Kiel Mutschelknaus (@kiel.d.m) is a designer from the DC-Baltimore area, working both freelance and as a full-time faculty member at Maryland Institute College of Arts in Baltimore. Kiel’s work currently focuses on motion, illustration, coding and typography, as well as…
‘A project with only technical requirements is soulless’, says Graphic Designer and Professor, Leopoldo Leal (@leopoldoleal). ‘I like to create typographies from stories that connect with images and concepts’. Describing his creative process as ‘full of serendipity’ , Leopoldo holds…
Bruno Café is a designer and art director at R/GA by Design, New York City. We fell in love with Bruno’s visual identity design for Pulsante; a short film written and directed by Matheus Ávilla. Featuring Violaine & Jérémy’s Voyage…
Cihan Tamti (@cihantamti) is a graphic designer based in Bochum, Germany. Specialising in visual identities, typography and printed matter, Cihan’s lockdown project HOMEBOUND was his first project as creative director. Prior to the pandemic, Cihan had been working in Munich…
Michael Clasen is a graphic designer, type designer and art director based in Munich. Graduating from Pforzheim‘s University Design PF in 2018, he began working self-employed the year after. Kicking off his self-employed career, Michael was met with a request…
Recently, we chatted with Anton Moglia, author of the Velvetyne Fellowship License and member of Velvetyne, to speak about the foundry’s Non Font Objects (NFOs). We think these projects — separate from but related to type design — will introduce…
Salomée Souag (@chromae.s) — or Chroma, as her artist name goes — uses her practice to share crucial messages on social, environmental and racial justice. Pertinent, poignant and vital, Salomée’s large-scale wheat pasted murals have been lining Portland’s streets with…
Cheng Peng (@frpengcheng) is a Graphic Designer and Illustrator based in Paris. Draw in by the designer’s vibrant use of colour and bold, dynamic compositions, we got in touch to chat about the recent typographic poster series, <Everywhere There Are…
Hi Anagha! It’s great to meet you, thanks for speaking with us today. First off, could you introduce yourself a bit to our readers and explain what it is you do? Thank you so much for chatting with me, Zoë!…
Firstly, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your work, as well as how you got to where you are today? I am Li Zhiqian (@colourphilosophy) from Shanghai. I am a designer working on many fronts. I studied…
Hey! It’s so great to meet you, thanks for chatting with us today. Firstly, could you introduce yourself to our readers and tell us a little more about what it is you do? My name is Angela Lian (@alian_archives) and…
Known for his bright colour palettes, vibrant compositions and energetic type, Kris Andrew Small (@krisandrewsmall) is an artist who works in reference to the visuality and culture of his uniquely Australian costal upbringing. In doing so, Small ‘connects the dots…
Drawn in by her stunning typographic murals, this week we spoke to Brandy Swope (@brandylswope) about meeting clients’ needs, working large-scale with letters, her journey as a lettering artist and muralist, and more. Hi Brandy — It’s great to meet…
Following a long – somewhat roundabout – yet ultimately inevitable path, Marie Boulanger’s (@mariedansparis) passion for typographic design is finally taking centre stage in her fascinating, wide-spanning career. An independent French type designer currently based in London, Marie is working…
You can easily recognise Studio Triple’s dramatic type work from a mile away. We caught up with founder Jérémy Landes who’s also an important part of Velvetyne foundry to find about how he runs his studio and how he creates…
