Media Type Foundry

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Media Type Foundry [Sonia da Rocha] Media Type Foundry was created in 2010 by type designers Sonia da Rocha, Claude Mediavilla and Joel Vilas Boas (aka J85). It is an independent type foundry based in Paris. Thanks to Mediavilla and his ex-student da Rocha, the emphasis is on type that is deeply rooted in calligraphy. Sonia da Rocha is a graphic and typeface designer from Porto, where she gained her first degree in graphic design. She studied for four years at the Vila do Conde School of design. In 2007, she studied calligraphy under Claude Mediavilla in Paris. Since 2009, she works at the Porchez Type foundry in Paris. Earlier, her name was Sonia Caramelo, and under that name she designed the Galadriel script typeface in 2008. With Aurélie Gasche, she designed the dot matrix typeface Insight in 2009. She also has some calligraphy on her web site. From 2010 until 2012, she studied at ESAD Amiens, France. Typefaces: Aldi Roman (Sonia da Rocha, 2010): a garalde family. Gallus Titling (Sonias da Rocha, 2010): a classical roman era titling face. Asmaa (2012) is an Arabic-Latin typeface family developed during her studies at ESAD Amiens. She writes: Asmaa retains the robustness and the rapidity of mark making. The Latin has a seriffed version for longer texts, and a cursive version (semi-serif) which is closer to modern day writing styles, designed for using with Arabic, as well as an italic version. The family is named after Asmaa Mahfouz, a well-known Egyptian activist involved in the Arab spring. Home page.	EXTERNAL LINKS Media Type Foundry MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type design in France ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type in Portugal ⦿ Typefaces and type design for Arabic ⦿