Overtype Foundry

About

Overtype is an independent type foundry run by Inès Davodeau and Tim Vanhille. We design typefaces that are both functional and expressive, rooted in tradition, refined for today. Our fonts are built to perform across various mediums while carrying a distinct visual voice, offering reliable tools for branding, publishing, and digital use. We believe type should be both a tool and an inspiration: precise in use, memorable in form.

Services

Custom type design

We offer a bespoke type design service, tailored to your precise needs — whether aesthetic, linguistic, or technical. We work with brands and agencies looking to stand out, creating fonts adapted to their specific uses and media. Every project is handled from start to finish: design, glyph set selection, multilingual support, technical optimization, post-production, and type engineering.

Projects can start from an existing typeface from our catalogue or from scratch, and can range from a single weight to a full type design system with multiple styles.

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Wordmark & Lettering

We create custom wordmarks and lettering, designed to capture the unique identity of your brand. Whether for logos, headlines, or signature graphics, each project is carefully crafted to suit your aesthetic, your audience, and the media it will appear on. We handle every step, from initial concept to final, production-ready files.

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Font Production and Mastering

We take existing type designs or files and turn them into fully production-ready fonts. This includes post-production to ensure technical usability, expanding the glyph set with missing characters, diacritics, ligatures, or symbols, and adding new styles such as weights, italics, or condensed/expanded variants. We handle all type engineering aspects, including spacing, kerning, and vertical/horizontal metrics, and apply OpenType features and technical parameters. The result is fully optimized fonts, ready for professional use across any platform or media.

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Consulting

We guide brands and agencies on all aspects of typography, from font selection and pairing to usage in body text and across different media. We can advise on custom type projects, technical aspects of fonts, and provide feedback on the overall aesthetic and coherence of a typeface. Consulting can serve as a first step to assess your existing typography, identify areas for optimization, and help you plan the next steps to refine and enhance your typographic identity.