As the world gets more unpredictable around us, one thing won’t change, our exploration through the depths of Instagram to find and discover the most interesting, inspiring, and downright exciting artists and designers for your enjoyment and delight. Our ongoing “Who to Follow on Instagram” series became to be from the simple realization that we love to discover new talents – so why wouldn’t everybody else too? This week, we’re shining the spotlight on a very specific breed of designers, sometimes regarded as the creme de la creme of graphic design: type designers, and more specifically, type foundries.
Talented type foundries from around the world to follow on Instagram to admire and be inspired by
A type foundry is a company that designs and or distributes typefaces. Before the digitalization of typography with computer graphics, type foundries manufactured metal and wood typefaces for hand typesetting for letterpress printers. Since the ’80s typography has grown to have a strong artistic and aesthetic value, becoming an important tool for designers and printers, now being one of the main elements designers consider in contemporary graphic design.
We’ve put together a curated list of 24 original and exciting type foundries from around the world, to follow on Instagram, for your inspiration and intrigue. We hope you discover new creatives to love and learn from – make sure to click on the nametag to see more of the type foundry who created the individual piece, and give them a follow!
We’ve put together a curated list of 24 original and exciting type foundries from around the world, to follow on Instagram, for your inspiration and intrigue. We hope you discover new creatives to love and learn from – make sure to click on the nametag to see more of the type foundry who created the individual piece, and give them a follow!
If you wish to see your name on one of our Who to Follow on Instagram lists send us a message on Instagram, whether you’re a designer, studio, artist, illustrator, or printer, we want to see your work! We very much appreciate everyone who has tagged us or sent us their work before – keep it coming – we’re always on the lookout for our next inspiration fix. And if you think we’ve done a terrible mistake by not including you or someone you know on the list below, let us know in the comments.
Also, check out our previous Follow on Instagram articles: 32 Exciting Collage Artists to Follow on Instagram and 48 Talented Lettering Artists to Follow on Instagram.