In recent years, conversations around type design have intensified— geographically, culturally, and conceptually. Yet much of the industry’s foundation still leans on inherited systems, often disconnected from the contexts in which they’re used. It’s within this gap that designers like…
Teleport sits in an interesting space between studio and self-authored platform. Founded by four collaborators who chose to regroup and recalibrate during the disruptions of the pandemic, the Seoul-based agency approaches design less as a service pipeline and more as…
There’s a particular kind of designer who ends up in creative code — not the ones chasing speed or slick interfaces, but the ones who get hooked on the quiet logic of making an image appear from nothing but instructions.…
Some designers arrive at their practice through tidy, linear paths; others piece it together through half-planned shifts, chance encounters, or even a hidden back door. Elliott Elder, the co-founder and designer behind UNCANNY, lands little in all of them. After…
Typeface design is an intricate art that thrives on details, but what happens when designers zoom out to embrace the broader socio-political and cultural landscape? My-Lan Thuong, a Vietnamese-French designer at Sharp Type, exemplifies this approach, weaving her unique perspectives…
Junki Jung (a.k.a. Jun Jung) is a Lead Senior Designer at Pentagram, New York, whose career bridges the worlds of Korean and international design. A graduate of Hongik University—one of Korea’s most prestigious art schools—Jung began his career at Ahn…
In this interview, New York-based independent designer and art director, Min Kim shares his design philosophy, inspirations, and the journey that led him to work with industry giants. For Min Kim, it all started with car magazines. The New York-based…
Not many creatives can capture the emotional essence and expressive power of typography and experimental type as effectively as Vlad Boyko. Known for his experimental digital collages and dynamic, type-based designs, his work pushes the boundaries of legibility and functionality,…
In this interview, Lucile Martin, co-founder of alliage, shares their creative methodology and how to speak to a large audience while maintaining an experimental edge. Established in 2017 by Lucile Martin and Julien Pik, Brussels-based studio alliage blends Martin’s dreamy…
Exploring Chae Byungrok’s portfolio, one cannot help but be captivated by his expressive and abstract works, through which he communicates his fresh and innovative perspective. As an expressionist, the Seoul-based graphic designer demonstrates how his creative development was influenced by…
In this interview, we delve into the origin and creation of OCR-X, a monospaced typeface that pays homage to the iconic OCR-A. Originally designed by American Type Founders Co., OCR-A was developed during the early era of computer optical character…
Samuel Sapin-Blacher from Production Type chats to Chi-Long Trieu on the release of Paramount, and the twisting journey it took to get there. Over a year ago, Type Designer, Founder, and Creative Director of Office for Typography Chi-Long Trieu caught…
Here, she tells us more about her work for the exhibition. Curated in early 2022 by Non-Depleted at Berlin’s Haus der Statistik, Positioned Realities is an exhibition dedicated to creating public-spirited cultural spaces, cooperative development, participatory education, and critical social…
The experimental type works of Rozi Zhu (@rozi.525) are a series of captivating lessons in discovery and imagination. In the field of type design, it’s commonly accepted to go outside the box a bit, but not too much. After all,…
Positioned as an independent creative and passionate about letters and graphic design, Victoria Englund is a 25 years old creative based in Stockholm, Sweden. She mostly works in the fields of type design, branding, and creativity. “My way toward design…
