If the music that reflected the era raised the bar for pop and rock, the best 60s album covers set new standards in design, forcing a rethink of what album artworks could do. Read on for our hand-picked selection of 50 free retro and vintage fonts (and save yourself the trouble of digging through tens of thousands of fonts). The 60s was a time of tumultuous change that saw political upheavals, sexual liberation and the redrawing of social boundaries.
Some of the retro and vintage fonts are free for personal use but not for commercial projects – be sure to read the license, and support these hard-working designers by buying a commercial license when appropriate. In this list, you’ll find the very best free retro script fonts, calligraphy fonts, cursive fonts, handwritten fonts and more so you can create the best retro lettering design.
Groovy vintage retro happy hippie design style good idea enjoy nature funk music. Bulb Layered Font by LetterStock is a layered font inspired by book cover designs. To use the font commercially you need to get a license. 14 styles are available for this font and with it, you can create a 60s feel. (Elsewhere on the site, you’ll also find all the high-quality brushes, textures, actions, smart PSDs, and other retro and vintage design goods you could ever need). Time to get down and groove with some of our awesome free hippie fonts. Hip Pocket is one of the highly versatile hippie fonts presented by Iconian Fonts. Bookmark, and browse through, whenever you next need the perfect typeface for a new project.
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