A combination of publisher, type foundry and design studio, the focus at Formist primarily centres around publishing and type design, accompanied by a few projects for cultural clients. The folks at Formist are all about being culturally expressive; their work…
Gradient is a small independent type foundry based in Bergen, Norway, taking the stance that the deconstruction of traditional typography combined with various type experiments can re-imagine the future of contemporary typography. Their latest type offering, Okay! Serif, plays on…
The first typeface created by Fatima Abbas (@fatimaib_), Brier, is a sensitively crafted display with unique design features that positions it perfectly for use in artful identities, branding and more. Currently a graphic design student at Virginia Commonwealth University School…
In celebration of the world’s writing systems, Brazilian Designer Filipe Peregrino (@filiperegrino) has been fusing multi-script type with augmented reality to create a one of a kind exhibition. Entitled The Languages Around Us, the exhibition highlights the diversity of typography,…
Approached by Michele Salati at branding agency Ogilvy Hong Kong, Daniel Brokstad was tasked with creating a series of multidisciplinary type-based posters for the new WPP Campus – Foundry 852. The project eventually led him to fuse type with everything…
Dedicated to the remembrance of his late grandmother, Taiwan-based freelance Graphic Designer Shun-Zhi Yang (楊順志) has created a project entitled The Buddhist Sutra Reconstruction, which merges traditionally inspired scriptures with performance-based elements to reimagine ancient Chinese typographic practices and spiritual elements…
Invited to participate in the 10th edition of the Algarve Design Meeting, an annual event that promotes arts and design in the Algarve, Portugal, KOBU™ Foundry (the type foundry of KOBU™ Agency) have put together an immersive exhibition that poses…
Along with a stunning redesign, Type Department’s new store offers a streamlined font shopping experience and a ton of exciting new typefaces to browse. Whether its bold serif displays, experimental sans serifs or versatile variable fonts, here’s a roundup of…
Anyone who’s ever had an experience in the font buying business will probably be able to tell you that it isn’t all that straight forward. Despite fonts being crucial in design every day, the whole process of purchasing them can…
In recent years Augmented Reality (AR) has made its way into our everyday – albeit in small, relatively ubiquitous ways (think Snapchat/Instagram filters). However, its presence in graphic design is still relatively quiet. Although many creatives are integrating the technology…
