The Daily Typographic’s Favorite Indie Type Foundries for 2022
For regular readers of the site, it’s no secret that I get obsessive about certain things, such as the current state of my IBS, the latest indie releases on Nintendo Switch and, well, atipo foundry.
So, yes, I adore atipo (and this is no sponsored endorsement, they are just that good) but that’s not to say that there’s a lack of other supremely-talented indie foundries out there.
Let’s check some of them out!
#1 Atipo
I know, right? This Spain-based foundry is las rodillas de la abeja as they no doubt say in Spanish. Creators of my one true love, Bariol, they have also created wonders such as Silka, Geomanist and Calendas Plus.
Sawton by atipo
All of their typefaces come with robust OpenType support and they use a pay-what-you-want scheme which makes their work affordable to pretty much everyone.
#2 Hanken Design Co
Hanken Design Co is a prolific type foundry based in the Philippines, and they offer a bunch of high-quality freebies, in addition to their large collection of commercial typefaces.
Hanken Design Co’s Hans Kendrick SE typeface
Particular favorites of us at TDT are Hans Kendrick SE, the cute-as-hell Cosmic Octo and HK Modular.
#3 Nantia.co
Nantia.co is a Greek foundry, which is pretty important to me, since they include greek characters in the fonts. We don’t get too many of those ‘round these parts.
Okeanos is one of my favorite typefaces of all time. It’s warmly nostalgic, but not in a forced, syrupy way. This is the goddamn Aegean captured in digital form.
I would absolutely recommend going through their shop on their site and on Creative Market. I’ve already done a showcase of the foundry here at The Daily Typographic, showing off a book cover I designed for my dad using Nantia.co typefaces.
Aiyari offer many layered typefaces with (quite often) gorgeous extras, and the price is always more than fair. These are the kinds of fonts that let you design entire series of book covers using just them, which is something I’ve actually done for my own series of paranormal mystery books, Summertale.
#5 Barrett RM Type
Barrett RM Type’s typefaces can definitely be an acquired taste, and not everything will be up everyone’s alley, but I’ve found a few that I consider true gems. Personify was the first typeface that made me sit up and take notice of Barrett on Instagram (he’s quite active there), and it led to me writing a review that was a literal love letter to the font. Abide’s review was even more desperate, starting with the lines
Jesus effin’ Christ, Barrett Reid-Maroney.
Why do you hate me having money so much?
and ending with me singing the praises of the font in various other ways. I would advise you to check out the site and decide for yourself if you’re into the slightly psychedelic vibe of BRM’s typefaces.
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