Welcome to Leinster Type, the type foundry of Australian Type Designer—Troy Leinster.
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.
Typefaces:
L•T Aligne
L•T Brisbane
L•T Gardein w Christopher Caldwell
L•T Sedgwick
H&Co Decimal
H&Co Cesium
H&Co Isotope
H&Co Ringside
H&Co Operator Mono
H&Co Peristyle
H&Co Parliament
Education & Employment:
2021- Typeface Design at Leinster Type Foundry, New Jersey
2014- Typeface Design Instructor at Cooper Union, New York
2014-21 Typeface Designer at Hoefler & Co Type Foundry, New York
2012-13 MA Typeface Design, Type and Media, The Royal Academy of Art, Netherlands
2011 Postgraduate Certificate in Typeface Design, Cooper Union, New York
2009 Certificate in Typeface Design, Monash University, Australia
2008 AdSchool Certificate in Brand Strategy & Development, Australia
2007 AdSchool Certificate in Copywriting, Australia
2007 AdSchool Certificate in Integrated Brand Management, Australia
1998-09 Director of Artspoken Graphic Design, Australia
1996 Associate Degree in Graphic Design & Advertising, Australia
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.
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.
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.
If the perfect font for your project is proving hard to find, I will happily make it for you. From a logotype or wordmark, to a small characterset or a fully developed family of fonts, I will work with you to establish the right fit and timeline for your budget. Please email me if this is something you’d like to learn more about.
If you don’t want to go to the effort and expense of developing a new font from scratch, I can create a customized set of alternate characters for one of the fonts in my library, or an unreleased type seed. All tailored to your brand and available to license exclusively for one, three, or five years. Please email me for a free quote.
If you’re a creative agency or independent designer and would prefer to develop your own custom type or wordmark but would like experienced eyes on the project. Please email me about my one-on-one type design coaching service.
