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April 6, 2023

The Golden Era of Typography: Exploring Art Deco Fonts

Art Deco is probably one of the most recognizable art movements of the 20th century, and there are some amazing Art Deco fonts as a result of the movement. Its style is distinctive and unmistakeable, with aesthetics that instantly recall images of the Roaring 20s, black and white Hollywood glamo...

March 27, 2022

Create Powerful Designs with This Brutalist Typeface

Blok was presented along with this unassuming description from the designer: "Built on a square grid, Blok's variable axis conforms to your canvas. With pre-defined weights ranging from 2x1, through to 1x16, Blok is as flexible as it is structured." Blok's designer is Samuel Oakes, and his outst...

July 29, 2020

Slandic: An Italic Humanist Script Family From Vibrant Types

Based in Hamburg, Philip Lammert is a graphic designer and typographer who studied for his master’s degree under the supervision of acclaimed typographer and calligrapher Jovica Veljovic. Philip’s passion for type design grew from his desire to understand the science behind the craft — discoveri...

June 28, 2019

An Angular, Avant-Garde Sans Serif From Adam Ladd: Fractul

Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Adam Ladd is graphic designer and typographer with a preference for retro design aesthetics. Active in the field for more than 15 years, he’s worked as an art director for several magazines and has worked in print design, logos, branding, identity, and lettering. It w...

January 10, 2019

A Sharply Structured Display Serif From Yinon Ezra: YE Margarita

Our childhoods have a way of leaving a lasting impact on the adults we become and often, they also leave their marks on the careers we eventually pursue. Yinon Ezra is a graphic designer and typographer who was exposed to art from a very young age. His mother was an artist and painter; Yinon spe...

December 11, 2018

A Modern Geometric Sans Serif With A Futuristic Edge: Malte From Deltatype

Deltatype is a digital type foundry based in Bangkok, Thailand. The foundry is a subsidiary of Craftsmanship, a design consulting firm that delivers creative resources, digital products, and design services to businesses and private individuals. Deltatype works on all things typography, includin...

August 3, 2018

A Superfamily Of Contemporary Slab Serifs: Schnebel Slab

URW is one of the most notable (if not the most notable) type foundries in the world. The original iteration of URW, which began as Unternehmensberatung Rubow Weber, was established all the way back in 1972. Over the years that have passed since, the Hamburg-based company has remained at the for...

March 21, 2018

A Contemporary Sans Serif Mega-Family: Akwe Pro

Roch Modrzejewski is an accomplished visual artist and graphic designer in Krakow, Poland. He established ROHH as an independent studio that focuses on graphic, web, and type design. "In love with beautiful things," ROHH is dedicated to producing type designs that feature distinct visual styles ...

January 12, 2018

Juxta Script Pairs Unexpected Elements To Create A Programming Script

Petr Bushuev is a type designer from from Pskov, Russia, with a focus on typography, branding, and graphic design. His work is always strong and visually unique, artfully crafting letterforms that are one of a kind. One of his most recent releases through YouWorkForThem is the aptly-named Juxta ...

October 2, 2017

Convey Strength And Confidence With TT Mussels

Emerging in 2013, TypeType foundry was among the first of its kind in St. Petersburg. Established by Alexander Kudryavtsev and Ivan Gladkikh, TypeType is dedicated to not only excellent typography, but promoting artistic collaboration and helping to further the education of up-and-coming typogra...

August 24, 2017

A Geometric Sans With Minimalist Roots: TF Opicular

Working together under the label, Tyfomono, brothers Firman Suci Ananda and Fajar Wahyu Pribadi are on a mission to support and perpetuate typography in Indonesia. After working in graphic and visual design for several years, Firman and Fajar eventually began exploring typography through self-ed...

August 22, 2017

An Homage To Design Legend Max Bill: Sequel Sans

Based in Berlin, OGJ is the font label of Oliver Jeschke. Associated with the Max Bill font library, Oliver develops commercial and custom type designs for businesses and individual clients around the world. Much of his recent work has involved creating digital revivals of type designs originall...

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