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Meet Tüpokompanii, the type foundry redefining letterforms through 'mistakes' and tradition

Creative Boom

Tüpokompanii works across pretty much all things letter-based: designing and publishing retail fonts, logomark design, typeface modifications and language extension, research and consultation, Opentype feature programming, and offering custom type design services to clients such as the second-largest in Estonia, Tartu.

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50 fonts that will be popular with designers in 2025

Creative Boom

Designer Fred Smeijers' first commercial typeface, released in 1992, was fully remastered in 2019 and re-hinted to meet the demands of today's digital technology. It was designed in the summer of 2010 by Warsaw-based designer Łukasz Dziedzic ('lato' means summer in Polish) and has since been published under the open-source Open Font License.

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Siege Magazine returns to champion a new era of artist-led collaboration

Creative Boom

When SiegeMag first appeared in 2017, it quietly disrupted the arts publishing world with a refreshing, inclusive ethos: "Artists Recommend Artists." The project was so well-received that the Manchester School of Art invited Charles to "hack" their Instagram account, handing over their stories for a day.

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Jason Lyons sees in the Lunar New Year with magnificent whisky packaging

Creative Boom

He moved to the UK aged 11, attended school, graduated from Falmouth in 2019, and has been a freelance illustrator ever since. Like his work on Amazing Asia , published last year by Quarto, it has enabled him to delve into his cultural roots. For him, this project has been more than a packaging commission.

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The 20 graphic designers inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

Her portfolio spans cultural institutions, fashion brands, and publishing projects, each demonstrating her ability to create visual identities that respect local context while appealing to international audiences. In 2019, she was named a One Club Young Gun.

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Ciaran Birch on crafting custom wordmarks and harbouring a “half-baked” bank of typefaces

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 30 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Typography Font Logo Identity Process The London-based designer Ciaran Birch has moved into the freelance life since we last caught up with him way back in 2019. She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design.

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30 Abstract Logos That Actually Work (And Why Most Don’t)

Inkbot Design

📖 Reading Time: 5 minutes 🏷️ Categories: Design, Branding, Marketing 📅 Published: [DATE] 30 Abstract Logos That Actually Work (And Why Most Don't) Let's get one thing straight. Their 2019 rebrand by Pentagram created a much simpler, more robust mark. Your logo's job is not to explain what your company does. Mission accomplished.