Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sudtipos is an immensely successful type collective and the first of its kind in its home country. Founded by four designers, each offering individual strengths through their own unique skill sets and masteries, Sudtipos has worked with companies throughout the ...
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December 21, 2018
Plantago: A Casual Sans Serif With Stems Like Leaves
Based in Vienna, Austria, Schriftlabor is a type foundry that specializes primarily in corporate type designs, recently expanding to include retail type designs in 2017. Schriftlabor was founded by Rainer Erich (Eric) Scheichelbauer, an established type designer and type educator who regularly t...
October 21, 2018
Brava Slab: A Slab Serif With Warmth And Personality
Rafael Jordán Oliver is a graphic designer and typographer from Valencia, Spain. While studying for his degree in graphic design at EASD Valencia, he discovered a passion for typography. The art of type design is one he learned largely on his own through independent study, attending workshops on...
August 3, 2018
A Superfamily Of Contemporary Slab Serifs: Schnebel Slab
URW is one of the most notable (if not the most notable) type foundries in the world. The original iteration of URW, which began as Unternehmensberatung Rubow Weber, was established all the way back in 1972. Over the years that have passed since, the Hamburg-based company has remained at the for...
May 14, 2018
TT Commons: A Sans Serif For Every Day Of The Week
Established in 2013, TypeType foundry was among the very first digital type foundries to emerge out of St. Petersburg, Russia. Founded by Alexander Kudryavtsev and Ivan Gladkikh, the studio is one that prizes artistic collaboration as a means to a successful end, and they've worked with a number...
In business since 2013, TypeType foundry was established as one of the very first digital font foundries in St. Petersburg. Founded by Ivan Gladkikh and Alexander Kudryavtsev, the foundry studio has worked with an impressive number of graphic designers, typographers, and engineers to craft their...
November 23, 2017
A Massive Sans Serif Family From Letritas Foundry: Molde
Juan Pablo de Gregorio is a typographer and graphic designer whose work generally revolves around a particular concept. Founder of the Chile-based Letritas Foundry, Juan takes an interest in crafting designs that have not really been attempted before. Experimentation is key, and his willingness ...
November 22, 2017
Clear Legibility In A Sans Serif From Kostic Type Foundry: Altivo
Kostic Type Foundry is a small, family-owned type foundry in Belgrade, Serbia. Zoran Kostic and his son, Nikola, have been working side-by-side since 2010, when Nikola made the commitment to follow in his father's footsteps and pursue typography. Zoran had worked on his first font back in 1987, ...
August 7, 2017
Harrison Serif Pro: A Gentlemanly Serif From TypeMates
TypeMates foundry was established by Jakob Runge and Nils Thomsen, both successful graphic designers and typographers in their own right. Operating from Munich and Hamburg, respectively, the pair feels strongly that typefaces are "a visual language with emotional values," rather than merely serv...
A peaceful, quiet village in the South West of France is home to Mostardesign, an independent studio and type foundry established by Olivier Gourvat in 2004. His affection for typography began early in his impressionable youth, being surrounded by the hand crafted artistry found within his fathe...
Alexander Nedelev and Veronika Slavova founded Typedepot in 2010. Employed at the same advertising agency, the two worked together on a project that led to the creation of their first typeface, Glide. Alexander was predominately skilled in Photoshop, having no experience with vector applications...
February 21, 2017
Pensum Pro Pairs Calligraphic Notes In A Contemporary Serif
TypeMates is a straightforward type foundry that circulates a diverse range of typefaces and also tailors exclusive type designs for small and large clientele. Operated by Nils Thomsen in Hamburg, and Jakob Runge in Munich, TypeMates attends to everything from the tiniest nuance in a logo or pie...