What is Type foundry?
{{No references}} A '''type foundry''' is a [[company]] that makes different styles of [[letter]]s and [[symbol]]s for [[writing]]. In the [[past]], [[Human|people]] used to carve these letters, known as [[glyph]]s, into [[metal]] or [[wood]] by [[hand]]. But nowadays, they use [[computer]]s to [[design]] and publish various [[font]]s. These fonts can be used in [[book]]s, [[website]]s, and other places where [[word]]s are written. Creating a font involves carefully designing each letter, [[number]], and symbol using special [[computer program]]s. [[Designer]]s adjust things like [[size]], [[shape]], and spacing to make sure the letters look good together. Once a font is finished, it can be [[Sales|sold]] or licensed to people who need it for their projects. ==Related pages== {{Commons category|Type foundries}} * [[Typography]] * [[Type design]] * [[Typeface]] {{stub}} [[Category:Typography]]