In a purely practical sense, merging the designs was relatively easy.
There’s a brutal honesty to a truck livery. It doesn’t care about the neuroses of people who can recognise Helvetica BQ in print.
Why couldn’t a typeface embrace those same tensions? Why does everything always need to resolve neatly?
I’m a really big fan of having typefaces that give the ability for people setting type to get an exact vibe.
The Brand Identity features Dinamo’s latest type release, ABC Schengen, a six-year collaboration with Seb McLauchlan and Luke Charsley. The type system merges Helvetica and Eurostile influences into 108 styles inspired by the Eurozone’s industrial and logistical aesthetics. The project explores the tension between functional design and cultural identity, resulting in a versatile, variable type family spanning multiple scripts.
The article profiles Virginia-born graphic designer Addison Copas, who embraces creative limitations and analog methods in his type and identity work. Rejecting the 'freedom' of open-ended briefs, Copas focuses on technique, materiality, and the tactile process of designing by hand. His work, inspired by typographer Oldřich Menhart, blends medieval warmth with modern precision across projects like Milk & Olive and LampPost.Live.
Dinamo has launched ABC Schengen, a new auto- and industry-inspired typeface family designed by Seb McLauchlan with Luke Charsley. Six years in development, the project explores the visual language of European trade, transport, and manufacturing, resulting in 108 fonts and three companion revivals. The article delves into the design process, inspirations, and collaborative nature of the release.
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.
Any Other Name has rebranded Budapest-based fashion house Nanushka, creating a tactile and heritage-inspired identity that celebrates Hungarian craftsmanship. The project features a custom wordmark based on Wolpe Pegasus, complemented by Arizona Serif, and introduces a new signature 'Moonbeam' yellow. The rebrand blends geometric precision with bohemian warmth, reflecting Nanushka’s ethos of functional beauty and craft.