Ananya Mohan

Ananya Mohan is a Hong Kong and London-based designer with a passion for identity systems and editorial design. She recently designed a custom Hindi Devanagari typeface called Samanuroop as a response to rising extremism and the world’s current political climate. Powerful. (discovered here)

Hust Wilson

I came across Hust’s work during my nightly Instagram binge scroll. I suddenly stopped scrolling. Hust (aka Huston Wilson) is based in Johannesburg, South Africa and is a self-taught lettering artist and graphic designer. I love his emphasis on texture, depth, and dimension. Fantastic work. (discovered here)

Ardena Typeface

German graphic designer Julien Fincker has recently released a new typeface called Ardena which features “low-contrast” letterforms as compared to one of his other typefaces, Spitzkant (winner of my personally issued, “Most Interesting Typeface Name” award). (discovered here)

Pressink

Kristina Uhráková is a graphic designer and letterpress printmaker from Bratislava, Slovakia who has set up a traditional print shop called Pressink. Above is one of Kristina’s type posters, handcrafted with the use of a vintage press. Check out Pressink’s store for more design inspiration and one-of-a-kind gifts.

That's Plenty

NYC creative juggernauts &Walsh recently developed a typeface named Plenty Custom as part of a rebrand for a sustainable indoor vertical farming company. Letterforms were designed with leaf-like corners and terminals and avoided straight lines wherever possible to create a very organic and natural feel. (discovered here)

ESPN's Heroic New Type

Buenos Aires-based Superestudio was recently tasked with unifying the ESPN sports brand across multiple international territories, and they did so, in part, by crafting a new custom font called ESPN Pro Loud. The new typeface “…supports the essence of the brand through a unique and individual ‘heroic’ structure.” Game on. (discovered here)

Loggia Typeface by Andrei Robu

Hailing from Barcelona, Graphic Artist Andrei Robu works with a ton of bold color and infuses those colors into patterns and design projects that have helped him define an iconic style. Andrei also has a fascination with type and has recently released a beautifully bold typeface called Loggia. (discovered here)

Marmalade Bleue

Danielle Evans specializes in dimensional typography - type you can touch, sculpt, spread, trim, and eat. She has worked with a number of major brands including Target, Disney, and McDonald’s. And when she’s not working with well-known clients, she fills her time with talks, teaching, and blogging through her agency, Marmalade Bleue. Perhaps she’ll reveal her source of energy one day. (discovered here)

Type City

Dani Molyneux is a typographic artist and designer based in Manchester where she runs her design studio, Dotto. In her shop are a number of beautifully rendered City Series Art Prints featuring typographic explorations of city names from all over the world. Captivating. (discovered here)

Type You Can Touch

Type Portrait - Tangible Type Exhibition takes place both online and offline from January 15th through March 5th, 2021. The exhibit features the work of Yeohyun Ahn and Teokyeom Lee and explores the relationship of technology, design, and typography as well as statements on race. The virtual tour is fun to explore and navigate - inspiration to be found from every click. (discovered here)

Say It Loud With Vocal Type

Searching for fresh voices, I came across graphic designer Tre Seals and his type foundry, Vocal Type, which draws inspiration from historical movements and provides Tre a platform for infusing diversity and Black culture into the design industry. Pictured above is EVA, a type family inspired by women’s demonstrations in Buenos Aires during the 1950s. Gorgeous. (discovered here)

More Air With Every Purchase

This spring, Nike (heard of them?) will be releasing the Nike Air More Uptempo which will feature this oversized AIR type and “Sunset” colorway. Would hate to get these dirty. (discovered here)

Fonts for Everyone

I came across this fascinating article on the dearth of Nepalese typefaces. With over 55,000 Latin/Roman typefaces in existence, Nepali fonts number only in the hundreds (despite being developed in India over 2,000 years ago). Young designers such as Ashlesha Maharjan (above) are increasing the number of Devanagari fonts through graphic design schools based in Nepal. (discovered here)

Colorful Characters

I stumbled across the work of Andrew Footit while on a morning scroll through my LinkedIn neighborhood and was impressed by the impact his recent custom type work for Forbes Japan had on the page. What a beautiful mix of form, scale, and color. (discovered here)

Impossible 3D Type

Your eyes and mind will be opened when viewing the animated 3D type work of Dutch designer Daniël Maarleveld through his Impossible Grid typography. Mesmerizing. (discovered here)

For the Love of Typography

“For the Love of Typography” marks the launch of Type Circus, a blog for those who are passionate about type design and hand lettering. Welcome . . . please take a look around.

Our first post is full of love - the mailable kind - thanks to east-coast based illustrator, muralist, and maker Bailey Sullivan (aka Bailzy) who designed this LOVE stamp for the US Postal Service. These stamps will be available beginning January 14th, 2021. (discovered here)

Visit Type Circus often - we’ll keep the tent open for you.