Best Free Fonts That Haven’t Been Overused, part 2: Ailerons (2020)
At one point, there were few things more curious to me than the almost complete absence of Ailerons from web and print typography.
As I found out later, there is a reason for that: Ailerons is free for personal use but its creator requires that you contact him if you plan to use it for commercial purposes, presumably to license the font by paying a fee.
When I contacted Adilson Gonzales to ask whether I could use the font in my weather app Veterondo: Abstract Weather (a free, open source app on Android; you’re welcome) he said that I could go ahead and do it.
A screen from Veterondo
Just so I’m clear, I’m not referring to the Aileron font, a fine free sans-serif in and of itself. Instead, Ailerons is a display typeface, perfect for titles, headings and logos.
Perfect for Star Trek-style titles.
Something slightly more experimental.
Personally, I think that Adilson does the font and himself a disservice by not simply letting everyone use it, for whatever purpose. It has the makings of a modern classic—if only its license was more permissive.
You can download Ailerons HERE.
