P22 TYPE FOUNDRY

P22 Type Foundry specializes in historical typefaces inspired by art, history, and science. The company was created in 1994 in Buffalo, New York, by co-founders Richard Kegler and Carima El-Behairy. The breathtaking array of fonts — which have appeared in films and on numerous commercial products — offers an impressive cornucopia of styles for companies and designers. The P22 Type Foundry collection focuses on historical letterforms that would never have been available in digital form otherwise.

Hamilton Wood Type Collection, established in 2012, is a joint venture between P22 Type Foundry and the Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum. The founding goal was to safeguard a typographic era and make classic wood type designs available as digital fonts for modern audiences. This historical collection of serif revivals, sans reinterpretations, decorative embellishments, script reclamations, and original chromatic designs is stunningly relevant and usable for any imaginative design practice.

Lanston Type Co. has roots back to the original Lanston Monotype Company of 1887, founded by Tolbert Lanston when he invented the Monotype casting machine. LTC went through mixed fortunes and was sold several times before Gerald Giampa eventually purchased it. In 2004, P22 Type Foundry acquired LTC. The historically important collection includes the classic designs of Frederic W. Goudy and Sol Hess, along with newer types by such contemporary masters as Jim Rimmer, Dave Farey, and Gerald Giampa.