Aligne Variable

Leinster Type

Aligne

Brisbane Variable

Brisbane

Gardein Variable

Gardein

Sedgwick Regular

Sedgwick

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<p data-block-key="hfp0a"><div class="deck">Welcome to Leinster Type, the type foundry of Australian Typeface Designer—</div><a href="https://troyleinster.com/"><div class="deck">Troy Leinster</div></a><div class="deck">.</div><br/></p><p data-block-key="ar0eh">At Leinster Type, every typeface is meticulously developed through stages of sketching, prototyping, and refining until all elements work together seamlessly. With over ten years of experience and commitment to the craft, our typefaces are made to perform effortlessly. They have been rigorously tested to meet the highest production standards for graphic designers, typographers, and branding specialists seeking the perfect hidden gem to elevate their work.</p>

<p data-block-key="n1kho">Chris Caldwell is a designer and lettering artist based in New York City. A passion for letters developed from his experience as a brand designer at Mucca Design, where he was exposed to the vast potential and value custom typography can bring to design.</p><p data-block-key="5bmk9">After studying typeface design in the Type@Cooper Extended program in 2021, Chris started a personal project culminating in a three-year collaboration with Troy Leinster and the launch of the typeface family Gardein.</p><p data-block-key="321no">In 2023, he launched an art and design studio from a shared daydream with his friend Chris Skinner called The Power of Friendship. The studio creates brand experiences and lasting memories and exists to push things in an optimistic direction—as do their collaborators.</p>

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Christopher Caldwell

<p data-block-key="q6e5x">Troy Leinster is an Independent Typeface Designer from Brisbane, Australia. He holds a master&#x27;s Degree in Typeface Design from the Type &amp; Media program at The Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, The Netherlands—and a Postgraduate Certificate in Typeface Design from the Type@Cooper Program at Cooper Union in New York.<br/></p><p data-block-key="54m9i">From 2014–2021, Troy was a full-time typeface designer at the Hoefler&amp;Co Type Foundry in New York. In 2022, he launched Leinster Type, with retail typefaces including Brisbane, Sedgwick, and Aligne.<br/></p><p data-block-key="8sv7k">Troy has accumulated over ten years of typeface design experience and has been teaching the Principles of Typeface Design course at Cooper Union in NYC since 2016. In 2020, Troy founded Typemasters, an online one-on-one coaching service to support designers through the process of making a typeface.</p>

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Troy Leinster

<p data-block-key="qpf24">Built on a Roman foundation, the concave stems are adorned with flared terminals and extra weight on the x-height and baseline, creating a fresh, organic flavor for headlines, short texts, and eco-friendly brand messaging. The family includes five weights, from Light to Extra Bold, and is also available as a variable font for adjusting weight with fine precision.<br/></p><p data-block-key="f8ql1">Gardein takes inspiration from the beautiful book cover design work of Sarah W. Whitman (1842-1904), an American stained glass artist, painter, and designer with an aesthetic influenced heavily by the Arts and Crafts Movement.</p>