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Commercial Type — 50 cases
New York and London foundry founded by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz. Visit Commercial Type →
Commercial Type typefaces credited by studios in their case writeups.
New York and London foundry founded by Paul Barnes and Christian Schwartz. Visit Commercial Type →
Commercial Type typefaces credited by studios in their case writeups.
Creative Boom presents results from its 2026 State of Creativity survey, identifying the typefaces designers most often use and admire. Helvetica, Poppins and Futura lead the list, while newer or more distinctive choices such as Inclusive Sans, Druk and Aeonik point to interest in accessibility, screen legibility and greater typographic personality.
Creative Boom’s 2026 roundup by Tom May highlights 15 typefaces that designers continue to use and admire, from timeless classics like Helvetica and Futura to newer, accessibility-driven fonts like Inclusive Sans. The article reflects ongoing trends toward functional, inclusive, and personality-rich type design, showing how both heritage and innovation coexist in contemporary typography.
The article profiles ARKETYPE, a new digital brand system created by Celsey Jones of Studio&Jones in Wales. ARKETYPE reimagines design templates as cohesive brand systems rather than disposable graphics, beginning with a clear creative direction and expanding into a suite of adaptable digital tools. The debut Edit, BLANC, offers over 60 customizable social media templates built in Canva and Figma, reflecting the studio’s minimalist and flexible design ethos.
SMLXL and motion designer Gerard Mallandrich collaborated on the identity for Spatial Festival 2025, an immersive sound event at Berlin’s Funkhaus. The project integrates motion and spatial depth as core design principles, resulting in a kinetic, three-dimensional brand system. Using 3D scans, cinematic techniques, and a clean typographic approach, the identity reflects the festival’s experimental and interactive nature.
