August Type Foundry is an independent type foundry from Tokyo, shaping new typographic culture for those who value the power of design. We treat a typeface not as the meaning itself, but as the medium meaning passes through — so we research, draw, and refine each letterform as an integrated whole. Our first release, Steiner, folds seventy years of humanist tradition into a single contemporary voice. We believe type with intelligence and culture is not a privilege for a few, but something inherently essential for everyone who reads, designs, and builds.