Creative Boom

DECEMBER 1, 2024

This December, independent type foundries are pushing the boundaries of letterform design, offering a stunning array of typefaces that blend historical inspiration with contemporary innovation. Meraki Famed New York designer Jessica Walsh only launched her new type foundry, Type of Feeling , back in August.

Fonts 506

Fonts Inspiration Publication Graphic Design 506

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Whether you work as a type designer, graphic designer or any other form of creative, you probably find typography central to your work, at least occasionally. Semi-serifs are a unique breed in the type world that captures the spirit of a traditional serif and combines it with the modern simplicity of a geometric sans-serif.

Fonts 531

Fonts Arts and Crafts Typography Consulting 531

Creative Boom

JULY 7, 2024

British Standard Type has collaborated with British-Nigerian artist and designer Yinka Ilori MBE to design a dynamic custom display typeface in two cuts: Yinka Sans Ultra and Yinka Sans Shadow. Although the two cuts of Yinka Sans differ in depth and form, they both embody Ilori's vibrant and expressive style.

Arts and Crafts 516

Arts and Crafts Artist Theme Patterns 516

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Beautiful type doesn't always mean accessible type," points out Grace Ellins , senior graphic designer at the Office for National Statistics. "So Retail by OH no Type Co. Retail by OH no Type Co. I love finding small independent type foundries that push the boundaries. I'm pretty bored with all the digital sans."

Fonts 465

Fonts Graphic Design Graphic Client 465

Creative Boom

JUNE 20, 2023

Type foundry and design studio F37 has created a mature new look for Manchester's underground trance scene, Majefa. Enter F37, a Manchester-based studio and type foundry founded by local boy and Majefa regular Rick Banks. The font style itself is a pretty sturdy neo-grotesque style that can be put through a lot and remain legible.

Fonts 542

Fonts Client Typography Adobe 542

Creative Boom

MAY 25, 2023

French type design foundry Blaze Type has put together a straightforward guide to demystify typography and make the practice accessible to everyone. Packed with practical advice from the founder and type director of Blaze Type, Matthieu Salvaggio, How to Design Fonts contains over ten years' worth of his hard-won learning and practice.

Fonts 545

Fonts Typography Layout 545

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Founders Lucas Sharp and Chantra Malee Exclusive to Creative Boom: Boutique digital type foundry at the vanguard of contemporary typeface culture and design finalises asset sale today. Fonts that Sharp Type retains after the sale will also be accessible through the Monotype Fonts subscription service.

Fonts 486

Fonts Branding Brand Typography 486

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Inclusive Sans by Olivia King From experimental modularity to enhanced accessibility, this month's releases showcase how type design continues to evolve in both form and function. This month's selection is particularly notable for how it spans the full spectrum of contemporary type design.

Fonts 296

Fonts Typography Inspiration Digital 296

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Alongside this, the team created a custom typeface with the US-based type foundry Sharp Type. It references the zoo's history of supporting critically endangered Eastern Black Rhinos, which dates back to 1999, and helped to breed a rare calf. This was a twist on a Grotesque, with cuts and curls to mimic tails, leaves and claws.

Education 518

Education Patterns Agency Branding 518

Creative Boom

APRIL 14, 2025

We share some key insights from Frontify's recent webinar, A Different Type of Branding, and details of how you can register for the next one. The rise of interactive type With the advancement of AI, typography is becoming increasingly automated and interactive. Phil Garnham 2.

Typography 317

Typography Client Brand Branding 317

Creative Boom

MAY 6, 2025

Fortunately, the world of type design seems to be sticking fast to the twin values of innovation and craftsmanship. From the first superfamily from Order Type Foundry to a groundbreaking system offering exclusive ownership of typographic variants, these fonts represent the cutting edge of contemporary type design.

Fonts 195

Fonts Digital Inspiration Branding 195

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Using bio-based polymers, the studio creates various mixtures using different ratios for different types of technologies, from 3D printing and injection moulding to extrusion. These new types of polymers are also bringing completely new aesthetics to the table."

Arts and Crafts 451

Arts and Crafts Sculpture Print Branding 451

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Instead, she stayed in Vancouver and assembled a portfolio of gorgeous illustrations and illustrated type. Inspired by the lettering artists such as Gemma O'Brien , Jessica Hirsche and Lisa Congdon , and foundries such as OH no Type Co, XYZ and Blaze, Julie has created several experimental character sets of her own.

Illustration 256

Illustration Illustrator Art Portfolio 256

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Hoodzpah's design work spans branding to type design and is often characterised by a cheeky, whimsical style. This year, they've also launched a sister agency focused on typography and type design, called Type of Feeling. One of their most recent releases is Ease, a variable typeface that can be customised in countless ways.

Arts and Crafts 545

Arts and Crafts Client Brand Branding 545

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Counter Print's latest book, Three Dimensional Type, is a thing of beauty that will teach you a lot about this ever-evolving discipline. It has an uncanny power to captivate and engage viewers and lift your designs beyond the normal 2D type. Three-dimensional typography has held a special allure in the design world for many years now.

Typography 509

Typography Print Education Photography 509

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Every design he creates goes through the process of letterpress printing on a traditional press, and, for reproduction, Kühne uses a variety of tools, from a computer and traditional set type to pantographs, laser engraved pear wood blocks, and hand-cast plastic resin.

Printmaking 431

Printmaking Print Publication Digital 431

Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Download Flat Brush Font The combination of heavy black ink and a well used sable brush resulted in this versatile type, readable in sizes large and small, yet with a distinctly hand-made and textured feel. Great for posters, headers, titles and more. Great for grunge, urban, freestyle or artistic projects!

Fonts 246

Fonts Arts and Crafts Adobe Advertising 246

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

And if that interests you, stand by for a major feature we're brewing on 2024 type trends. Bespoke or personalised type We've seen how some of the design industry has been playing it a little too safe lately, a rocky economy is perhaps to blame. Take OhNo's Drawer or anything by Off Type as a major hint of what's to come.

Fonts 545

Fonts Branding Brand Typography 545

Creative Boom

JUNE 19, 2024

These new typefaces for June showcase the ongoing innovation that leading type designers are known for, and all push the boundaries of type design to offer fresh, versatile solutions. Krata Designed by Rémi Forte, Krata takes a generative approach to type design. Its weight axis makes maximum use of type design restrictions.

Fonts 522

Fonts Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 522

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 16, 2024

With recent trends reflecting on brand's histories and evoking nostalgia, serif type has naturally resurfaced," says Beth. By exploring unique letterforms and pushing the boundaries of type design, creatives can foster a more human authentic way to communicate visually with their audiences.

Fonts 513

Fonts Typography Brand Branding 513

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

From typefaces inspired by children's handwriting to those rooted in mid-20th-century Italian design, these fab new releases demonstrate the ongoing evolution and innovation in type design and offer plenty of scope to reinvigorate your design work.

Fonts 486

Fonts Arts and Crafts Branding Brand 486

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 31, 2024

There's a clear delineation between the two worlds when it comes to not only the way education is timetabled and funded – it permeates culture more broadly in the way we causally ascribe people as 'arty types' vs' science types', creatives, tech-bros; we talk about brains being 'maths' or 'words', Sudoku vs Wordle.

Art 456

Art Photography Architecture Gallery 456

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Again, the typography selection is superb, using Hal Four Grotesk by Studio HanLi, GT America by Grilli Type, and Burgess Pro by Colophon. Vanderbrand doesn't just work on place-related brands; it also works with Together Design Lab (TDL), a team of planners, designers, and architects at Toronto Metropolitan University.

Client 484

Client Agency Tourism Brand 484

Design Milk

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Drawn to the iconic pamphlets, maps, and vintage brochures released by the Park Service, they serve as lasting reminders of what the type, style, and design inclinations were in each subsequent decade. Kelley quickly realized his work wasn’t complete with the first edition.

Publishing 297

Publishing Publishing Graphic Design Graphic 297

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 3, 2024

McCain's type style seeks to capture the natural brightness and reflect the diversity of the product portfolio, especially the new bespoke font, McCain Wedgebrush. Ramskill says: "We wanted to create a typeface that felt handmade and authentic but also contemporary.

Portfolio 426

Portfolio Print Fonts Production 426

Design Milk

MAY 6, 2025

Lock-it, a small lever-type handle, is suitable for doors lining interior passageways. This is beyond a presentation of type and image. Architect George Ranallis home furnishings and architectural hardware are seemingly plucked from a time when building was a venerable practice far less commodified.

Arts and Crafts 264

Arts and Crafts Presentation Architecture Art 264

Graphic Design Junction

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

You can fast and easily create your own Logotype, Label or Badge for any type of business. Download Vintage Labels Badges Logo Templates Creative Design Retro Vintage Labels Badges Logo Constructor v2. Templates are two versions: Color and Black (one-color). They are a creative playground where typography, shapes, and symbolism converge.

Vectors 256

Vectors Fonts Photoshop Theme 256

Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A key addition to the visual identity is DNEG Script, a custom typeface developed in collaboration with French digital type foundry Lift Type. "We DNEG's established logo has been subtly refined, maintaining recognition while introducing a more modern and flexible execution.

Animation 284

Animation Digital Brand Branding 284

Creative Boom

OCTOBER 15, 2024

And coming up to date, I'd add Zuzana Licko for her pioneering work in type design and Rosemarie Tissi, who I think is a graphic design genius. "I'd single out the Brazilian modernist Mary Vieira. Another favourite of mine is Jaqueline Casey, who worked at MIT from the 1950s to the 1980s. There are many others!"

Graphic Design 518

Graphic Design Publishing Publishing Education 518

Graphic Design Junction

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This font perfectly made to be applied especially in logo, and the other various formal forms such as invitations, labels, magazines, books, greeting / wedding cards, packaging, fashion, make up, stationery, novels, labels or any type of advertising purpose. Download Hunga Condensed Type Hunga which has a simple design and condesed style.

Fonts 246

Fonts Graphic Design Graphic Arts and Crafts 246

Creative Boom

MARCH 18, 2025

Curated by Andrs Oliva, the exhibition positions letterpress as the unsung "building blocks" of modern London - both literally, in how type helped shape the city's publishing history, and metaphorically, in how design and print continue to define cultural identity.

Exhibition 195

Exhibition Printmaking Gallery Print 195

Creative Boom

JUNE 14, 2023

World-renowned design director and typographer Craig Ward is shaking up the way fonts are made with NFTy.pe, a revolutionary new platform that has launched today and represents a "top-to-bottom rethink" of the type industry. As far as Craig Ward is concerned, the type industry has fallen asleep at the wheel. In a nutshell, NFTy.pe

Fonts 544

Fonts Client Artist Coding 544

Creative Boom

JULY 5, 2023

As ever, we've got our attention firmly focused on the best independent type foundries , but we've also kept our eyes out for the best fonts from the big players. The creation of Bruno Mello, a Brazilian type designer working at Dalton Maag, Binate's apertures presents a crisp and rigid style that evokes a utilitarian design.

Fonts 543

Fonts Arts and Crafts Inspiration Graphic Design 543

Creative Boom

JULY 15, 2024

Team designed a logotype for Independent using F37 Foundry's K9 typeface, working with the type designers to modify it further. Team opted to use the Söhne type family, a sans-serif that was inspired by the type used in New York City's subway system called Akzidenz Grotesk. These serve as graphic elements or frames for artwork.

Art 478

Art Brand Branding Inspiration 478

Creative Boom

DECEMBER 17, 2023

And so we refined our logo, changing the type ever so slightly to better reflect Creative Boom today. Type leads the way, and imagery rules, allowing the content to maintain the starring role. Type and colour certainly add fun, as do graphical elements dotted here and there. The website design is ultimately the biggest change.

Magazine 542

Magazine Advertising Advertising Illustration 542

Creative Boom

MAY 12, 2024

The initial intent was to create something super minimalist, very calm, clean type, warm palette, like a cup of tea on a Sunday morning," she recalls. Typographical approach Of course, given it's a word game and that Creative Boom is run by a bunch of design nerds, we wanted to take a deep dive into the type.

Arts and Crafts 532

Arts and Crafts Fonts Animation Entertainment 532