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Graphic designers share their top tips for choosing the right fonts

Creative Boom

As anyone who's been a graphic designer for more than a few days will know, selecting the perfect font for a project is crucial. In this article, we'll delve into the nuances of font selection, exploring everything from aesthetic considerations to technical issues, as well as costly licensing pitfalls.

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Mono Moment: Slanted's helpful reference guide to magical monospaced fonts

Creative Boom

Monospaced fonts are not just fascinating; they're everywhere we look. A new book published by Slanted celebrates these hardworking fonts and offers a source of inspiration for graphic designers and typographers looking for a helpful reference guide. In design, art, coding – even on our identification documents.

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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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Hot new fonts by independent type foundries and designers this September

Creative Boom

Set in a wide range of weights, this font's optically balanced forms allow it to be used in various places, from logotypes to very small body text. Und is a playful, colourful font designed by Jeppe Pendrup, who was inspired by the psychedelia styles of the Sixties. System by Frost. Und by Playtype. Queering by Adam Naccarato.

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F. C. Variable: Rob en Robin create customisable illustrations inspired by variable fonts

Creative Boom

The worlds of illustration and variable fonts collide in a new project from creative duo Rob en Robin titled F. Variable fonts have shaken up the world of typography by making it easier for designers to create custom letterforms. It's hard to overlook variable fonts; they are already widely used in the design field.

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10 Top Graphic Design Trends for 2025

Graphic Design Junction

This can include using old-school fonts and neon color palettes in ad visuals for a nostalgic, tech-forward look. Reference: Autodesk Fusion 360 and Generative Design shows how AI can optimize and enhance design in various fields, demonstrating the collaboration between AI and human designers.

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Why accessibility shouldn't compromise on aesthetic

Creative Boom

Derived from the letter 'M' in the wordmark, the brand's new round wheel symbols clearly reference the brand's purpose of supplying wheeled vehicles and conveying freedom of movement. While it's true that people can most easily read typefaces that are familiar, some fonts lack distinctive visual cues.

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