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Garet: A Highly Versatile Sans Serif from Spacetype

Spacetype is a super cool foundry based in Bulgaria's ancient beautiful capital Sofia. The founders Mirela Belova and Stan Partalev recently enjoyed Cyrillic Alphabet Day on May 24th where they celebrated the Bulgarian alphabet and Slavic culture and literature. They seek to flavor all their fonts with corresponding history, identity, and technical clarity. Their exceptional rapport evolved at a previous company, encouraging them to found Spacetype. Stan's background in graffiti and poster

Font Feature of the Month: Gogh, The Debut Type Design From Spacetype Ltd.

We’re always excited whenever new foundries and designers join the YouWorkForThem family, and we’re thrilled to introduce Spacetype Ltd., the independent type foundry established by Stan Partalev and Mirela Belova. The duo has been working together successfully for the past few years, an endeavor that inspired them to venture out together to create their own type foundry. Stan and Mirela are both accomplished designers and typographers; together, they are a creative force to be

Fieldwork From TipoType Pairs Geometric And Humanist Letter Sets

Founded in 2009, TipoType was Uruguay’s very first digital type foundry, established in part by Vicente Lamónaca, the first designer in the country to release a digital font. Vicente paired with Fernando Diaz and Martín Sommaruga to establish TipoType, an endeavor that may have seemed like a ridiculously bold move at the time but one that would lead to great success in the years that followed. All three of the men behind TipoType share a love for their craft and a strong foundation

Celebrating Two Centuries Of Sans Serif Typefaces: Brother 1816

When Vicente Lamónaca, Fernando Diaz, and Martin Sommaruga made the decision to quit their graphic design jobs to establish a type foundry, they leapt into the new endeavor with both feet (and perhaps a little trepidation). It was certainly a bold move, but it seems the best decisions usually are — you just never know what greatness you're capable of until you try. The trio founded TipoType together, building the Uruguay-based digital type foundry from the ground up and equally

A Sporty Slab Serif With A Softer Side: Triunfo

After graduating from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 1996, Manuel Corradine began working with his brother, creating elegant wedding invitations on handmade paper. The process of labeling the envelopes required Manuel to try his hand at calligraphy, an artistic touch that his clients absolutely loved. Over the course of twelve years, he developed a strong passion for calligraphy and lettering, an enthusiasm that eventually led to his designing his first typeface in 2006. In the same

Basel Neue by Isaco Type

Isaco Type just released a beautiful new sans called Basel Neue, currently on sale with options starting as low as $9 USD. Basel Neue is a legible and discrete typeface, a sans serif with thickness variation and humanistic touch. The family consists of 8 styles, 4 weights plus their respective italic versions. Download the “OT Features” pdf to know and take advantage of all font features as best as possible (in OpenType-savvy applications)! You can also view all symbols in the glyph

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