Typophile

Which is the better way to organize my fonts? By foundry or by theme?

mydot2001

Apparently I am not going to use some manage software for my font.

Now I am weighing cons and pros.

Each way has its advantages, and I have to choose one, but one thing is clear that not every font has a foundry. Those free fonts are hard to trace its origins I guess.

Any idea?

Personally, organizing by foundry does me little good. When I’m looking for a font to use for a project I’m much more likely to think “what’s a good condensed sans serif?” than “I wonder if anything from H&FJ would work for this project”. I think you should consider your own criteria - I realize a lot of typophiles do organize by foundry. The only two foundries that I have “sets” for in my Font Explorer are House Industries and Emigre, both of which (to me) have a prett

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