What it does
Lost Type Co-op publishes fonts by independent contributors, with individual family pages and designer information. Personal licences use pay-what-you-want pricing, while commercial projects require the appropriate paid licence.
Lehigh draws on historical slab serifs while adding contemporary language support, weights and typographic features. Its family page introduces designer Dan Gneiding and places the licensing selector beside the specimen. Choose Personal Use for eligible unpaid work, or the commercial tier that covers the people or devices using the files. Larger requirements beyond the listed tiers can be discussed with Lost Type.
The personal agreement permits student and self-initiated projects only when no party receives a monetary benefit. It excludes webfont and mobile-app embedding, and non-profit organisations need approval for their particular use. Paying an amount of your choice for that licence does not turn it into commercial permission.
The linked Commercial Umbrella sample allows website, ebook and software embedding, but an app’s users cannot use the font to create their own output. It also permits selected service providers to use the files for your project if they accept the terms and remove their copies afterwards. Downloads contain OTF or TTF files for Windows and Mac; some packages include webfonts, and missing web formats can be requested. Keep the licence supplied with the chosen family because that defines the purchased coverage.
Strengths
- Credits individual contributors and explains the design behind each family.
- Provides personal and commercial licence samples beside the purchase choices.
- Commercial terms permit controlled sharing with project service providers.
Watch out for
- Personal licensing excludes commercial benefit and web or mobile-app embedding.
- Non-profit use needs individual approval.
- Commercial software embedding excludes tools that let end users create with the font.
Best for
- Designers seeking distinctive contributor-led typefaces
- Unpaid personal or student projects with clearly defined scope
Sources
- Lost Type Co-op | About (Oct 27, 2026)
- Lost Type Co-op | Lehigh (Oct 27, 2026)
- Lost Type Co-op | Contact (Oct 27, 2026)
- Lost Type Personal Use License Sample (Oct 27, 2026)
- Lost Type Commercial Umbrella License Sample (Oct 27, 2026)