The Latinotype Archive
18 Years of Type Design from Latin America. Eighteen years on, the Latinotype catalogue reads less like a collection of fonts and more like an archive – a record of how type design in Latin America has changed. It began…
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Silverstag: Alen Kapetanovic On Running A “One-Man Band” That Crafts Every Letter By Hand
Alen Kapetanovic of Silverstag Type Foundry spent five years studying civil engineering before drawing a single letter, and this can be felt in his type catalogue: strict proportions, with serifs engineered to hold their shape from hairline to black. Yet…
System Meets Sound: Softdrive Launches Lingo, a Typeface Fluent in Phonetics
You might remember learning phonics as a child: linking letters to sounds. In the UK, for example, you’d say: cuh-ah-tuh, cat. Phonetic characters, the International Phonetic Alphabet, are a universal system for writing these sounds down without spelling confusion. For…
Inside Zed, Typotheque’s 500‑style family that turns legibility research into a global type system
Since its launch in 1999, Typotheque has defined itself by a continued commitment to language, designing for world scripts, from the dominant writing systems of Latin, Chinese, and Arabic to the lesser-known – such as Canadian Syllabics, Cherokee, and Ol…
How Chisaokwu Joboson Is Redefining African Typography Through Touki Grotesk
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…
Blaze Type Expands: Matthieu Salvaggio on Books, Brands, and Beyond
Following its success in the English-speaking design market, Blaze Type’s book, ‘How to Design Fonts?’, has entered the Francophone world, published in French by Pyramyd Éditions under the title ‘La création typographique – Concevoir des polices de caractères.’ A reliable…
How Fontfabric Transformed Nexa Pro From a Best-Seller to a Global Powerhouse
Some sans-serifs lean too far towards a crisp, clinical coldness, while others may be too playful and decorative, making them less versatile. Nexa Pro? It sits perfectly in the middle. Crafted by the team at Bulgaria-based type foundry Fontfabric, Nexa…
Narrow Type: How Andrej Ševčík Built His Foundry From Years of Art and Design Expertise
After a busy month filled with the hustle and bustle of Andrej Ševčík’s everyday life — “Starting new client work, finishing our new home, and handling tons of emails” — the founder of Narrow Type took a moment to talk…
Calligraphy, Curiosity, and Craftsmanship: An Interview Examining Themes in the Work of My-Lan Thuong at Sharp Type
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…
The Power of Perception: How La Bolde Vita’s Fabian Dornhecker Turns Everyday Moments into Fonts
For Fabian Dornhecker, a German communication designer, typeface designer, and founder of La Bolde Vita, the perfect font formula can be found in the world around him. “I try to be attentive to my environment and see the systems in…
Wise Sans: The Font Update Shaping Wise’s Visual Identity
In collaboration with Ragged Edge, Wise released a custom-built, large-scale font for its refreshed visual identity and new brand positioning. Formerly known as TransferWise, Wise is a global financial technology company that offers a range of services designed to make…
Uniting Movement and Design: Crafting a Custom Typeface for Nike’s 2024 Olympic Vision
At the start of 2022, Pizza Typefaces, a renowned French type design studio and foundry, were approached by Nike to create an innovative new typeface for the highly anticipated 2024 Paris Olympics. The studio, led by designers Adrien Midzic and…
Revisiting Thonik’s Typeface for Dutch Design Week
As projects, brands and events evolve over time, their representative graphic or word marks and communication systems can become disconnected and outdated. For festivals like Dutch Design Week, continuous evolution is a key element of the festival’s identity and Thonik…
Discover Formascope’s Boldy-Made Custom Typeface for Viva Telecommunications Latest Brand Refresh
2024 marked a significant period of change for Viva, a leading Armenian telecommunications operator founded in 2005. The announcement of Viva’s separation from the MTS Group earlier this year called for an exciting rebranding project to align with the direction…
Monga Design’s Cutting Edge Visual Identity for Sopro Visual Art Festival
Monga Design, a two-person studio based in Brazil, is credited with the brilliantly eccentric visual identity of Sopro, an annual outdoor art festival held in Portugal. The festival showcases an eclectic collection of works from a variety of talented artists…
