Daniel McQueen
Founder
Studios in coverage:The Designers Foundry
In their own words
Most noticeably the circular forms bring warmth, softening the sometimes cold character of a strict grotesque.
At the time, Tumblr was at its peak, and as an editor for their '#Design' section, I had a decent following and great visibility on there.
We try to stand out by focusing on variable fonts.
Anthony Burrill accepted what felt like a moon-shot invitation to collaborate with us on a typeface release.
We were drawn to his unique approach to traditional genres of type design.
We gave David these sizing limitations and then let him design whatever he liked.
The colons breaking up the letters in the logo replicate a (world) clock.
We don't want to exclude anyone from our font collection.
We really wanted to do something different from a regular specimen poster.
Articles & interviews5
- Inside Present & Correct, Graphic Designers’ Favorite Stationery Shop
Creative Boom rounds up notable typeface releases for August 2026, alongside news from font platforms and independent foundries. The selection centres on historically informed but contemporary serif and display faces, including text-focused families, monumental slabs, decorative calligraphic forms and a variable font inspired by Italian signage.
- "Cards VF Release: 96 Styles in One Variable Font"
The Brand Identity features Cards VF, a new variable typeface designed by Karol Mularczyk for The Designers Foundry. Inspired by Swiss modernism and geometric design, the typeface offers 96 styles within a single variable font file. It balances functional precision with expressive details like engineered ink traps and circular forms, making it versatile across applications.
- Designers Foundry: From Side Project to Global Typeface Leader