Lucas Liccini
Designer · Founder · Type Designer
In their own words
Primarily our self-initiated work results in our retail typefaces.
Articles & interviews
- Studio HanLi Emphasizes Fun Over Trends in Design Approach
The article profiles Berlin-based Studio HanLi, founded by Elias Hanzer and Lucas Liccini, whose practice merges graphic design and type design through their sister foundry HAL Typefaces. Emphasizing experimentation and fun over trends, the duo discuss their intertwined approach, upcoming type releases like HAL Magic, and their historically informed creative process. The feature highlights their philosophy of continual exploration and joy in design.
- "Rethink Combines Gourmet Mushrooms and Motorsports in Unique Branding"
The Brand Identity’s biweekly feature ‘The Edit’ spotlights five new design projects, including Rethink’s motorsport-inspired identity for gourmet mushroom brand Full Pin, HAL Typefaces’ new release HAL Magic, and branding for Spitfire Cheese and Sundry by Callin Mackintosh. It also covers Alex Hunting Studio’s launch of the art journal Footnote and Pentagram’s bold identity for photographer Jack Davison’s publishing house Helions.
- Hanzer Liccini on how type and graphic design inform both sides of their Berlin-based practice
The interview with Berlin-based duo Hanzer Liccini explores how Elias Hanzer and Lucas Liccini balance their dual focus on graphic design and type design. They discuss their collaborative process, the founding of HAL Typefaces, and projects such as film title design and jewellery-based custom fonts. Their practice emphasizes experimentation, conceptual thinking, and sustainable print production.
- Dinamo’s Johannes Breyer on the process behind innovative sans to serif superfamily ABC Arizona
The Brand Identity interviews Dinamo co-founder Johannes Breyer about the creation of ABC Arizona, a groundbreaking sans-to-serif variable type superfamily designed by Elias Hanzer in collaboration with Dinamo. The three-year project explores new possibilities in variable font technology, blending multiple genres into one cohesive file. The discussion covers the technical challenges, collaborative process, and early uses of the typeface in projects like Glyphs, Fashion Research Library, and the San Francisco Symphony.