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OurType
About
[Source: ourtype.com]OurType is an independent type foundry founded in 2002. OurType develops and retails premium typefaces, that respect traditional values yet tailored to contemporary needs.
OurType is run by three partners: Fred Smeijers, Corina Cotorobai and Rudy Geeraerts.
The core products of OurType are fonts designed by Fred Smeijers. Well known for his FF Quadraat (1992) and TEFF Renard (1998), by now Smeijers has a whole range of distinctive typefaces to his credit – Arnhem, Fresco, Sansa, Monitor and Custodia. Peter Verheul, another proven Dutch type designer, joined OurType collection with Versa font family in 2004.
Apart from renowned type designers like Smeijers and Verheul, OurType publishes fonts from some of the best young designers: Amalia of Nikola Djurek, NeueSans of André Leonardt, Eva of Merel Matzinger and Parry of Artur Schmal. OurType’s work has been featured in various design publications worldwide, among them Création Numérique, Druk, Étapes, Identity Matters, I.D. Magazine, Page, Print Magazine, Publish and Typografica.
Clients include Boston Globe, Collins, Gyldendal, Hyphen Press, Het Financieel Dagblad, Le Monde Diplomatique, Lloyds, National Geographic, Sanoma Magazines and Van Dale among many others.
Links
Related Links
Typografica Favorite Fonts of 2004
Typografica Favorite Fonts of 2006
FontShop 100 best fonts
Spiekermann.com
Smeijers on Type radio
Books
Typosphere: New Fonts to Make You Think by Marta Serrats, Pilar Cano
FontBook
Thinking with Type by Ellen Lupton
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