P22 type foundry
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P22 type foundry is a digital type foundry
from Buffalo, New York
, that develops and markets typefaces for the Macintosh and Windows
platforms. The name P22 has no specific significance and was used prior to the type foundry as a label for various art projects including an ambitious mail art
correspondence. Founders Richard Kegler
and Carima El-Behairy have also initiated the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative which focuses on hand binding and fine press
work but covers all aspects of book art.
P22 type foundry specializes in historical letterforms inspired by art, history, and science that have never been available previously in digital format. P22 works with museums and foundations to ensure the development of accurate historical typefaces.
While technically an independent foundry with only a few partners and freelancers, P22 has licenses for several new type designs from International House of Fonts. P22 acquired the Sherwood Type Collection, Lanston Type Co. and the Rimmer Type Foundry
. P22 also has published the Indie Fonts book series through its P-Type Publications division.
P22 associate James Grieshaber
went on to form Typeco.
Type foundry
A type foundry is a company that designs or distributes typefaces. Originally, type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and matrices for line-casting machines like the Linotype and Monotype machines designed to be printed on letterpress printers...
from Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, that develops and markets typefaces for the Macintosh and Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
platforms. The name P22 has no specific significance and was used prior to the type foundry as a label for various art projects including an ambitious mail art
Mail art
Mail art is a worldwide cultural movement that began in the early 1960s and involves sending visual art through the international postal system. Mail Art is also known as Postal Art or Correspondence Art...
correspondence. Founders Richard Kegler
Richard Kegler
Richard Kegler is the founding partner of P22 type foundry, which originated in 1994 as an outgrowth of his Master’s thesis project on Marcel Duchamp. Mr. Kegler’s background in typography and book arts includes ventures in bookbinding and letterpress printing...
and Carima El-Behairy have also initiated the Western New York Book Arts Collaborative which focuses on hand binding and fine press
Fine press
Fine press printing and publishing comprises historical and contemporary printers and publishers publishing books and other printed matter of exceptional intrinsic quality and artistic taste, including both commercial and private presses. Their dedication to fine printing distinguishes them from...
work but covers all aspects of book art.
P22 type foundry specializes in historical letterforms inspired by art, history, and science that have never been available previously in digital format. P22 works with museums and foundations to ensure the development of accurate historical typefaces.
While technically an independent foundry with only a few partners and freelancers, P22 has licenses for several new type designs from International House of Fonts. P22 acquired the Sherwood Type Collection, Lanston Type Co. and the Rimmer Type Foundry
Jim Rimmer
Jim Rimmer was a Canadian graphic designer, letterpress printer, proprietor of the Pie Tree Press and is especially notable as a designer of typefaces.Rimmer was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada...
. P22 also has published the Indie Fonts book series through its P-Type Publications division.
P22 associate James Grieshaber
James Grieshaber
James Grieshaber is an American typeface and lettering designer. Grieshaber has worked with the P22 type foundry, International House of Fonts and Monotype Imaging. He has contributed to the design of the typeface P22 Cézanne Pro as well as may other original type designs...
went on to form Typeco.