Type Foundry Index
I started type.lol in 2015 with a friend as a simple list of independent type foundries — basically a styled airtable doc. I'm a designer and I kept running into the same problem: I'd want to explore type beyond the usual distributors, end up with 30 tabs open, and lose track of what I'd already looked at. The list helped but it wasn't enough. I've since rebuilt it from scratch as a proper app. It now indexes 800+ foundries from 61 countries, 14k typefaces, and 1,500 designers. No signup required to browse. No ads, no sales, no commissions — it embeds actual foundry websites in iframes so…
Type Foundry Index launched on October 7, 2018 with 98 votes, #396 of 2,827 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.
What it does
Type Foundry Index makes make digital typography more accessible by showcasing foundries and designers.
Discover and explore independent type foundries from around the world. Browse 1,300+ foundries, 18,000+ typefaces, and 2,800+ designers.
In the maker’s words, at launch
I started type.lol in 2015 with a friend as a simple list of independent type foundries — basically a styled airtable doc. I'm a designer and I kept running into the same problem: I'd want to explore type beyond the usual distributors, end up with 30 tabs open, and lose track of what I'd already looked at. The list…
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