![]() Hanol takes its namesake from a Korean word for a strand/thread or hair. ![]() Hanol V.2 Typefaceīouk Ra, the Paris/Seoul-based designer of Hanol, is a no-brainer when it comes to type designers to look out for. His architecture-inspired, impactful Kritik typeface is a solid favourite over at Type Department-a perfect choice for bold headlines and a sharp typographic presence. Kritik Typefaceīerlin-based Graphic and Type Designer Daniel Stuhlpfarrer has a super varied, stunning collection of typefaces ranging from classical Swiss style type to more experimental styles. Nari Variable Typeface – Image: Īasawari Kulkarni-author of Why We Need To Stop Advocating Helvetica As The Best Typeface-is a graphic and type designer originally from India who explores ‘culture and conditioning, through design.’ Her expressive, interrogative Nari Variable typeface challenges ideas surrounding ‘typatriarchy’ and uses variable technology to explore what it means for a typeface to be feminist. Amongst a collection of beautiful typefaces, our favourite has to be Viaoda Antiqua a beautiful balance of old and new inspired by Vietnamese cultural symbolism. She’a a co-founder of Fustic.Studio and has worked on a ton of incredible projects, from creating the visual assets from the Adobe Max CoCreate Campaign 2020 to her stunning kinetic ‘Move the System’ series. Gydient is a multidisciplinary designer based between Vietnam and Germany. Adobe MAX CoCreate Campaign Assets, Image: Viaoda Antiqua Typeface – Image: Hook and Salbabida Sans V.2 are available on Type Department. The creator of Hook and Salbabida Sans, Jo is currently working on Terno, which she says is ‘inspired by the Philippine traditional dress “terno” that sports butterfly sleeves as its most distinctive feature.’ Hook is a lyrical, truly beautiful serif display, while Salbabida Sans, named after the Tagalog word for “lifesaver” or “water floater,” has just got a delicious new update. Jo Malinis is a graphic and type designer from the Philippines. ![]() Faced with data which showed him the lack of representation for Black designers in the industry, Vocal Type was founded to create typefaces that ‘highlight a piece of history from a specific underrepresented race, ethnicity, or gender-from the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Argentina to the Civil Rights Movement in America.’ With a beautiful collection of meaningful typefaces and inspiring WIPs, you need to check out Vocal Type. Tré Seals founded Vocal Type Co with the mission to diversify design and design references. We can’t wait to see what the rest of 2021 brings for this designer. Morganne’s WIP typeface Fleau has also got us super excited, being a softer, gentler, but equally transfixing sister to Peste. Having just received a delicious update, Peste’s going from strength to strength. This has got to be one of our top serif displays-it’s super innovative, fantastical, mysterious and a little gothic, meaning it’s full of character. Morganne Borowczyk is the designer behind the stunning Peste typeface (previously known as Mournblade). So here it is: our top 30 independent type designers you need on your radar in 2021. We’ve seen some staggering work from independent type designers over the last year, so we thought it about time for a refresh on our last roundup.
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