A Type Foundry is a company or workshop that designs and produces typefaces, which are sets of characters that share a common design. These typefaces are used in printing and digital media to convey written language in a visually appealing way. Historically, type foundries created physical metal type for printing presses, but today they often focus on digital type design. Modern type foundries offer a variety of fonts for different uses, including serif, sans-serif, and display types. They may also provide custom type design services for brands and organizations. Notable examples of type foundries include Adobe Fonts and Font Bureau.