Retype is a digital type foundry based in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Last Notes npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry New at Brutal Types: Nelita is a sans serif typeface inspired by the technical-looking lettering used in vintage enamel advertising for the Dutch coffee brand Van Nelle. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/nelita npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Recently, we discovered the work of Jérémy Raucq, a designer and sign painter based in Lyon, France. In this interview, we talk with Jérémy about the craft of hand-painted lettering, the role of resourcefulness in his practice, and the enduring appeal of painted signs in urban spaces. https://www.brutaltypes.com/news/on-letters-and-resourcefulness-a-conversation-with-jeremy-raucq npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Sassenheim is a modular display typeface inspired by an expressionist alphabet found on ceramic lettering plates attached to several bridges in the Sassenheim area of the Netherlands. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/sassenheim npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry 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. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/boer npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry @nprofile…lel8 There you have a bonus :) npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Coming soon to Brutal Types 😜 npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry I see far too many football shirts with numbers that lack any real design merit. Reading Sander Neijnens' Shirt Numbers should be mandatory for anyone taking on this kind of project. npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry @nprofile…j074 Exiting! :) npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Our collab with the Stone Twins has won a Gold Medal at the European Design Awards! 🤪🤯🎉🎉 https://www.brutaltypes.com/bespoke-fonts/from-coin-to-custom-lettering npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry @nprofile…lel8 Thorn is part of a typical Western Latin character set. Most commercial fonts include it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry @nprofile…lel8 It's a Thorn! https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+00FE npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Probably the most famous and uncompromisingly geometric of all Dutch façade alphabets. Coming soon, probably. npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Read about Karma Kebab and the Kraai font at Font in Use: https://fontsinuse.com/uses/77438/karma-kebab (Thanks Matthijs and Florian!) npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Introducing Aktie, a display typeface designed by P. Mastrangelo and R. Espinoza, inspired by the alphabet created by Dutch designer Anton Kurvers (1889–1940) for the architecture book series Moderneschoonheid, published by Kosmos Uitgevers in Amsterdam between 1931 and 1933. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/aktie npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry @nprofile…lel8 Yes, A. Kurvers was a very proficient graphic designer. npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry One more beauty by Anton Kurvers coming soon to Brutal Types. 😜 npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry In case you know someone... npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Introducing Baksteen, a modular typeface inspired by the lettering on the façade of a former public primary school at Driftstraat 77 in Leiden. The building was designed by architect J. Neysingh and inaugurated in 1927. Despite its age, the lettering has a surprisingly contemporary appearance, with forms that recall the visual language of 1970s electronics and technical graphics. https://www.brutaltypes.com/fonts/baksteen npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry If you live in [or are visiting] The Hague and dare to wear one of these, please let me know. 😉 npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry Thanks to @nprofile…ydrh for your in-depth review of our font Baruch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ub6FTj9MXs&t=3413s npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry When https://namecheck.fontdata.com/ is down 😭 😭 😭 npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry I wrote a piece about the passing of Piet Jacobs and you can read it here: https://www.re-type.com/news/2025/08/24/farewell-to-a-printer/ npub1gc2heas9dxyz5f4vtdm7vzce674p5fyu5k2frq6g58kws8tvyfgsp0zvzm Retype Foundry https://www.brutaltypes.com is online, folks! 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