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

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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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One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen

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This kaleidoscope of 1970s references was cooked up by Kitchen, the animation team comprised of Rachinta Platts and George Coffey at the London production studio Jelly. Another wonderful thing about the piece was that it came about through word of mouth via Dark Arts Coffee, one of Kitchen's ongoing clients.

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Graphic designers share their top tips for choosing the right fonts

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Referring to web projects, product designer Stan Potra suggests that: "if the font is for UI and masses of text, aim for readability and variability for hierarchy and accents. I've worked with clients who already have an established brand typeface which doesn't have the things it needs," reveals independent typographic designer Sarah Cowan.

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Clients from hell: How to navigate nightmarish scenarios as a freelancer

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Image licensed via Adobe Stock The worst clients can turn your life into something out of a horror movie. We outline four common types of nightmare clients and explain how to deal with them. We're talking about those clients you simply hate working with. Clients who ended up making your professional life a nightmare.

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The Collected Works and PRINT Magazine craft a new identity for PRINT Awards 2025

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A key visual reference was sculpture, particularly work that merges organic rock textures with geometric forms. "We A major challenge, however, is enabling clients to independently generate branded assets. "A But the idea of defining the 'rules' for animation and giving the client room to play within them is really exciting."

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Dutch design agency From Form's new identity is a cinephile's dream

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Its client list includes the likes of Ace & Tate, Skoda, Amsterdam Museum Night, and OFFF Festival. Other key reference points include printed materials from the same era, such as booklets, magazines, and manuals. Elsewhere, the monospaced fonts reference vintage typewriters.

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'It's bad, it's gone quiet': how to rescue your freelancing if this is happening to you

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But how you market yourself will be the deciding factor for clients when choosing you over your competitors. What do clients consistently praise or appreciate about my work?' In other words, decide what it is that you (and only you) can offer a client. The client already likes your work: that's why they're talking to you.

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