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50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2025

Creative Boom

And we present the 50 most popular in our article below. It was designed in the summer of 2010 by Warsaw-based designer Ɓukasz Dziedzic ('lato' means summer in Polish) and has since been published under the open-source Open Font License. So, we asked the Creative Boom community to highlight their favourite fonts going into 2025.

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Alan Kitching: London's Building Blocks brings letterpress mastery to Madrid

Creative Boom

For London's Building Blocks, Kitching presents a selection of works that highlight the historical and geographical narratives embedded in typography. The centrepiece of the exhibition includes three key pieces: Printing in London: 14761995 (1995), Broadside 10, Dr. Samuel Johnson (2010), and Mr. Kitching's Travels (2012).

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Designing for the Unexpected

A List Apart

Ethan Marcotte’s talk at An Event Apart and subsequent article “ Responsive Web Design ” in A List Apart in 2010 changed all this. Row markup was a staple of early responsive design, present in all the widely used frameworks like Bootstrap and Skeleton. <section Another 2010 moment?

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New branding for Orangetheory focuses on how its members feel

Creative Boom

In 2010, they created a new fitness phenomenon by combining community and coaching with science and technology. These cards allow the brand to present the essentials, guide members on their journey, and showcase insight and inspiration. Take Orangetheory Fitness, a boutique fitness studio franchise based in Florida, USA.

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The Instagram Logo: A Necessary Betrayal of Nostalgia

Inkbot Design

The Icon That Fooled Everyone (2010-2011): Systrom's Polaroid With the pivot to a photo-centric app, renamed Instagram, Systrom needed a new icon. The first official Instagram logo, the one that launched with the app in October 2010, was a direct visual reference to a Polaroid OneStep camera. He cobbled something together himself.

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Evolution of the Gap Logo Design: From Helvetica to Backlash

Inkbot Design

The Gap logo's journey from its humble 1969 beginnings to the infamous 2010 redesign disaster perfectly illustrates this point. The Blue Box Era (1986-2010) Before I examine the details, let me share something personal. Their 2010 logo redesign failure taught us all a valuable lesson about respecting brand equity while evolving.

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Evolution of the BP Logo: A Century of Design & Branding

Inkbot Design

When the Deepwater Horizon disaster spilt 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 , BP's bright green “sunflower” logo became the face of environmental catastrophe. Deepwater Horizon: Logo in Crisis (2010) The 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster created the ultimate brand crisis. That's not hyperbole.