Dinamo Typefaces is an independent Berlin-based type design studio founded by Johannes Breyer and Fabian Harb. The studio develops retail and custom typefaces, design tools, and multiscript systems for clients across culture, fashion, technology, and commerce. Guided by research and experimentation, Dinamo also publishes books and physical projects while promoting fair, value-based font licensing. Notable collaborations include Spotify, Nike, Burberry, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts London. The studio’s work has received the Swiss Design Award, and its founders are members of AGI, reflecting Dinamo’s influence in contemporary type and design culture.
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Dinamo has launched its first out-of-home print campaign for its Arizona typeface, featuring Berlin-based musician horsegiirL as the face of the project. The campaign, art directed by Dinamo and Veryes with photography by Tereza Mundilová, celebrates the re-release of Arizona with new condensed and compressed subfamilies. The project spans billboards, posters, and a fold-out type specimen inspired by teen magazines, blending music culture and typography in a playful, physical format.
BP&O features Studio Mut’s brand identity for Caffè Nazionale, a historic café in Arzignano, Italy, reopened as part of a local revitalisation project. The identity draws from vernacular Italian signage and dialect, using a custom handwritten typeface by Stefan Marx and Dinamo alongside Helvetica Neue. With a minimal black, white, and red palette and a griffin mascot, the design balances local authenticity and contemporary sophistication.
Barcelona-based studio Phantasia created the brand identity for Riad El Aaiún, a boutique hotel in Marrakech, by abstracting the city’s rooftop crenellations into a modular graphic system. The identity balances geometric precision with warmth through tactile materials and Dinamo’s ABC Arizona typeface. The result reflects the riad’s blend of traditional Moroccan architecture and contemporary sophistication.
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.
The article explores MOUTHWASH Studio’s evolution of Seed’s brand identity, focusing on how to visualize the unseen world of microbes through design. Collaborating with type foundry Dinamo, the team developed Seed Sans, a variable typeface and expanded color system that balance scientific credibility with approachability. The refreshed identity reflects a broader shift toward adaptive, evidence-based branding in the health and science sector.
The Brand Identity interviews OpenAI Design Directors Shannon Jager and Cary Hudson following their talk at POV Budapest 2025. They discuss OpenAI’s recent rebrand, created in collaboration with Dinamo and Studio Dumbar, and explore how human craft remains vital in an age of AI-generated design. The conversation highlights the balance between technology and human creativity in shaping approachable, emotionally resonant design systems.
Village Green’s ‘Font Family’ project brings together type foundries to create screen-printed posters raising funds for War Child UK. Led by Tom Fearn, the initiative pairs contrasting typefaces to form playful, human-like compositions, celebrating collaboration and craft. The project involved multiple foundries, a specialist printer, and photographer Sun Lee, emphasizing tactile design and community spirit.
The Brand Identity features Emma Kaniuk & Company’s brand identity for Homeward Books, a small press dedicated to unconventional literature. Inspired by the hermit crab as a metaphor for ‘books without a home,’ the identity combines illustration, 3D design, and adaptable typography to express creativity and resilience. Collaborations with international illustrators and type foundries helped create a flexible, evolving visual system that has already elevated Homeward’s industry presence.
Studio Bruch reimagined the historic Hotel Old Post in Bad Hofgastein as the newly branded Post Post Hotel, embracing its postal heritage with a modern, playful identity. The project features a custom typeface, BR-Post, inspired by postage stamps, and illustrations by Daniel Triendl that bring warmth and character to the brand. The result is a refined yet contemporary rebrand that balances tradition with modern hospitality appeal.
Ragged Edge has unveiled a comprehensive rebrand that reinforces its founding ethos of 'rejecting average.' The new identity, built around the concept 'Never be the same again,' features a dynamic visual system called the Edge Spectrum, created using TouchDesigner and Cinema 4D. The rebrand introduces custom typography, warmer organic colors, and a partnership-focused philosophy that reflects the agency’s evolution and creative ambition.
The article announces the return of Us By Night in 2025, a three-day creative festival in Antwerp blending design talks, installations, and nightlife. Founder Rizon Parein emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, with a lineup featuring designers like Bráulio Amado, Sabine Marcelis, and Studio Yukiko. New additions include a large wheatpaste wall installation and an app developed with November Five to connect attendees across the city.
The Brand Identity features Nihilo’s creation of Esther, a premium Colombian rum brand designed to redefine the rum category. The Columbus-based studio, led by Emunah Winer and Margarett Kerr-Jarrett, developed a bold identity centered on duality, optical illusions, and cultural relevance. With distinctive typography, a memorable green cap, and anti-cliché positioning, Esther aims to modernize rum’s image and appeal to a broader audience.
Multiverse Studio developed a refined and technically inspired brand identity for Ecolor, a hair colouring technology company. The design merges scientific precision with expressive visual energy, using fluid graphics, a restrained palette, and humanistic typography to redefine beauty industry conventions. The project includes motion, CGI, and photography that evoke pigment transformation and research aesthetics.
How&How has rebranded Big Cartel with a bold, tactile identity that celebrates the platform’s indie roots and creative community. The new design, led by creative director Chris Clayton, uses hand-rendered textures, expressive typography, and a variable logomark to embody the brand’s 'Goodbye Caution' ethos. Collaborating with type foundries Extraset and Dinamo, the studio crafted a distinctive, personality-driven system that repositions Big Cartel as a launchpad for modern entrepreneurs.
Creative Boom’s June 2025 roundup by Tom May highlights seven new typefaces from leading foundries including Dinamo, Hot Type, and Big Fog Foundry. The article explores the diversity of contemporary type design, from geometric sans-serifs and modernist revivals to experimental scripts and variable fonts. Each featured release demonstrates innovation and craftsmanship within the global type community.
Together has unveiled a luminous new brand identity for U.S.-based healthcare technology company Silna. The rebrand introduces a sunrise-inspired visual system, refined typography, and a human-centered tone of voice to reflect Silna’s mission to simplify healthcare administration. The project combines optimism and clarity through color, type, and symbolism, positioning Silna as a beacon of progress in the healthcare landscape.
Dinamo has collaborated with artist Stefan Marx to create ABC Stefan, a new handwritten typeface based directly on Marx’s own script. The project includes a 2.5-metre-long accordion-style specimen book featuring over 3,500 characters, essays, and artworks. The collaboration celebrates the intersection of typography, humour, and analogue craft through a playful yet intentional design process.