Tag: Foundry Stories

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Foundry Stories: Blaze Type.

Founder Matthieu Salvaggio shares how Blaze Type grew from their (self-taught!) roots in Lyon, France in 2016 to being an established foundry whose fonts are used around the world.

Foundry Stories: Playtype.

Playtype is based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was born out of founder Jonas Hecksher’s graphic design practice. In this video, members of their design team share insights into their process and what guides a typeface project: intended purpose and deadlines!

Foundry Stories: Matteson Typographics.

Matteson Typographics is a Boulder, Colorado USA studio run by Steve Matteson. This video shares how music, nature, mechanical drawing, and letterpress printing have inspired him as an artist and type designer.

Foundry Stories: Cadson Demak.

Cadson Demak was founded 25 years ago, and is a leading voice in type design in Bangkok, Thailand. They share how they think about type in relation to the world around them, and why they believe type designers are trend setters.