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Sharpen Your Cutting Edge with This Cool Geometric Font

Oddval is a distinctive geometric font that harnesses the power of mathematical precision and clean lines to create an unrivaled visual experience. Its geometric elements lend a sense of stability and structure, making it the perfect choice for modern branding jobs that require a contemporary and cutting-edge appeal. The meticulously crafted angles and proportions of Oddval ensure that it stands out in a world full of cookie-cutter typefaces, providing a fresh and invigorating alternative

Armin Soft: The Warmer Side of the Armin Family from W Type Foundry

Based in Santiago, London, and Barcelona, W Type Foundry started under the label, Without Foundry, when it was originally established. Beginning around 2016, the foundry shifted to its current shape and it has been consistently working to craft versatile and expressive type families for an international design marketplace ever since. Formed by Magdalena (Bana) Arasanz, Patricio Truenos, Diego Aravena, and David Súid, W Type Foundry has extensive experience in typography, understanding

Athena: An Elegant Sans Serif Font Family From Ellen Luff

Born in England and traveling the world in search of inspiration, Ellen Luff is a multidisciplinary creator who is passionate about type design and all it entails. “My passion is turning what I see into typography, photography, and travel writing,” she explained. While she works as a freelancer these days, she began her career working in advertising. For a creative free spirit, however, a 9-5 office role isn’t always the best route to follow in the long term. The “self-confessed

Salvatore: A Neo-Grotesque Sans From W Type Foundry

When it was first established in 2012, W Type Foundry was begun under the name “Without Foundry.” Based in Santiago, Chile, W Type Foundry is run by Diego Aravena Silo, Patricio Truenos, Magdalena (Bana) Arasanz, and David Súid. The four typographers are passionate about all things related to typography. For almost a decade, W Type Foundry has designed and released a variety of type designs including geometric type, display fonts, scripts, gothic letter sets, and more. They are

Jaqen Offers Style, Sophistication, and a Comfortable Reading Experience

The Northern Block is perhaps one of the world’s most well-known type foundries. Established by Jonathan Hill in 2006, The Northern Block is a type foundry that prizes artistic collaboration and innovation, releasing type designs that have been used in countless design projects around the world. Nestled in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, The Northern Block earned a reputation for creating type designs centered around the ever-advancing industries of today’s world, including

RMU Koralle Revives Four Variants Of A Beloved Classic Sans Serif Design

Ralph Michael Unger is a type designer from Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, releasing type designs under his personal foundry label, RMU Typedesign. Digital typography was a natural transition for Ralph, who apprenticed in a print shop decades ago. In those early days of his career, he gained an invaluable amount of hands-on knowledge in the art of typesetting, working with composing sticks, galleys, and lead letters. Linotype machines were second nature to Ralph before he began digitizing

Official: A Sans Serif With High Legibility And A Friendly Side

Manuel Corradine is a skilled calligrapher, type designer, illustrator, and graphic designer. After attending and graduating from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, he worked alongside his brother, crafting wedding invitations on handmade paper. When it came time to label the envelopes, Manuel found that he was especially skilled at the artistic side of lettering, and that he greatly enjoyed it. Manuel later went on to establish his personal foundry project, Corradine Fonts in 2006. His work

A Geometric Sans Inspired By Herb Lubalin: Sonny Gothic

Santiago, Chile is home to W Type Foundry, a foundry studio run by Diego Aravena, Patricio Truenos, and Bana Arasanz. Originally begun as Without Foundry in 2012, it was established by Diego Aravena and Felipe Sanzana after the two found one another while attending the University of Chile's Lettering and Typography degree program. One thing is for certain; the success of any business or endeavor is only as strong as the passion owned by those who are running it. Diego and Felipe were well

The Softer Side Of The Fuse Family: Fuse V. 2 From W Type Foundry

Established in Santiago, Chile, in 2012 as "Without Foundry," W Type Foundry is run by Diego Aravena, Bana Arasanz, and Patricio Truenos. This trio of highly-skilled typographers and type designers work hard to ensure that every one of their type designs hits the mark for design aesthetics, multilingual support, and flexibility through OpenType features. Their work has been selected for the past two editions – 2014 and 2016 – of the Latin American Typography Biennale. W Type Foundry

A Sweetly Rounded Sans Serif From W Type Foundry: Nutmeg

W Type Foundry was originally founded by Diego Aravena and Felipe Sanzana in 2012 as "Without Foundry." Diego and Felipe initially crossed paths in the University of Chile's Lettering and Typography degree program. Their mutual enjoyment of the field of typography sparked the beginnings of what would eventually become an operational foundry studio in Santiago. In 2016, Diego brought two new members onto the team that would become W Type Foundry as it is today. Patricio Truenos and Bana

RMU Typedesign Revives An Art Nouveau Classic Through Aldo Manuzio

The design label of Ralph Michael Unger, RMU Typedesign offers 100 products through YouWorkForThem, an incredible variety of type designs for a wide range of projects and design styles. While Ralph got his initial start working in a small print shop where typesetting was an all-day, hands-on experience, he would eventually go on to digitize fonts as the technology moved ever forward. He freelanced for URW++ and Profonts for a number of years before establishing his own foundry in 2009.

Fibra: An Experimental Sans Serif From Los Andes Type

Los Andes Type got its initial start as a subsidiary design studio of LatinoType, although it would later become its own standalone type foundry. Based in Chile, Los Andes Type shares its personal view of the world through its typography. Their type designs find inspiration in nature and travel, along with the life experiences of its own typographers. This personal touch is what gives Los Andes Type its individuality; not only do they adhere to strict quality standards, but every release

A Geometric Sans Serif With A Human Touch: dT Jakob From dooType

Established in 2008 by Eduilson Coan, dooType is an independent type foundry headquartered in Brazil. Eduilson is a self-taught master of his craft, working on both custom and commercial font projects for more than a decade. He completed a postgrad course at Type@Cooper in Manhattan in 2015, further honing his skills for the field he is most passionate about. His foundry has enjoyed a great deal of success over the years, working on custom projects for notable brands that include Sheraton

1920s Grace And Style From The Northern Block: Rosina

Jonathan Hill established The Northern Block back in 2006, a design studio perfectly situated in the historic and picturesque landscape of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Jonathan approaches type design in a way that maintains an impeccable balance between contemporary aesthetics that will meet the needs of graphic designers, and a strong element of individuality that makes the foundry's work stand well apart from the rest. Jonathan found great artistic influence through the sardonicism and

Rawson: A Dignified Sans Serif With Humanist Inspiration

LatinoType was established in 2007 as Chile's first digital type foundry. Founded by Miguel Hernández, who was later joined by Luciano Vergara and Daniel Hernández, LatinoType openly collaborates with graphic designers throughout Latin America. In a similar vein, they also provide educational support to the careers of fellow typographers - fledgling and experienced alike - by conducting workshops that enable the trio to share their vast knowledge and experience with others. Fully

A Geometric Font Design Reminiscent of the 1940’s

Connary Fagen is back again this month with another amazing design, this time by the name of Greycliff. Rugged, hearty, and warm, Greycliff CF is a versatile font family that contains strong capitals along with smooth, open lowercase letters that are effective in a variety of applications. The geometric, near-monoline construction lends Greycliff a classic durability reminiscent of the 1940s, tempered by softened edges and vibrant shapes. Download Greycliff today, and as always,

TT Bluescreens Font by TypeType

Blockbusters, posters, titles and movie trailers — now we have created the perfect font family for this. Bluescreens — a high-quality font family which is designed specifically for cinephiles and directors. Condensed style contains five most popular typefaces: Thin, Light, Regular, Bold, Black and Italics. Download TT Bluescreens Font TT Bluescreens was published by TypeType on September 19,

Schar

The Northern Block had a very productive year in 2014. A release we overlooked from them back in September was the clean sans-serif design, Schar. A humanist sans designed like a serif with high-stroke contrast, but without serifs, Schar contains calligraphic forms to create a fluid and dynamic personality. Schar is a balanced sans serif with classic proportions ideally suited for modern day text based projects. Details include eight weights and true italics, over 1000 characters with

Download Cervo Font, Starting from $2.50

Heres another steal of a deal that's about to end in a few days...You can download styles of Cervo, a new release by Blazej Ostoja Lniski, starting from just $2.50. You can also download the Complete Family (8 fonts) for just $12. It seems to be a big hit as well, as it's currently ranked #2 on our best sellers lists. Download Cervo Cervo was published and released by Blazej Ostoja Lniski in

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