Here is a comprehensive and always up-to-date Specimen Book and Catalog of all type fonts we have cast to date. It's presented in PDF format and may be downloaded with one click on the icon at right, then viewed, saved, or printed out at your convenience.
The fonts illustrated and described are type that has been cast and is available for purchase, except as noted. The image is from an actual letterpress proof (but of course, being digitally scanned, electronically processed, and displayed by glowing pixels, it does not perfectly represent the actual image quality). Fonts are put up in a deluxe storage box with laminated specimen on the top.
Font Schemes Chart
How much type is in a font? Using this chart, based on the font schemes used by American Type Founders, you can find the answer. It indicates the quantity of each character.
What goes on inside a type foundry, anyway? It's not as simple as you might think. Actually casting the type is only one of 13 separate operations necessary to produce a finished font ready to go out the door. Here for your interest is a flow chart showing the process that takes place at Skyline to produce type for you.
