Discussing everything from NFTs to the appeal of the chrome aesthetic, David F. Costa, founder of Disruptive magazine, interviews the creative behind @chrometype, a platform for the 3D type & chrome aesthetic obsessed. Joey, also known as Modern Revolt, is…
I speak with the founder of Arabic Script Studio (@arabic_script), an Arabic branding studio and leading platform for designers in the Persian and Arab worlds. ZLM: Welcome, Mehrdad. First, can you explain what you do at Arabic Script Studio? M:…
TYEPONE Issue 01 interviewee Daniela Retana shares the latest goings-on at her font foundry, newglyph. Including new fonts, the ICRC, and The Ocean Cleanup, here’s what she’s been up to. Since we last spoke back in 2020, Daniela Retana has…
“I like to f*ck with it” — Giulia Boggio on creativity, type, visual language and more. I recently had the pleasure of catching up with Giulia Boggio (@bojjoe), the creator of fonts including Margo+Beuys, Rigatoni and Fabio XM and a…
It goes without saying that good web design is central to brand communications, and in a sporadically locked-down world, it’s become even more essential. So today, we’re speaking to Helsinki-based Designer and Art Director Marina Veziko – the creative behind…
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…
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…
Hi! Thanks so much for chatting with us today. First off, could you give us a little overview of Emigre, where it all began, and how it functions today as a digital foundry? What is it you do and what’s…
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…
Founded in late 2018 by type designer, Henning Skibbe, Hamburg-based foundry, Character Type (@character.type) operates through a rich understanding of the requirements of typography in complex documents and systems, across many different facets. Acquired through over a decade’s worth of…
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…
Tina Smith is a New York-based freelance Art Director and Designer. Her work specialises in engaging typography-focused branding solutions situated in the contexts of editorial design and art direction. We interviewed Tina to find out about her design practice and…
Describing themselves as “a graphic designer and letterpress terrorists” duo, we caught up with 5X Letterpress who produce prints using movable types and every ink-able surface. Working from a secret location in a basement of a print shop, the studio…
