Founded in 1989 by David Berlow and Roger
Black and headquartered in Boston. “For over twenty-five years,
Font Bureau has designed custom typefaces for almost every major
American publication. Its retail library includes some of the most
celebrated fonts on the market.” Cofounded
Webtype (2010), cocreated
Ready-Media (2010), and supported the development of Fonts In
Use. [Font
Bureau (archived)]
Following the
launch of Type Network in 2016, many typefaces originally
released with Font Bureau were moved to the labels of the
respective designers. 39 typefaces designed by Berlow were sold to
Monotype in May 2023
[Monotype
PR], and removed from Type Network in July 2024 [TN More…
Founded in 1989 by David Berlow and Roger Black and headquartered in Boston. “For over twenty-five years, Font Bureau has designed custom typefaces for almost every major American publication. Its retail library includes some of the most celebrated fonts on the market.” Cofounded Webtype (2010), cocreated Ready-Media (2010), and supported the development of Fonts In Use. [Font Bureau (archived)]
Following the launch of Type Network in 2016, many typefaces originally released with Font Bureau were moved to the labels of the respective designers. 39 typefaces designed by Berlow were sold to Monotype in May 2023 [Monotype PR], and removed from Type Network in July 2024 [TN announcement]. See the individual pages for details. As of 2025, Font Bureau survives as a label for Berlow-designed typefaces sold on MyFonts.
