Stuart Sandler launched the Font Diner foundry in 1996 and has become a major resource for retro design software products. He has created more than 400 original typefaces for the graphic design industry and established a reputation as the premier retro display typography designer inspired by 1950s popular culture.

Sandler added a second division to the Font Diner umbrella in 2004 Mister Retro that features Machine Wash Image Filters™ for Adobe Photoshop and Snappy Hour™ vector images.

In 2006, he created the Sideshow type foundry in an effort to release new exclusive display typefaces and collaborative type designs with talented lettering artists the world over.