Good letters bring people together

FONTSMATE / 2019–2026

Project milestones

Fontsmate grew in stages. The first version was a static website without a server backend, and the available typefaces were hard-coded.

1. 2019.09 – 2019.10

   Research and classification

   Gathering project requirements, defining matching criteria and classifying typefaces.

2. 2019.11 – 2019.12

   Visual identity

   Creating the illustrations and the overall Fontsmate identity.

3. 2020.01 – 2020.02

   The first application

   Building the site structure, developing the algorithm and implementing the application.

4. 2020.03 – 2020.07

   The Suggestly engine

   Developing the engine Suggestly - a new decision support system, making it easy to add new typefaces.

5. 2020.08 – 2020.09

   Moving to Suggestly

   Migrating all typefaces and content to the new engine.

6. 2020.09 – 2021.09

   The font library and articles

   Adding typography articles and steadily expanding the font library.

7. 2024.02 – 2024.12

   Library and content

   Expanding the font and pairing library with family profiles, collections, guides, sources and licensing information.

8. 2025.01 – 2025.11

   Typography tools

   Developing single-font and pair matching, editable previews, comparisons, favorites, a type scale and character checks.

9. 2025.12 – 2026.10

   A website in seven languages

   Adding interface languages and refining accessibility, performance and saved-preference settings.