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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Aug 5

Brutaltypes.com is finally online! Enjoy the delightful quirkiness of early 20th-century avant-gardes. #typeface #typography #amsterdamseschool

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · 1d

Klinker is a squarish, modular sans typeface designed by Paula Mastrangelo, inspired by the handsome tile lettering found on the facade of a former butcher shop at Obrechtstraat 177 in The Hague. #brutalism #interwarmodernism #dutchtype #brutalypes #destijl >> www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/klinker

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · 7d

Meet Bioskoop, our latest font release at Brutal Types. It was inspired by the Cinema Palace's facade, located at Lage Barakken 12 in Maastricht. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/bioskoop

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · 12d

Kraai, a new font inspired by the Amsterdamse School, has just been released by Brutal Types. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/kraai

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Sep 8

Brutal Types has been featured at The Brand Identity. Read the full interview at: the-brandidentity.com/interview/un...

The Brand Identity – Graphic Design’s Greatest

Europe’s rich tradition of architectural lettering remains largely untapped by the type design world, with only fragments adapted for contemporary use. Paula Mastrangelo and Ramiro Espinoza recognised...

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Aug 14

Don’t miss these fresh new fonts inspired by the best Dutch lettering examples from the 1920s. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/mossel

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Aug 5

Brutaltypes.com is finally online! Enjoy the delightful quirkiness of early 20th-century avant-gardes. #typeface #typography #amsterdamseschool

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 24

BrutalTypes.com will be launched soon 😜 > www.instagram.com/brutaltypes/

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 13

Do you fancy Dutch expressionism and Amsterdam School's designs? Then Brutal Types will be one of your favourite foundries. www.instagram.com/brutaltypes/ #amsterdamseschool #DutchType

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 11

Utterly illegible fonts? Follow www.instagram.com/brutaltypes/ 😜 #displayfonts #Amsterdamseschool #contructivism #avantgarde #expressionism

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 10

Thanks! Stay tuned for our next launch: www.instagram.com/brutaltypes/

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 4

>> www.instagram.com/brutaltypes/ 👍

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 3

Past Sunday Luis Siquot, designer of 12 ITC typefaces (ITC Juanita, ITC Arecibo, ITC Cali, among others) passed. Rest in peace my friend. luc.devroye.org/fonts-28376....

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Jun 2

Something brutal is brewing ;)

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Apr 1

‪Introducing the lettering we designed for Het Muntgebouw's rebranding in collaboration with @thestonetwins.bsky.social. hetmuntgebouw.nl/nl/

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TypeParis25 Summer type design course @typeparis.com · Feb 15

Welcome to Ramiro Espinoza @retypefoundry.bsky.social 🤩, one of our #typeparis25 international guest-crits.

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Feb 14

One more handsome cover by Moker Ontwerp featuring our fonts, this time Lavigne Display. www.re-type.com/fonts/lavign...

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Feb 13

Another beautiful book cover by Moker Ontwerp featuring our Kade type family. www.re-type.com/fonts/kade/

Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Feb 10

Introducing Lavigne Nova: www.re-type.com/fonts/lavign...

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Nov 21

Thanks @typeparis.bsky.social for inviting me to be a Guest Critic in 2025. It will be an honor to be part of this event. See you next year in Paris. #typedesign #typography

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TypeParis25 Summer type design course @typeparis.com · Nov 18

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Core team: @jf.porchez.com, Mathieu Réguer, Marc Rouault, Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer, Georg Seifert, Gina Serret, Julie Soudanne, Malou Verlomme.

International type critics: @retypefoundry.bsky.social, Cecilia del Castillo, Diana Ovezea, Albert-Jan Pool.
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TypeParis Summer 25 is an intensive type design programme in English in Paris

Our summer programme is in English and covers typeface design and calligraphy techniques, type history, and software practices. Every kind of design professional can learn about type design in a relat...

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Retype Foundry @retypefoundry.bsky.social · Nov 18

#Krulletters from the 80s, surely painted by Leo Beukeboom. (Via Rob Becker)