What it does
Ivy Foundry is Jan Maack’s type studio, publishing IvyPresto, IvyMode, IvyJournal, IvyGrotesque and other retail families. Its store includes language coverage, character sets and licences for different uses.
IvyPresto gives an editorial project three related designs for different reading sizes: Text, Headline and Display. Each has five weights with italics, and the family supports Latin, Greek and Cyrillic. The page lets you switch the optical size and style, adjust Size and Space, and inspect individual characters. Those differences are more useful for choosing a book’s body text and cover than the family’s total style count alone.
In Buy, select the licence and usage tier before adding individual styles or a family package. Desktop pricing follows the number of users; web and app licences are yearly subscriptions. Web pricing follows monthly pageviews, while app coverage counts titles and has an active-user limit. A purchase supplies a download link, with desktop/app files separate from the supplied webfont formats.
Standard desktop coverage permits local installation but excludes uploading font files to Canva, Figma or a shared drive. Ask the foundry about coverage for that working arrangement. Trial licences for internal mockups or client pitches can also be requested, rather than treating a paid family as free to use in a draft.
Strengths
- IvyPresto provides related designs for text, headlines and display.
- Family pages expose language support and individual characters.
Watch out for
- Web and app licences renew automatically unless cancelled.
- Uploading fonts to hosted design tools or shared drives needs separate permission.
Best for
- Editorial projects using several text sizes
- Designers needing Latin, Greek and Cyrillic in IvyPresto
Sources
- Jan Maack’s Ivy Foundry: fonts for every designer’s needs. (Oct 27, 2026)
- IvyPresto Font by The Ivy Foundry (Oct 27, 2026)
- Licensing - Ivy Foundry (Oct 27, 2026)