Many designers and artists have a love-hate relationship when it comes to fonts. When embarking on a new project, identifying the right typeface to execute one’s vision is often a painful process. But the hard work doesn’t end upon finding the perfect font, as premium typeface’s can drive up the budget, and require an additional buy-in from the client. On the heels of our review of the most creative home, transportation, fashion and advertising works of 2009, we’re pleased to showcase our favourite fonts. While our first selection is more of a collection than a single typeface, HC2 simply could not get enough of The League of Moveable Type. The League offers well-made, free & open-source, @font-face ready fonts, while our favourites include Flaminia Type System and Blackout, just to name a few. Our first runner up, Fresh Fonts, were painstakingly created by the Dutch collective known as Autobahn. Autobahn painstakingly made tasty typefaces out of toothpaste, ketchup as well as other fun condiments and personal care gels. A close second runner up was Dylan Mulvaney’s 3D Font, which were made for the inaugural issue of Manhattan Magazine. Their colour, and chic retro appeal makes them an easy favourite, which we hope to use in one of our future projects.