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Creative Boom’s November 2025 roundup highlights seven new typefaces that balance tradition and innovation. From Kris Sowersby’s Die Grotesk challenging Helvetica to Jeanne Saliou’s Bilzig addressing linguistic inclusivity, the article showcases a diverse range of typographic experimentation. The feature emphasizes collaborative authorship, technical sophistication, and cultural reflection in contemporary type design.
Creative Boom’s article by Tom May surveys the design community to identify 50 typefaces expected to trend in 2026. The roundup highlights a mix of contemporary and classic fonts from leading foundries such as Grilli Type, Klim, ABC Dinamo, and Pangram Pangram. It reflects a broader trend toward revisiting familiar grotesques and serifs with modern refinements for digital and branding applications.
The article by Poppy Thaxter highlights five serif typefaces—Domaine, GT Alpina, Panama, ABC Gaisyr, and ABC Arizona—that have made a strong impression across recent brand identity projects. It showcases how various studios have applied these fonts in branding for clients across art, hospitality, technology, and culture sectors. The piece emphasizes the expressive and enduring qualities of serif typography in contemporary design.
The article interviews DIA Studio’s founders, Mitch Paone and Meg Donohoe, about launching their independent type foundry, Monkey Type. They discuss the foundry’s playful identity, its separation from DIA, and the design of its new website developed with Lamm & Kirch and Maximillian Kiepe. The conversation explores their philosophy of approachable type design, motion integration, and the creative process behind their typefaces.