THE STORY
Set Type is a type foundry and design hub specializing in handmade typefaces and creative inspiration. Named as a nod to the original hot lead typesetters of the past, and taking inspiration from the Bauhaus ideals of innovation and functionality, Set Type’s mission is to fuse traditional process with contemporary practice.
Historically, the printing press was not just a technological milestone, it was a tipping point in the accessibility of information. Set Type is not just a font shop, but a community of artists, designers, and type-users.
THE IDEA
The printing press revolutionized our ability to communicate with one another and broadened public access to information. The Bauhaus was born out of a need for accessible design, in a time where aesthetics indicated power.
With Set Type, the goal is not just to create and sell fonts, it is to build a place where the type and design process sheds any barriers to access. In a time where our world grows more and more digital every day, Set Type embraces the physical making process, striving to emphasize it, honor it, and share it. Through online expression and print media, Set Type will encourage creativity and community.
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YOUR NEW
DESIGN HOME.
One of the biggest goals with Set Type is to re-define what a type foundry can do. We are here to be your new design home.
The vision is simple: we’re here to leave you set with new typefaces, new ideas, new information, and above all: a new design home. Set is a welcome rest from the noise and clutter of the world. Based in the physical making process; we encourage creativity through tangibility.
EXPLORE SET TYPE:
TYPEFACES
PROCESS
Shop type, and see more of our hand-crafted, process-forward creations.
Get behind-the-scenes access to the creation process of our fonts.
INSPIRATION
See a sneak-peek of Set Type socials and examples
of our typefaces in use.
EDUCATION
Dive into the historical references and influences behind our typefaces.