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DinamoSwiss type foundry founded by Johannes Breyer and Fabian Harb, working between Basel and Berlin — home of the ABC library.6 typefaces · 82 cases MonotypeThe world’s largest type company — steward of Helvetica, Univers, Times New Roman and the classic libraries.6 typefaces · 45 cases Commercial TypeNew York and London foundry founded by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz.3 typefaces · 42 cases Klim Type FoundryKris Sowersby’s independent foundry in Wellington, New Zealand.3 typefaces · 40 cases Contrast FoundryMaria Doreuli’s foundry, working across Latin and Cyrillic.3 typefaces · 24 cases DisplaayPrague foundry founded by Martin Vácha.2 typefaces · 17 cases Pangram PangramMontreal foundry founded by Mathieu Desjardins.2 typefaces · 16 cases Grilli TypeIndependent Swiss foundry founded by Noël Leu and Thierry Blancpain.2 typefaces · 15 cases Bauer Type FoundryHistoric Frankfurt foundry, original publisher of Futura; its library lives on via Bauer Types.1 typeface · 13 cases Colophon FoundryBritish type foundry established in Brighton in 2009, now part of Monotype.2 typefaces · 12 cases Swiss TypefacesSwiss foundry, home of the Suisse superfamily.1 typeface · 12 cases Hoefler&CoJonathan Hoefler’s New York foundry, now part of Monotype.2 typefaces · 11 cases CoType FoundryUK foundry by Mark Bloom, home of Aeonik.1 typeface · 9 cases TypothequePeter Biľak’s foundry in The Hague, known for extensive language support.1 typeface · 8 cases Milieu GrotesqueIndependent foundry by Timo Gaessner, home of Maison and Chapeau.1 typeface · 7 cases Production TypeParis type design agency directed by Jean-Baptiste Levée.1 typeface · 4 cases FatypeIndependent foundry founded by Yassin Baggar.1 typeface · 4 cases Good Type FoundryOslo foundry by Kenneth Knutsen.1 typeface · 4 cases P22American foundry known for historical revivals, including the London Underground’s Johnston.1 typeface · 4 cases