What is HypeForType?
HypeForType is a hotbed of typographic talent. An online type foundry with a difference. A labour of love for founder Alex Haigh. In fact all this and more. It's for anyone who has a passion for well crafted type, and nothing short of the highest quality. It's the realisation of a vision to create a type foundry showcasing the best in today's typographic talent, as well providing a platform for keen eyed creatives to find and buy truly unique, hand-crafted fonts to complement their work. HypeForType has an impressive catalogue of exceptional typefaces created by independent designers available to buy.
How do I pay for my items?
Currently we only accept Paypal - the most widely used global form of payment. We do not accept cash, mail orders, wire transfer, personal cheque or Woolworth's gift vouchers.

That may change in the future (well not the Woolworth's bit obviously). If it does, we'll notify all our members to let them know.
What happens if I want to access my order at a later date?
Within your personal account you will find all of your previous orders available to download instantly at anytime and any place.
Why are some of the typefaces more expensive than others?
Everything we stock at HypeForType has to meet certain levels of quality. With regards to technical and visual ability some typographic creations are more unique than others, however we price our typefaces purely on our partners suggestive method.
I'm new to this site, are my details secure?
Absolutely. All customer details are kept secure in our database and the only details we will ever have access to are your name, and email address. For payment processing we use Paypal, a fully secure business transaction service.
You have some big names on the front page, I didn't realise they were type designers?
Probably because 99% of the time they are not. One of the unique concepts at HypeForType is our ability to work with some of the design industry's most talented and recognisable names. We do this purely for you! Taking a stand within the type industry and working with incredibly talented individuals gives us the opportunity to produce one off unique exceptional typefaces, available no where else in the world other than HypeForType.
I've download the typeface I purchased, what now?
If you're on a Mac OSX operating system unzip the file you have downloaded. You should then double click the file format and that will give you an option to install. If you have any problems please take a look over this easy installation guide. If you are on a Windows system please do the following; Open the start menu › settings › control panel. Now double click the fonts folder, and choose file › install new font. Locate the fonts you want to install, in this case they have probably download on to your desktop. Select the fonts you want to install, and click OK.
Do you design fonts for commercial use?
We do indeed. For further information on this please send us your requests and project requirements in the contact section.
Can I buy exclusive rights to an existing HypeForType typeface?
Unfortunately not. All our typefaces are publicly licensable only.