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Life & fun · June 16, 2014

Homeless Fonts

Homeless can create a font and get paid for it.

Homeless Fonts launched on June 16, 2014 with 88 votes, #336 of 1,531 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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What it does

Homelessfonts is an Arrels Foundation initiative which consists of creating a collection of typefaces based on the handwriting of homeless. The idea behind these typefaces is for people and brands to use them in their announcements. All profits are intended to help the 1400 people supported by the Arrels Foundation.

Homelessfonts is an initiative by Arrels Foundation consisting on creating a collection of typefaces based on the handwriting of homeless people living in the streets of Barcelona. The idea behind these typefaces is for people and brands to use them in their announcements. All profits are intended to help the 1400 people supported by the Arrelsfrom homelessfonts.org

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