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Incidentally, 100% of the proceeds from her ‘Peace is Possible Collection’ are donated to ACLU, a non-profit whose work will be more vital than ever in the coming years. So, I highly recommend not only checking her music but also taking a moment to visit her profile.
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In this spirit, alongside a sneak peek of a typeface-in-progress, I’d like to share the work of one of my favourite singer-songwriters from the United States: Laura Veirs.

That said, there are many things beyond our control, and it remains crucial to focus on what we can influence. Even the smallest moments of joy can contribute to making the world a better place.

Thank you for your kind words! If there’s anything more you’d like to know about the typeface, just let me know.

That is, if I can remember—it is quite an old project, after all :)

In 2018, the visual identity was refreshed, and with it, the Gradec typeface was updated, including the addition of italic styles.

But win it did, and then we had no choice but to see the typeface through to completion—a true baptism of fire. I must thank not only the client’s patience but also everyone who helped bring the font to life, including Karel Míšek, Jan Hora, Jürgen Huber and many others.

Yes, Michal Kukačka (the visual style’s co-author) and I were young, just barely out of our teens—keen, a little naive, and probably a bit overconfident. Most of all, we certainly didn’t expect our design to win an open, anonymous competition!

The first is Gradec from 2009, a sans-serif typeface designed as part of the visual identity for the University of Hradec Králové. It also happens to be my very first completed typeface.

(The handwritten text in the first picture reads ‘Sláva Čechům’ [Glory to Czechs] and ‘Němci / oslové’ [Germans / asses].)

…‘renewed’ in 1970s by (then socialistic) Czechoslovak state, now owned by Sokol, the Slavic archenemy of the Turners in pre-war times. It really shows multilayered and complicated history of our region. (2/2)

Yes, I even made a short animation for it. Because… why not?