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The independent type foundry index.
Buy direct from the designers who actually draw the letters.
No Monotype. No conglomerates. No middlemen.
The independent type foundry index.
Buy direct from the designers who actually draw the letters.
No Monotype. No conglomerates. No middlemen.
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Typography has an ownership problem. Most fonts you use are owned by one company. Most designers don't know or don't care. The Punch exists because who makes your typeface matters. thepunch.studio
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Chapters are up for yesterdays livestream of Typography News No. 33 👀
Typography News™ No. 33
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February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Chapters are up for yesterdays livestream of Typography News No. 33 👀
Letters From Sweden. Scandinavian restraint that serves the text instead of announcing itself. No trend-chasing. Just considered, functional type.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/letters-from-sweden
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/letters-from-sweden
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Letters From Sweden. Scandinavian restraint that serves the text instead of announcing itself. No trend-chasing. Just considered, functional type.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/letters-from-sweden
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/letters-from-sweden
'Leading' — the space between your lines — is named for strips of lead typesetters inserted between rows of metal type. The language of hot metal persists. As it should.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
'Leading' — the space between your lines — is named for strips of lead typesetters inserted between rows of metal type. The language of hot metal persists. As it should.
Bold Monday. Dutch type for people who actually read the kerning tables. The kind of foundry where 'good enough' gets you fired.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/bold-monday
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/bold-monday
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Bold Monday. Dutch type for people who actually read the kerning tables. The kind of foundry where 'good enough' gets you fired.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/bold-monday
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/bold-monday
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@thepunch.studio and @typofonderie.com coming through to fill my knowledge gaps left by Bringhurst.
Glad to see thepunch.studio bridging the gap to typeface creators from around the globe ✌️🧡🔠
Glad to see thepunch.studio bridging the gap to typeface creators from around the globe ✌️🧡🔠
February 2, 2026 at 4:36 PM
@thepunch.studio and @typofonderie.com coming through to fill my knowledge gaps left by Bringhurst.
Glad to see thepunch.studio bridging the gap to typeface creators from around the globe ✌️🧡🔠
Glad to see thepunch.studio bridging the gap to typeface creators from around the globe ✌️🧡🔠
Production Type. Paris-based, responsible for some of the most influential releases of the last decade. Spectral, Minotaur, Copernicus. If you've used Google Fonts, you've probably used their work.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/production-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/production-type
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Production Type. Paris-based, responsible for some of the most influential releases of the last decade. Spectral, Minotaur, Copernicus. If you've used Google Fonts, you've probably used their work.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/production-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/production-type
The space between letters is as designed as the letters themselves. A type designer will spend weeks adjusting the sidebearings of a lowercase 'o' by fractions of a unit. You'll never notice. That's the point.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The space between letters is as designed as the letters themselves. A type designer will spend weeks adjusting the sidebearings of a lowercase 'o' by fractions of a unit. You'll never notice. That's the point.
The first commercially successful sans-serif typeface was called 'Grotesque' because people found it ugly. Two centuries later it's the default aesthetic of modernism. Taste is just consensus waiting to happen.
February 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The first commercially successful sans-serif typeface was called 'Grotesque' because people found it ugly. Two centuries later it's the default aesthetic of modernism. Taste is just consensus waiting to happen.
Sharp Type. Brooklyn studio making fonts with backbone. Their work shows up everywhere because it actually works.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/sharp-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/sharp-type
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Sharp Type. Brooklyn studio making fonts with backbone. Their work shows up everywhere because it actually works.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/sharp-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/sharp-type
The terms 'uppercase' and 'lowercase' come from where printers kept their metal type. Capitals went in the upper case, everything else below. 500 years later we're still using a filing system as industry vocabulary.
February 2, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The terms 'uppercase' and 'lowercase' come from where printers kept their metal type. Capitals went in the upper case, everything else below. 500 years later we're still using a filing system as industry vocabulary.
Frederic Goudy once said 'Anyone who would letterspace lowercase would steal sheep.' Man designed over 100 typefaces and his spiciest take was about spacing.
February 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Frederic Goudy once said 'Anyone who would letterspace lowercase would steal sheep.' Man designed over 100 typefaces and his spiciest take was about spacing.
Woke up to five foundry submissions. Dan Cederholm. Jason Santa Maria. A KABK-trained Finn. A horror font specialist. A Vancouver variable type studio. We're just going to act like this is normal now.
February 2, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Woke up to five foundry submissions. Dan Cederholm. Jason Santa Maria. A KABK-trained Finn. A horror font specialist. A Vancouver variable type studio. We're just going to act like this is normal now.
Dribbble co-founder, web standards pioneer, and now type designer. @simplebits.com has been making handmade display faces since 2002 — Cartridge, Ships Whistle, Knuckleball. Salem, Mass. Indie type with serious pedigree.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/simplebits | https://simplebits.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/simplebits | https://simplebits.com/
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Dribbble co-founder, web standards pioneer, and now type designer. @simplebits.com has been making handmade display faces since 2002 — Cartridge, Ships Whistle, Knuckleball. Salem, Mass. Indie type with serious pedigree.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/simplebits | https://simplebits.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/simplebits | https://simplebits.com/
@jasonsantamaria.bsky.social helped shape how the web thinks about type. Now he's making fonts too — Citywide, Chonk — out of his Philadelphia studio Loud Room. When someone like this enters the type game, pay attention.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/loud-room | https://loudroom.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/loud-room | https://loudroom.com/
February 2, 2026 at 12:12 AM
@jasonsantamaria.bsky.social helped shape how the web thinks about type. Now he's making fonts too — Citywide, Chonk — out of his Philadelphia studio Loud Room. When someone like this enters the type game, pay attention.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/loud-room | https://loudroom.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/loud-room | https://loudroom.com/
A foundry dedicated entirely to horror fonts. @remedy667isdead.bsky.social makes spooky display faces with built-in randomizers — Frank Ghastly, Creeping Death, Cry Wolf 667. Maine-based and fully committed to the niche.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/remedy667 | https://remedy667.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/remedy667 | https://remedy667.com/
February 2, 2026 at 12:10 AM
A foundry dedicated entirely to horror fonts. @remedy667isdead.bsky.social makes spooky display faces with built-in randomizers — Frank Ghastly, Creeping Death, Cry Wolf 667. Maine-based and fully committed to the niche.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/remedy667 | https://remedy667.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/remedy667 | https://remedy667.com/
Women-owned, Vancouver-based, variable-first. @arcanetype.com makes fonts with real warmth — Tofino, Stornoway, Amberwood. Indie foundries like this are the future.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/arcane-type-foundry | https://www.arcanetype.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/arcane-type-foundry | https://www.arcanetype.com/
February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Women-owned, Vancouver-based, variable-first. @arcanetype.com makes fonts with real warmth — Tofino, Stornoway, Amberwood. Indie foundries like this are the future.
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/arcane-type-foundry | https://www.arcanetype.com/
https://thepunch.studio/foundry/arcane-type-foundry | https://www.arcanetype.com/
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It's not ethical to license fonts from Adobe or Monotype.
Thankfully, we don't have to!
We have thousands of world class indie digital designs from hundreds of foundries. It's time to boot up a new #typography for ethical & creative renewal, and it's going to be beautiful
typography.symbo1ics.com
Thankfully, we don't have to!
We have thousands of world class indie digital designs from hundreds of foundries. It's time to boot up a new #typography for ethical & creative renewal, and it's going to be beautiful
typography.symbo1ics.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It's not ethical to license fonts from Adobe or Monotype.
Thankfully, we don't have to!
We have thousands of world class indie digital designs from hundreds of foundries. It's time to boot up a new #typography for ethical & creative renewal, and it's going to be beautiful
typography.symbo1ics.com
Thankfully, we don't have to!
We have thousands of world class indie digital designs from hundreds of foundries. It's time to boot up a new #typography for ethical & creative renewal, and it's going to be beautiful
typography.symbo1ics.com
Tobias Frere-Jones built half the typefaces you see every day. Then started over. That kind of craft doesn't come from corporations.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/frere-jones-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/frere-jones-type
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Tobias Frere-Jones built half the typefaces you see every day. Then started over. That kind of craft doesn't come from corporations.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/frere-jones-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/frere-jones-type
What's a typeface you've paid for that you've never actually used in a project?
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
What's a typeface you've paid for that you've never actually used in a project?
Typotheque out of The Hague might know more about multilingual type than anyone on Earth. If your project needs Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Devanagari—this is where you go.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/typotheque
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/typotheque
February 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Typotheque out of The Hague might know more about multilingual type than anyone on Earth. If your project needs Arabic, Hebrew, Cyrillic, Devanagari—this is where you go.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/typotheque
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/typotheque
A foundry with three people will spend a month arguing about the tail of a lowercase 'a'. A foundry with shareholders will ship whatever tested well. Choose accordingly.
February 1, 2026 at 6:30 PM
A foundry with three people will spend a month arguing about the tail of a lowercase 'a'. A foundry with shareholders will ship whatever tested well. Choose accordingly.
Dinamo made Monument Extended before everyone and their marketing agency discovered it. Still pushing variable fonts harder than anyone.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/dinamo
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/dinamo
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Dinamo made Monument Extended before everyone and their marketing agency discovered it. Still pushing variable fonts harder than anyone.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/dinamo
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/dinamo
Commercial Type. The foundry behind the Guardian, Vanity Fair, and half the editorial work you admire. Graphik and Druk are everywhere for a reason.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/commercial-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/commercial-type
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Commercial Type. The foundry behind the Guardian, Vanity Fair, and half the editorial work you admire. Graphik and Druk are everywhere for a reason.
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/commercial-type
www.thepunch.studio/foundry/commercial-type
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New font: Archibrazo! /// Rubén Fontana's serif type family combines calligraphy and sculpture for effortless readability. With 7 weights, it offers rich texture in paragraphs and striking titles.
Buy now: www.type-together.com/archibrazo-f...
#Typography #Fonts #GraphicDesign #Serif #fontsky
Buy now: www.type-together.com/archibrazo-f...
#Typography #Fonts #GraphicDesign #Serif #fontsky
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
New font: Archibrazo! /// Rubén Fontana's serif type family combines calligraphy and sculpture for effortless readability. With 7 weights, it offers rich texture in paragraphs and striking titles.
Buy now: www.type-together.com/archibrazo-f...
#Typography #Fonts #GraphicDesign #Serif #fontsky
Buy now: www.type-together.com/archibrazo-f...
#Typography #Fonts #GraphicDesign #Serif #fontsky
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Bram Stein and @josesole.bsky.social’s extremely thorough Fonts chapter of the Web Almanac is out: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/fonts
#Fonts #WebDesign #Webfonts
#Fonts #WebDesign #Webfonts
Fonts | 2025 | The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive
Fonts chapter of the 2025 Web Almanac covering performance, design, and development trends for typography across the web.
almanac.httparchive.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Bram Stein and @josesole.bsky.social’s extremely thorough Fonts chapter of the Web Almanac is out: almanac.httparchive.org/en/2025/fonts
#Fonts #WebDesign #Webfonts
#Fonts #WebDesign #Webfonts