Open and Tobias Frere-Jones collaborate for the ACLU
Frere-Jones Type lists this commission for the American Civil Liberties Union in its custom-work portfolio. Open and Tobias Frere-Jones share the design credit.
Creative Boom’s January 2026 roundup by Tom May highlights standout new type releases from Grilli Type, W Type Foundry, Frere-Jones Type, and The Northern Block. The featured fonts balance functionality with personality, ranging from pragmatic corporate sans serifs to revived historical scripts. The article celebrates how modern type design merges utility, warmth, and historical awareness.
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.