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Salford Type Foundry [Timothy Isherwood]

Salford Type Foundry was established in 2012 by Manchester's University of Salford lecturer Timothy Isherwood. It is a repository for typefaces designed by the students. One of their most famous type design graduates is Darren Scott. Megan Jones created the web site. The others who contributed in or before 2012 are listed here:

• David Adu Dwumaa: Vanishing Point (2012, octagonal).
• Simon Austerberry: Barbare (2012), based on the shapes of gothic cathedrals. Home page.
• Nicola Ball: Amsterdam Bike (2012).
• Chris Bailey: Leopard Print (2012).
• Callum Bennett: Ed Birks: Skrib (2012, experimental and geometric. Blog.
• John Booth: Decoded (2012, created for Alan Turing's 100th birthday).
• Graham Bowes: Illuminati (2012, octagonal), Potato (2012, potato printing). Web page.
• Emma Bowey: Alphasplat (2012, Treefrog-style hand-printed typeface), Bond Me (2012, piano key face). Web site.
• Charlotte Brooks: Benedict Bold (2012, blackletter). Web page.
• Daniel Castrogiovanni: Floorf (2012). He writes: Typeface created from collected fluff, hairs of dubious origin, crumbs and more from the floor of the studio. Utterly repugnant. Almost totally useless.
• Kathryn Clement: Tour de France (2012). Web page.
• Bobby Cole: Freaky Font (2012, textured typeface).
• Naomi Cox: Destroyed Helvetica (2012, grunge. Blog.
• Jemma Davidge: Bone (2012, ornamental caps). Blog.
• Sam Dell: Shadow.
• Michael Duddle: Avante Wired (2012, a multicolored triangulated typeface based on Avant Garde Bold). Web page.
• George Dunkley: As one of the main driving forces behind the project, Dunkley designed Alpine (2012, a narrow font), Showtime (2012, a circus font) and Upgrade (2012, a dot matrix font based on the display of the Philips BDP3000 DVD player).
• Rory Edwards: Closing Time (2012, avant garde sans: Closing Time is a headline typeface inspired by all things Tom Waits, Art Deco and 1950's American diners). Web page.
• Jack Ehlen: Aces (2012, ornamental caps). Web page.
• Oliver Fletcher: Neon (2012).
• Paige Forbes: Black Fill (2012, modular face), Freaky Font (2012). Web page.
• Joe Fraser: Arthropods Sight (2012, a simulation of crocodile skin).
• Elliot Garner: Aurora (2012, a techno outline face). Web page for Garner Graphics.
• Ellis Gayle: Tane (2012, a condensed sans display face). Ellis is an illustrator.
• Adam Gorton: Weekender (2012).
• Jonathon Griffiths: Floristry (2012, floriated caps). Behance link.
• Chris Hampshire: Tall Boy (2012). Web page.
• Mike Hayes: Freaky Font (2012).
• Jason Henderson: Freaky Font (2012). Web page.
• Alex Holland: Cold Porridge (2012, a beveled face).
• Tom Howard: Fat Freak (2012, a combination of Fatso Caps and Freak Show). Blog.
• Kristian Magraw: Block (2012). Blog.
• Patricia Marques: Peace Font (2012).
• Heather Metcalfe: Linked (2012, a Slinky style typeface).
• Dharmesh Mistry: Carnival (2012).
• Catherine Nolan: Furniture (2012). Web page.
• Fabio Paolucci: Syntax (2012, outlined 3d face). Blog.
• Alexia Papacosta: Dot (2012, a dot matrix face).
• Mike Parry: Splice (2012). Web page.
• Rachael Pegram: Reflect (2012).
• Adam Reeves: Masking Tape (2012).
• Natalie Thornley: Index (2012, a fingerprint font).
• Emily Waddecar: Early Bird (2012, a gorgeous bird-themed illustrated caps face). Behance link.
• Sean Walker: Pissed Letters (2012). Blog.
• Joseph Walsh: Euro (2012, an art deco titling face). Based in Manchester, he also made the Salford Type Foundry logo. Behance link.
• Simon Walsh: Interlace (2012, experimental), Semaphorme (2012, a geometric experiment). Blog.
• Jennifer Warburton: Wild (2012, animal silhouettes).
• Sam Wyatt: One Square (2012).
• Jordan Yates: Decoded Regular (2012, pixel face). Blog.
• Tim Isherwood: ALAN100 (2012, an experimental geometric typeface). Blog.

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