Dan Friedman and Neville Brody. Although what I remember most about Mr. Weingart was his disheveled conservative look, I learned a great deal from him. (I admit that I did not understand the gravity of his presence at that time. In my ignorance, I had a hard time listening to someone whose name is pronounced Volfgong but I made the best of it. LOL)

But this was not where my love for type was first inspired. It started in kindergarten where I practiced handwriting everyday. But typography leapt off the page when I stared at 1970s album covers and the colorful vibrant graffiti art on walls in Philadelphia.

Around this same time, graffiti expanded from writing (tagging) to art (burners). Did you know that the earliest American graffiti writing was birthed in Philadelphia in the 1960s and eventually showed up in New York City? The newly emerging Hip-Hop culture in the 1980s was the voice of my generation with the four creative pillars holding it together: Emceeing (rapping), Djing, Breakdancing and Graffiti. (Some argue the 5th pillar is fashion). In my middle school years, I slowly transitioned from drawing out of comic books to illustrating my own graffiti in notebooks. I focusing on developing my wildstyle technique (see image at top of the article) adding urban cartoon-like characters and additional graphics (arrows, bubbles, wall cracks, etc.) for emphasis and creativity. Although I did not do it, real graf artists placed their full multi-colored pieces in strategic locations. In Philly, one could find them on the side of the buildings where commuters could see them while commuting on the Elevated train. Once I entered high school in the early 1980s, my graffiti style leapt from my notebooks to hats and tees. When I give an airbrush set as a gift, my art went to another level.

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