Support Independent Type

Support Independent Type is a book about the new culture of type specimens, their impact on design and typographic culture at large. It’s a manifesto for independent type foundries showcasing their work in an effort to promote freshly designed fonts, and why we should support them. An exhibit of over 400 of today’s most adventurous typography labels and designers, showcasing their physical and digital type specimens! The carefully selected collection gives a glimpse into the adventurous shift of this creative industry.

The authors believe that “independent type design reflects culture in its ambition to build an exciting alternative to the monolithic corporate font giants. In that spirit, we put together a collection of the most trendsetting, forward-thinking and provocative type specimens produced in the last decade.”

A manifest for independent type foundries and a visual firework!

Support Independent Type

Editors: Lars Harmsen, Marian Misiak
Publisher: Slanted Publishers
Content management, research support: Lisa Panitz
Research, editing support: Clara Weinreich
Retouching: Mahmoud Hamdy, Louis Hunt
Production Management: Julia Kahl
Release: December 2020
Volume: 296 pages
Format: 21 × 28 cm
Language: English
Paper: Munken Print White 115 g/sm, Creamy hi bulk 53 g/sm
Bookbinding: softcover, thread stitching, wrapped poster – dust jacket
ISBN: 978-3-948440-12-1
Price: € 37.–