typography
Setouchi Sans: Shaping Immersive Calm for Japan’s Third Destination
Setouchi Sans: Bringing Pure Serenity to Japan’s Brand Identity Through Custom Typography Tucked right between bustling Tokyo and historic Kyoto, the Setouchi region set out to position itself as Japan’s peaceful, meditative “third destination”. When crafting the region’s brand identity, design agency Saffron Brand Consultants took a refreshingly subtle route—skipping flashy tourism clichés to focus…
Shuffle Variable by Local Type Co.: An Expressive Display Font Family
Shuffle Variable by Local Type Co.: A Unique Twist of Soft Curves and Geometric Edges While most modern sans serifs lean into ultra-neutral, slightly dry territory, independent studio Local Type Co. took a much higher-energy route. Designed by Matheus Wittkowski, the Shuffle Variable display font family is a sweet match of fluid, spontaneous curves and…
Valmy Condensed Variable Typeface System by Almarena Creative
Valmy: A Super Versatile Condensed Variable Typeface System from Almarena Creative Almarena Creative just rolled out Valmy, an impressive variable typography system built around two main custom axes, featuring 4 styles across 9 distinct weights. Valmy is built on a super neat condensed skeleton that stays razor-sharp whether squeezed into narrow editorial columns or blown…
Rosco Jr by TypeMates: A Bold and Bouncy Geo-Grotesque
Rosco Jr by TypeMates: A Bold and Bouncy Geo-Grotesque The Rosco Jr font family from TypeMates studio is an eye-catching typography project with a chunky geo-grotesque style that radiates a fun, playful, and unconventional vibe. Instead of directly reviving 1930s geometric typefaces like Erbar or Renner, Rosco Jr taps into the phototypesetting era. This was…
DA Hanoi Display Typeface: A Distinctive Font Project Inspired by Hanoi
DA Hanoi – A Display Typeface Packed with Hanoian Culture The DA Hanoi Display Typeface project offers an exciting typographic perspective, seamlessly blending sleek modern design vibes with rich Vietnamese cultural heritage. The original concept and creative direction were spearheaded by Duc Anh. To transform this vision into a fully functional, highly versatile typeface, Quang…
Vercel’s Geist Font Specimen: The Perfect Blend of Swiss Precision and Developer Typography
Vercel’s Geist Font Specimen: Where Swiss Style Meets Developer Typography Most type specimen sites out there tend to swing between two total extremes: either super plain—looking like a quick PDF-to-HTML export—or way too flashy, with crazy animations completely covering up the actual letterforms. Vercel totally flipped the script, though! For the Geist font specimen project,…
PP Altera: A Shapeshifting Variable Typeface System by Pangram Pangram
PP Altera: Pangram Pangram’s Ultra-Versatile “Shapeshifting” Variable Font System Choosing the right font for a design project often demands serious thought right from the start. Picture starting a layout with a clean neo-grotesk, only to realize halfway through that it needs a sharp accent or a warm editorial touch—the usual fix is hunting for a…
Eredivisie Display: Translating a Sports Emblem into a Complete Typography System
Eredivisie Display: Turning a Football Logo into an Epic Broadcast Typeface Sports leagues always need a clear, consistent visual voice across every channel. So when design studio GraphicHunters teamed up with Blaze Type to expand the brand identity for the Dutch top-flight league, Eredivisie, the primary logo was already set in stone. Rather than starting…
Exemplar by Letters from Sweden: A 30-Year Typographic Project Carved in Marble
Exemplar by Letters from Sweden: A 30-Year Type Design Journey Carved in Marble Back in 1994, type designer Göran Söderström sketched the very first letterforms on a Power Macintosh 7100. Fast-forward through over three decades of continuous tweaking across multiple design software eras, and the typeface—fittingly named Exemplar—was officially completed in 2026. This massive multi-script…
Studiogusto Decodes Michelangelo’s Legacy into Michelangelus Typeface
Studiogusto & Michelangelus: Turning Michelangelo’s Handwriting into Modern Typography Fresh off the press! Italian design agency Studiogusto has unveiled Michelangelus, a stunning new typeface commissioned by the Vatican. The exciting news? This humanist serif is dropping right into Microsoft 365 later this year, bringing Renaissance elegance to everyday documents and slides. Looking at the typography,…
Fieldwork Facility Turns V&A East Storehouse Wayfinding into an Analogue Operating System
V&A East Storehouse Wayfinding: When Signage Acts Like Software Instead of sticking to traditional museum signage, Fieldwork Facility took a fresh angle by treating the V&A East Storehouse project like physical software—a flexible, low-emission system that is effortless to update. The real standout here is Spiller Mono, a custom monospace font crafted by Commercial Type…
TypeType Refines Slab Serif Design with TT Rationalist v1.100
TypeType Freshens Up TT Rationalist v1.100 with Sleek Trapezoidal Serifs The crew at TypeType Foundry just dropped the TT Rationalist 1.100 update, smoothing out that bulky vibe traditional slab serifs often carry. Out with heavy rectangular blocks, and in with refined trapezoidal serifs that instantly elevate the layout. Softening the stroke contrast creates a smooth…
How Plau Design and Greco Created the 32-Font Family Grecotipo
Plau Design and Greco Drop Grecotipo, a Super Versatile 32-Font Superfamily When Brazilian design studio Greco needed a unified voice that could rock both physical spaces and digital screens, they teamed up with Rio-based type foundry Plau Design to craft Grecotipo. Led by typographers Rodrigo Saiani and Carlos Mignot, this project sets out to hit…
Masthead Zine: A Typography Masterclass by Alexandria Canchola and Joshua Duttweiler
Masthead Zine: A Typography Masterclass in 1960s–70s Chicano Newspaper Logos The very first thing that jumps out about this zine is its incredible restraint. Printed in a single striking shade of vermilion red on warm cream paper, the design lets pure typography take center stage. Right on the cover, the letters M-A-S-T-H-E-A-D stack together in…
Reserva Script: How Plau Blended Copperplate Calligraphy with Sharp Modern Cuts
Reserva Script: Classic Calligraphy Meets Sharp Modern Cuts Fashion brand Reserva has always made an impression with a visual identity blending warm Brazilian flavor with a free-spirited, rebellious edge. Even with a solid type lineup featuring Reserva Sans, Reserva Serif, and Reserva Display, something tactile and intimate was still missing. To fill that gap, designers…
Timeless Type: Interactive Web Design for a Variable Font System
Timeless Type: A Fresh, Interactive Way to Experience Variable Fonts Most type specimen sites stick to the same old routine, relying on stacked text lines and static character grids. Shaking things up, Chennai-based independent studio Timeless took a totally fresh angle when launching the Timeless Type system. Instead of a passive layout, the website turns…
Juri Zaech Unveils Fraktion Mono: Combining Monospace Discipline with Grotesque Aesthetics
Fraktion Mono: Blending Monospaced Discipline with Smooth Grotesque Curves Monospaced fonts can often feel a bit rigid since every character is locked into a fixed grid. To break free from those limits, type designer Juri Zaech created Fraktion Mono—a semi-technical type system that cleverly blends monospaced precision with the inviting rhythm of neo-grotesque design. Serving…
Geometric Tension and Modular Calligraphy in Molnár Péter’s “Follow the Dot”
“Follow the Dot”: Molnár Péter’s Playful Experiment with Classic Letterforms and Pure Geometry Designer Molnár Péter’s experimental poster collection, “Follow the Dot,” is an exciting creative space where classic calligraphy effortlessly meets pure geometric shapes. The visual focal point running through the entire project is a striking monochrome graphic circle—a vibrant red dot or a…
Knights & Fighters Typeface by Noodle Wang: Blending Roman Geometry with Gothic Edge
Knights & Fighters: Noodle Wang’s Bold, Edgy Spin on Roman Typography Straight out of the Noodlemaker creative lab, type designer Noodle Wang has just dropped Knights & Fighters—a super cool project that blends classic geometric proportions with fresh, modern subculture vibes. Taking inspiration from the iconic 113 AD Trajan Column inscriptions, this isn’t just another…