• The Friday Quickee! Typonine October 10th, 2008

    The Friday quickee, way too late in the day because I've been insanely busy (Hence the need for the quickee). Anyways, some great work from Typonine. Check them out here. I love their 'Typefaces in Use' section. Can't wait for 'marlene' it looks gorgeous. Enjoy, be Inspired, and have a Great Wee ... Continue Reading...
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  • Some Pretty HUGE Type October 9th, 2008

    Their is some fine work over at 'Our Type'. Started by Fred Smeijers and located in Belgium, this type foundry has its roots in the historical aspects of type and the devotion and study to its principles really show in the typefaces that are available via the site. Head on over to their site and ... Continue Reading...
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  • Type Tnereffid September 19th, 2008

    Today we have more from the land of independent type foundries with a fabulous type foundry from Bern, Switzerland called Type Different. Type Different is part of Büro Destruct which is made up of only four designers. With a motto of 'Small City - Big Design' you would think that they would be overwhelmed, but, ... Continue Reading...
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  • Invaders of the Type Kind! September 15th, 2008

    Short on the heels of my first Found Type Sunday post I have some information for you about a great type design firm located in the Netherlands. Type Invaders are a very small independent font foundry specializing in type design and the sale of quality typefaces. Started by Paul van der Laan in 2000 the ... Continue Reading...
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  • Studio Darden September 6th, 2008

    Another great find in the wonderful world of typography studios, Darden Studio is based out of Brooklyn, New York and has an excellent approach to type design. Based on fundamental ideas such as 'Design is an extension of the human experience' and 'a distinct typographic voice is more important than ever' the studio has done ... Continue Reading...
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  • Some Great New Type on the Horizon May 27th, 2008

    It has been a while since I checked in on Jos Buivenga and his free type over at the exljbris type foundry. Boy, he has been busy in the small amount of time since I last checked out his site. This guy does awesome work and all of his typefaces are made available for free! ... Continue Reading...
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  • Mark Simonson Studio April 19th, 2008

    Mark Simonson is a typographer that I came across while reading the many wonderful posts over at i love typography. Upon further investigation I discovered that he has actually been in the design business since way back in 1976. Back then he started out as a graphic designer and illustrator and eventually became an art ... Continue Reading...
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  • A well established type foundry February 19th, 2008

    Type foundries these days do not get the credit that they deserve. However, there is one that has proven itself time and again. Â Hoefler & Frere-Jones consistently release good typefaces. Some of the more noteable of which are the Mercury family, which, is a very large family and has grown even larger as of ... Continue Reading...
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