Retype Foundry
@retypefoundry.bsky.social
We make fonts. Some people like them.
Truillet is a modular, technical display typeface inspired by the lettering carved into a stone mausoleum in Hermalle-sous-Argenteau, Belgium. The photographs that made this revival possible were generously provided by Belgian sign painter Jérémy Goffart: www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/truillet
New at Brutal Types: Boer is an expanded sans serif typeface, inspired by the hand-painted lettering on the façade of the former Fa. C. J. Boer building at Vest 52–56 in Gouda, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/boer
From an abandoned cinema façade to the heart of a powerful branding project. www.brutaltypes.com/news/bioskoo...
Studio Wesseling has designed a stunning identity for the Johan Neeskens Sportpark making extensive use of our Bioskoop typeface. 🥰 😜 www.studiowesseling.nl/work/johan-n...
New at Brutal Types: DeUnie is a display type family inspired by the famous lettering on the façade of Café De Unie, located at Mauritsweg 34 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/deunie
New at Brutal Types: Gewer is an all-capitals sans typeface inspired by the lettering used in promotional materials for the Deutsche Gewerbeschau München, a Bavarian trade exhibition held during the early decades of the twentieth century. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/gewer
Brutal Types is a collection of display typefaces inspired by avant-garde lettering from the early 20th century. Each font transforms a forgotten alphabet into a contemporary tool for branding, and graphic design. Explore the collection at brutaltypes.com.
New at Brutal Types: Nassau is a typeface inspired by the lettering on the façade of the Jan van Nassauschool (now Flex College), located at Gouwestraat 13 in The Hague, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/nassau
Spoorweg is a new display typeface inspired by the lettering on the façade of the former Reisbureau der Staatsspoorwegen, located at Dam 8 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/spoorweg
Our collab with the Stone Twins has won a Gold Medal at the European Design Awards!! www.brutaltypes.com/bespoke-font...
From coin to custom lettering
During the year 2025, we collaborated with The Stone Twins on the visual identity for Het Muntgebouw, the former Royal Dutch Mint in Utrecht, now tran...
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Meet Dikehouse, an expressionist display typeface inspired by a ceramic tile sign located at the intersection of Tjark Jans Giezestraat and Molenstreek in Veendam, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/dikeho...
New interview available at Retype's weblog: Henk van Assen: On Teaching, Curiosity, and Craft > www.re-type.com/news/2026/05...
Stuurman is a stencil typeface inspired by the vintage signage of the former Bedford–Vauxhall dealership located at Spoorstraat 6 in Gouda, the Netherlands. The iconic building, also known as Garage Zevenhoven, was designed in 1935 by Dutch architect Dirk Stuurman. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/stuurman
New at Brutal Types: Minibieb is a compressed informal sans typeface inspired by a lettering design by painter and graphic designer Theo Kurpershoek for the dust jacket of the 1961 Querido edition of Kleine Mensen in de Grote Wereld by A. den Doolaard. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/minibieb
Prototypes of our recent font release Botter were used in the past for poster and brochures by designer Rob van Hoesel. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/botter
Introducing Pawla, a compressed, ultra-thin display typeface designed by Ramiro Espinoza and inspired by the Deco-style lettering found on the façade of a former pharmacy in Hilversum, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/pawla
Don't miss this interview we have just published with Lennert Stok (AKA DROWLEEN): www.brutaltypes.com/news/fresh-g...
Good designers making impactful brands with Brutal Types' fonts. Check this Karma Kebab graphics designed by www.lennertstok.com using our Kraai font.
New font at Brutal Types: Kazemat is an expressionist display typeface inspired by a design created in 1927 by architect C. M. Bakker for the Nederlandschen Protestanten Bond (Dutch Protestant Union). www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/kazemat
This concept looks easy to draw. In fact, it’s pretty hard to pull off a modular, technical, rectangular typeface that’s legible & still looks good in more than a few letters. David Quay & Ramiro did a great job with @retypefoundry.bsky.social’s new ‘Botter’. www.re-type.com/newsletters/...
New font release: Botter is a sans-serif typeface developed in collaboration between David Quay and Ramiro Espinoza. Its design is based on a series of sketches and early font prototypes created by Quay in 2007. www. brutaltypes.com/fonts/botter
Coming soon to Brutal Types: The Botter type family, developed in collaboration by David Quay and Ramiro Espinoza, is inspired by a series of sketches and prototypes David created around 2007. Stay tuned for its release!
Tramstop is a font inspired by the lettering found at a former tram station located at Verspycklaan 1 in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands. The original inscription features a style that combines a geometric sans structure with short, carefully attached terminal serifs. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/tramstop
Introducing Aktie, a display typeface designed by P. Mastrangelo and R. Espinoza, inspired by the alphabet created by Dutch designer Anton Kurvers, for the architecture book series Moderneschoonheid, published by Kosmos Uitgevers between 1931 and 1933. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/aktie
Introducing Edisonplein, a display typeface inspired by the lettering at the entrance of the former “Gemeenteschool J. voor GLO” a Dutch public school located at Edisonplein 20–46 in Schiedam, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/edison...
We strongly recommend this interview with Floor Wesseling, one of the most original voices in Amsterdam’s graphic design scene: www.brutaltypes.com/news/floor-w...
Introducing Brikka, a modular display typeface inspired by the lettering painted into the brick wall of the former yarn manufacturer Goudsche Machinale Garenspinnerij, located along the Turfsingel in Gouda, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/brikka
Introducing Marien, a modular, neo-constructivist display typeface inspired by a piece of 1930s lettering found on a façade stone at Mariënburg 92 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/marien
