: Template vendor using unique fonts I am wondering, whether there is a template vendor who sells templates with unique fonts, not only those overused and notoriously known like Helvetica, Open

@Kristi927

They do not really sell templates with custom fonts because fonts are generally licensed separately.

If you are concerned about the metrics when you change fonts you can do the following.

You can look up what fonts have the same metrics as the font in your template.

For example Helvetica has pretty much the exact kerning as Arial.

In fact licensing fonts for a layout and having everything fit right is such a mess that it is the reason Arial was created in the first place.


It was created to be metrically identical to the popular typeface
Helvetica, with all character widths identical, so that a document
designed in Helvetica could be displayed and printed correctly without
having to pay for a Helvetica license.


So, you are going to have to do the work of licensing the Web Fonts, making sure it fits in the template correctly, etc... all by yourself.

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@Margaret771

There are a couple of issues you are facing here--one is that fonts used in templates have to be available to the end user, so they must use a font that can be downloaded for free and the source of that downloadable font has to be reputable enough that the designer believes that the font will still be available in the future.

Another issue is that fonts like Helvetica and Open Sans are used often because they work well in many situations. You may consider them overused, but I might consider them perfect because they evoke a feeling that my company has been around for a while.

And of course, you have given us no idea about what type of templates you are looking for. Are you looking for a resume template for a young graphic designer, a template for corporate letterhead, a template for a concert poster? Each of these templates are going to use completely different fonts.

Are you purchasing templates, or using free templates? That might make a difference-someone who wants to sell their template might use a more unusual font to help attract more purchasers. Personally, I don't think I have ever purchased a template (not that I have purchased many) that used a font that I didn't have to download because it was not a standard font.

And then, maybe this is obvious, but you are purchasing a template--if you don't like the font, find another one and use that instead.

Okay, with all of that said, I would try looking for templates on sites that are more focused on art and design--the two that come to mind off the top of my head are Behance and Deviant Art. It is not as easy to find templates on these sites, but they are there, and it is more likely that the designs posted on these sites will be artistic or graphically interesting than those on a template site that aims to appeal to non-graphically-inclined corporate users.

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