DESIGN PRACTICE. GROUP 4. RESEARCH.

I'm in a group with Mike, David and Andrea.

We chose the topic: Get People To Try Something New.

The Brief: Communication is a Virus.

We discussed creating a type foundry.

A type foundry is a company that designs or distributes typefaces. Originally, type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and matrices for line-casting machines like the Linotype and Monotype machines designed to be printed onletterpress printers. Today's digital type foundries accumulate and distribute typefaces (typically as digitized fonts) created by type designers, who may either be freelancers operating their own independent foundry, or employed by another foundry. Type foundries may also provide custom type design services.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_foundry

I looked at existing type foundries:

http://typefoundry.blogspot.com/

http://www.typography.com/

http://www.t26.com/

http://www.suitcasetype.com/

http://www.typotheque.com/

http://processtypefoundry.com/

http://www.thetypefoundry.com/

http://typefoundrystudio.com/

http://www.fontshop.com/fonts/foundry/

(This one is amazing for educational purposes) 

http://www.libertypefoundry.com/index.php

http://typefacts.com/

http://www.klingspor-museum.de/EUeberdasMuseum.html

http://type.method.ac/

(this is an amazing game that is interactive and helpful to understand kerning)

http://www.adobe.com/type/opentype/

http://www.stormtype.com/

http://p22.com/products/

http://losttype.com/

http://klim.co.nz/

http://www.exljbris.com/

http://vllg.com/

http://www.houseind.com/

(these are one of my favourite design studios)