MyFonts offers listings, of foundries and designers, by country.:
> www.myfonts.com/country/

For those foundries that have taken the trouble to register a vendor ID (for encoding in their TrueType and OpenType fonts) I have addresses... http://www.microsoft.com/typography/links/vendorlist.aspx

Not easy to search though - sorry.

But there are a few in and around Chicago - Ascender Corp, Monotype Imaging's Fonts.com team, Berthold Types, t-26, Thirstype, probably others.

Si

no, not chicago-centric at all, i am just looking for a pretty thorough list of foundries and type designers from across the States so depending on where i happen to find myself next, it's always nice to be near type and type related activities if there are some in that area.

thanks simon, the list is a great start

Perhaps there's a way to tap Typester� into Simon's vendor list? That's be a cool extension of the geographic relationships, for true.

Hey Jared, you listenin'?

I'll ask Jon, my Web Dev, to take a look at this.

Thanks for the tip.

Cheers, Si

Just a thought...

It might be a good way to get Typester kick-started again. I think there's a fascinatingly useful resource sitting there just waiting for some more attention.

hey guys, as i am fairly new to the boards i didnt know about Typester, but after the link was provided above, it's hard to forget. i agree with Grant that Typester is a highly useful tool which includes an intriguing and fun navigation system not too mention the amount of information one might find tucked away in there. from an "outside looking in" viewer, it's definitely worth continuing.