Sometimes men just need to be men. This can be quite the challenge when translating masculinity into a language recognized visually. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a list of type-faces that amplify manly attributes. These type-faces can be used for any project you may send to an online printing company, and many are even @font-face compatible for web design.
What is “masculine”, anyway? For the purposes of this roundup, we looked for fonts in three general categories: Slab serif, Western/Stencil, and Distressed fonts. These general categories emphasized what we think of as masculine features and translate well into designs.
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Slab Serif
Slab-serif fonts are great for added stability. The extra weight added to the serifs help declare the letters without allowing them to blend in. This genre of font is sure to add boldness to any design.
Alfa Slab
Indento
Trump Town Pro
College
Oleo
John Jancock cp
Tertre
Acknowledgement
Blax Slab XXL
Gentium
Western
Evoking the wild west can only help build on the masculinity of fonts, right? Many of these fonts mimic a stencil look, used for military and industrial applications.
Sinking Ship Corian
Nashville
Shadowed Serif
Woodcut
Cheap Stealer
Western Swagger
Casino Queen
Perdido
Round Up
Madfont
Distressed
Men usually enjoy making and breaking things. This final group of fonts demonstrates the latter. These grungy, edgy fonts are sure to add a manly touch to any design concept.
Boycott
Copystruct
Destroy
Dirty Ego
Hotcheck
Shortcut
VTKS Animal 2
Natural Log
Assassins Dub
Rock it
Are we missing anything?
So how do you use fonts to add a masculine touch to your designs? What other elements do you tie into the design to give it that manly feel?
Tara Hornor has a degree in English and has found her niche writing about marketing, advertising, branding, graphic design, and desktop publishing. She writes for PrintPlace.com, an online printing company that offers postcards, posters, brochure printing, postcard printing, and more printed marketing media. In addition to her writing career, Tara also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.
Tara Hornor – who has written 7 posts on Artatm – Creative Art Magazine.
Those have some of the best masculine qualities that definitely match their roughness. Two thumbs up.
Glad everyone enjoyed the roundup!
Very well, thank so much 😉
Thanks for share.its a well collection.
Impressive resource of fonts, its such a well categorized collection. Thanks for share.