E450 Sam Berlow: When Anyone Can Create, Taste Becomes the Advantage

Sam Berlow, co-founder and Executive Chair of The Type Founders, is a respected industry leader, trusted advisor, and one of the most connected figures in the American type industry. For over three decades, Sam has helped build the businesses that shaped modern type design and distribution—co-founding and leading the Font Bureau, serving as a Senior Product Manager at Adobe, and co-founding Webtype, Fonts In Use, and Type Network, where he was CEO. As co-founder of The Type Founders, he advises designers and foundries worldwide to support their growth and innovation. Based in Vermont, Sam is active in the type design community, regularly speaking and collaborating with type leaders around the world.