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.
Adobe Font Library
Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 1,000 Typefaces)
Website Link
Emigre
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 75 Typefaces)
Website Link
LinoType
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 75 Typefaces)
Website Link
House Industries Fonts
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 100 Typefaces)
Website Link
Veer
Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 12,000 Typefaces)
Website Link
Misprinted Type
Location: Brazil
Size: Small (Under 40 Typefaces)
Website Link
Hoefler & Frere-Jones
Location: United States
Size: Small (Under 40 Typefaces)
Website Link
Type Republic
Location: Spain
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link
Storm Type Foundry
Location: Czech Republic
Size: Medium (Over 200 Typefaces)
Website Link
Canada Type
Location: Canada
Size: Medium (Over 240 Typefaces)
Website Link
Lazy Dogs Type
Location: Germany
Size: Small (Less Than 20 Typefaces)
Website Link
Stone Type Foundry
Location: United States
Size: Small (Less Than 20 Typefaces)
Website Link
Mark Simpson Studio
Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 1,000 Typefaces)
Website Link
Chank Fonts
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 50 Typefaces)
Website Link
Lucas Fonts
Location: Germany
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link
Suitcase Type Foundry
Location: Czech Republic
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link
Klim Type Foundry
Location: New Zealand
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link
Cape Arcona Foundry
Location: Germany
Size: Medium (Over 60 Typefaces)
Website Link
Berthold Type Foundry
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 100 Typefaces)
Website Link
Feliciano Type Foundry
Location: Portugal
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link
PrimeType
Location: Germany
Size: Small (Under 30 Typefaces)
Website Link
PampaType
Location: Mexico
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link
Darden Studio
Location: United States
Size: Small (Under 20 Typefaces)
Website Link
Blambot
Location: United States
Size: Medium (Over 50 Typefaces)
Website Link
Creative Market
Location: United States
Size: Large (Over 8,000 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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