Architype Fonts Found

mkstudio16 May 2005 · 19:49

I was searching for a font called Architype Renner, part of a series that includes Architype Van Doesburg, Architype Tschichold, Architype Bayer, Architype Van Der Leck and Architype Bill.
These fonts were formerly sold through Fonthaus.
The collection can now be purchased from Foundry in the UK ((Freda Sack and David Quay's company, home of Gridnik).
http://www.foundrytypes.co.uk
(Architype 2, which they also sell, includes Architype Renner Bold, Architype Albers, Architype Bayer-Type, Architype Ballmer, Architype Schwitters, Architype Aubette).

Forrest L Norvell17 May 2005 · 02:22

Yes, they can certainly be found there, but good luck getting The Foundry to actually sell any of them to you. I came across Architype Renner myself, after reading about the design of Futura in Robert Bringhurst's Elements of Typographic Style and trying to see if I could find the original, more radical letter forms Bauer had opted to omit from the typeface as they issued it. Unfortunately, the folks at the Foundry are sometimes unresponsive to queries. Let us know if you get ahold of them. It would be nice to know how much they want for the Architype collections.

Mathieu Christe17 May 2005 · 06:26

Years ago (in 2002 to be precise), I requested the prices as I was interested in buying the Foundry Journal (my fisrt type purchase).

Here's what I received (07/05/02):

mkstudio25 February 2008 · 12:41

The Architype fonts are still available here:

http://www.foundrytypes.co.uk/foundry_architype_1/archi_1.html

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