Foundry Profiles

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In 2002, Eduardo Manso established Emtype in Barcelona. Since then, Eduardo has designed an impressive number of typefaces published by his independent typefoundry. And then there’s his custom typefaces.

Michael Hochleitner explains how the latest Typejockeys typeface was developed. Like Anika, many of the foundry’s typefaces have grown out of custom projects.

Often in life, our most defining moments of change come to us through a chance encounter. This was certainly the case for the Zurich-based type design studio, Nouvelle Noire.

This Parisian company is well-known in type circles for technological improvements to the type-design process and its typefaces.

Max Phillips took some time to answer our questions about the Signal Type Foundry.

Catherine Dixon spoke to Daniel Sabino, founder of Blackletra about his beginnings, fascinations, and about São Paulo, a metropolis of over 12 million citizens and the economic capital of Brazil.