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

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

Dinamo made Monument Extended before everyone and their marketing agency discovered it. Still pushing variable fonts harder than anyone.

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

Optimo. The kind of Swiss foundry that makes you wonder why anyone bothers with Helvetica anymore. Founders Grotesk alone justifies their existence.

www.thepunch.studio/foundry/optimo

Grilli Type. Swiss precision, global ambition. GT America alone justifies the hype.

www.thepunch.studio/foundry/grilli-type

OH no Type Co writes better than most design publications. Their blog posts about Vulf Sans are worth the read even if you never buy the font. Independent, opinionated, excellent.

thepunch.studio/foundry/oh-no-type-co

Klim Type Foundry runs from Wellington, New Zealand. One person. Söhne powers half of tech's design systems. Untitled Sans is everywhere you don't notice it. Buy direct: thepunch.studio/foundry/klim-type-foundry