About
Atlas of Type is a directory of contemporary type design, with a focus on active, independent type designers and foundries who distribute their fonts through a dedicated web presence and/or though a small selection of reputable networks.
The Atlas currently lists 9302 typefaces from 533 foundries, with information consolidated on an ongoing basis. You can read about my methodology and conventions.
Atlas of Type is a one-person operation started in 2024 by Dan Cătălin Burzo. Direct all enquiries to contact@type-atlas.xyz.
Colophon
The website is built with Eleventy, with a search function powered by Pagefind. The typeface used throughout is Taurus Grotesk by Dave Foster.
Resources
Archives & directories
- Fonts in Use, the indispensable public archive of typography indexed by typeface, format, industry, and period, run by Florian Hardwig, Rob Meek, Nick Sherman, and Stephen Coles.
- Identifont, an independent directory of digital fonts.
- Typecache, the best way to keep up with new releases.
- The Typefoundry Directory, a curated index of type foundries by Matthew Smith of Morning Type.
- Type Foundry Index by Mark Johnson & Thomas Drach.
- Yearbook of Type by Slanted.
- Type Foundries Today, a Typographica report based on research by Ruxandra Duru.
Resource collections
- Type Design Resources by Justin Penner.
- Typebase by Marina Chaccur and Donald Roos.
- Typography Resources by Pablo Lara H.