Best Type Foundries Revealed

For those who love print as much as I do, you know that it is the small details that can elevate a piece from mediocre to magical. You also know what it is like to search through hundreds of fonts to find that one perfect typeface that visually and stylistically articulates the mood of your design.

So where do you begin? There are hundreds of type foundries and hundreds of thousands of typefaces. To help out I have rounded up some of the best known foundries and a few lesser known ones too. I know the list is long but I couldn’t call myself a typography geek if it wasn’t.

foundry-adobe

Adobe Font Library

Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 1,000 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-emigre

Emigre

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 75 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-myfonts

MyFonts by Monotype

Location: United States
Size: Huge (Over 130,00 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-linotype

LinoType

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 75 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-house

House Industries Fonts

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 100 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-veer

Veer

Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 12,000 Typefaces)
Sold (No Longer Available)

 

foundry-misprintedtype

Misprinted Type

Location: Brazil
Size: Small (Under 40 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-hoeflerfrerejones

Hoefler & Frere-Jones

Location: United States
Size: Small (Under 40 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-typerepublic

Type Republic

Location: Spain
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-stormtype

Storm Type Foundry

Location: Czech Republic
Size: Medium (Over 200 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-canadatype

Canada Type

Location: Canada
Size: Medium (Over 240 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-lazydogstype

Lazy Dogs Type

Location: Germany
Size: Small (Less Than 20 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-stonetype

Stone Type Foundry

Location: United States
Size: Small (Less Than 20 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-marksimonson

Mark Simpson Studio

Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 1,000 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-chank

Chank Fonts

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 50 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-lucasfonts

Lucas Fonts

Location: Germany
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-suitcasetype

Suitcase Type Foundry

Location: Czech Republic
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-klim

Klim Type Foundry

Location: New Zealand
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-capearcona

Cape Arcona Foundry

Location: Germany
Size: Medium (Over 60 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-berthold

Berthold Type Foundry

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 100 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-felicianotypefoundry

Feliciano Type Foundry

Location: Portugal
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-primetype

PrimeType

Location: Germany
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-pampatype

PampaType

Location: Mexico
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-dardenstudio

Darden Studio

Location: United States
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

foundry-blambot

Blambot

Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 50 Typefaces)
Website Link

 

Creative Market

Location: United States
Size: Huge (Over 49,000 Typefaces from independent designers)
Website Link

 

These are just the foundries that I am currently aware of. I will add more as I discover them. Do you know some that aren’t on the list? I would love hear about them.

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