205TF is a French type foundry publishing typefaces by independent designers and developing custom typography. Its catalogue brings together a broad range of design approaches, from text families to experimental display work.
Works with Basetica, Plaax, Thelo, Henry, Milling, Milling SL, Milling TP, Milling CAD
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Antwerp branding studio FCKLCK has launched Anti Charm, a limited-edition charm jewellery collection spelling its name through six independently designed letterforms and a studio-designed three-leaf clover. The 15-month self-funded project combines metal casting, enamel, custom packaging, photography and a related generative ceramic-bookend series, exploring chance, authorship and control.
Creative Boom's September 2026 Type Drop surveys newly released typefaces from independent designers and foundries. Highlights include Göran Söderström's long-developed, multilingual Exemplar; a politically conscious Victorian-grotesque-inspired Foundry Kingdom; and display, editorial, branding and packaging-oriented releases including Autêntica Serif, Castillon, Peignot Jumbo, Vieno, Novaform, Raimundo and Arpeggio.
Creative Boom's September 2026 type roundup surveys newly released typefaces ranging from Brazilian-Brutalist-inspired serif Autêntica Serif to 1970s-informed Novaform. A key feature is Göran Söderström's Exemplar, completed after 32 years of development and commemorated with marble street signs in Pietrasanta, Italy. The selected releases foreground historical references, flexible families, display impact and multilingual functionality.
Mouthwash Studio rebranded Los Angeles eyewear label Bonnie Clyde with a Shakespearean identity built around love, fantasy, self-expression and the brand's existing exploding-heart symbol. The studio developed strategy, a bespoke Lombardic-inspired wordmark, a mythology of illustrated symbols, digital and motion work, and a website, supported by extensive research into medieval manuscripts, churches and historic lettering. The final identity uses a restrained neutral palette with romantic named accent colours to foreground eyewear, photography and storytelling.
Barcelona-based studio Plakton created the identity for Boscada, Baró i Fills' first apple marketed under its own brand. The system distils the high-altitude orchard landscape into an abstract logo, expressive watercolour illustrations, variety-specific fruit labels and packaging. Petit Serif and Sentinel establish a warm but structured typographic voice across print and digital applications.
Creative Boom’s May 2026 roundup highlights six notable new typefaces from global foundries. The selection spans expressive scripts, historical revivals, and variable fonts, showcasing innovation from designers at Grilli Type, Monotype, Typofonderie, 205TF, Sproviero Type, and Dalton Maag. The article celebrates the diversity and technical evolution of contemporary typography.
Creative Boom’s February 2026 roundup by Tom May highlights notable new type releases from global foundries. The selection spans bespoke commissions, multiscript collaborations, and variable font innovations, reflecting a strong focus on inclusivity, craft, and typographic versatility. Each featured release demonstrates renewed ambition and thoughtful design across the international type community.
Creative Boom’s December 2025 roundup highlights seven new typefaces that balance opposing design forces such as ornament and precision, warmth and structure. The featured releases include GS Lomba, Snowee, Gando, Futurist, Culture, Aegis, and 00 Quatorze, each demonstrating innovation in variable font technology and expressive versatility. The article celebrates how contemporary type design merges emotional depth with technical refinement.
BP&O features Cotton’s brand identity for Eternal Research, a Los Angeles-based music technology company founded by Alexandra Fierra. The identity fuses Victorian ornamentation with generative, audioreactive design to reflect the brand’s experimental instruments like the Demon Box. The project showcases an elaborate typographic system and richly gothic art direction that challenges the minimalist norms of the synth industry.
Creative Boom’s May 2025 roundup by Tom May highlights eight new typefaces from global foundries, showcasing innovation and craftsmanship in contemporary type design. Featured releases include Order Type Foundry’s Sita Collection, Big Fog Foundry’s playful Unie, and Rosetta Type’s Only Yours, which introduces a unique ownership model. The article celebrates the diversity and creativity driving modern typography.
Velvele, a Milan-based studio, created a kinetic brand identity for Cray, a Turkish electronic music brand. The identity uses the variable typeface Exposure by 205TF to create a dynamic, motion-driven logo that reflects the energy of live music. The design combines vibrant colors, surreal portraits, and motion effects to capture Cray’s underground yet contemporary spirit.
ADDRESS ARTS designed a bold, typographic identity for Cadence, a new electrolyte beverage brand. Using the variable typeface Exposure alongside Neue Montreal and Editorial New, the studio created a minimalist black-and-white look with a pop of green. CGI renders helped visualize the product’s real-world presence and tactile appeal.
London studio Anagram created a warm, flexible identity for Hoxton Campus, a London workspace intended to accommodate businesses of different sizes. Drawing on the distinct histories of the campus's three buildings, the system uses expressive typographic characters, fluid geometric forms and a fragmented palette. The identity pairs Colophon Foundry's Value Serif with a customised Maax Regular wordmark by 205TF.
The District designed the identity for Storey’s Field Centre, a Cambridge community centre designed by local architects MUMA. The visual system is led by a circle-square logo that references the building’s architectural vernacular and uses 205TF’s square-edged Maax typeface.
