✦ Our story

Type made
from the edge
of the world

BlackFridayFont is a one-person type foundry born on Rodrigues Island, Mauritius — one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth. Every font is designed with AI-assisted tools, curated by a human eye, and sold at a price that makes great typography accessible to everyone.

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Handcrafted Rodrigues Island 2€ per font Commercial License 170+ Typefaces Independent Foundry Handcrafted Rodrigues Island 2€ per font Commercial License 170+ Typefaces Independent Foundry

A foundry
built on
obsession

BlackFridayFont started from a simple frustration — great fonts cost too much, and the ones you could afford looked like everyone else's. The gap between "free and generic" and "professional and expensive" was too wide.

"I wanted to build a place where any designer, any freelancer, any small brand could access real typographic craft — without spending a month's budget on a single typeface."

Every font in this collection is created using AI-assisted design tools — then curated, refined, tested and finalized by a human. AI handles the generation. The taste, selection and intention are entirely ours. That combination is what makes this catalog unusual.

The studio is based in Rodrigues Island — a tiny, volcanic island in the Indian Ocean, 600km east of Mauritius. It's one of the most isolated places on Earth. There's no design scene, no agency network, no meetups. Just work, silence, and the ocean.

That isolation shaped everything. The fonts are not trying to be trendy. They're not chasing what's popular on Behance this month. They come from a place that's fundamentally outside the loop — and that's exactly what makes them interesting.

The 2€ per font price isn't a marketing trick. It's a philosophy. Typography should be accessible. A student in Nairobi and a studio in Paris should have access to the same tools. Good design is a right, not a luxury.

What we
stand for

Six principles that guide every decision — from how a letterform is drawn to how a license is priced.

AI-assisted craft

We use AI generative tools to explore type design at scale — then every font is curated, tested and refined by hand. The technology enables volume. The human eye ensures quality.

Fair pricing

2€ per font, commercial license included. One license covers one project — no subscriptions, no hidden fees, no annual renewals. Need it for another project? It's still just 2€.

Radical accessibility

Great typography shouldn't be gatekept by price. Whether you're a freelancer in Manila or a studio in Milan, you deserve the same tools.

Genuine originality

AI gives us the tools to explore widely. But every font released has passed through a real curatorial filter — no generic outputs, no lazy defaults. If it doesn't feel right, it doesn't ship.

Transparency

The license is clear. The pricing is honest. When you buy a font here, you know exactly what you're getting and exactly what you can do with it.

Independent always

No investors, no parent company, no algorithm deciding what gets made. BlackFridayFont answers to its customers and no one else.

170+
Unique typefaces
2€
Per font license
1
Island, one designer
Commercial usage

✦ The manifesto

"Typography is invisible architecture. AI can generate thousands of letterforms — but it takes a human to know which ones are worth keeping. We use every tool available to bring great type to more people, at a price that makes sense."

Thomas Boucherie Founder — BlackFridayFont · Rodrigues Island, Mauritius

Built with AI assistance

Site & Development

The website — code, structure, copywriting and design — was built with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic). All pages, features and content were directed, reviewed and validated by a human.

Font Design

Typefaces are explored using generative AI tools. Every font is then entirely redrawn and refined by hand in Illustrator — the AI provides a starting point, the human provides the craft.

We believe in full transparency. AI is a tool — like Illustrator, like a pencil. The creative direction, curation, refinement and final decisions behind every font and every page are entirely human. BlackFridayFont is an AI-assisted studio, not an AI-generated product.

Find the font
that speaks
for you

Over 170 handcrafted typefaces, ready to use in your next project. Try them live in the playground, buy the ones you love.