Graphics for an event organized by No Glucose at Bologna’s Freakout Club, with umru, Aaron Rumore, and Luna Lias.

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De Melodías y Colores, 1 February 2026

This post presents a series of concert posters designed for the Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México (OTCM) in 2026.

The poster shown above officially inaugurates the 2026 Season 1, presenting a renewed visual structure. The composition centers on La Giganta, the monumental sculpture by José Luis Cuevas, which serves as a powerful iconic element. The design employs a high-contrast photographic style in which the background image engages in a dialogue with a typographic composition of two fonts.

The typographic system is a sophisticated fusion of four distinct voices. The main title, De Melodías y Colores (“Of Melodies and Colors”), creates a rhythmic dialogue between Chicago – a robust, dotted typeface – and Origins, a fluid, handwritten typeface that mimics the expressiveness of a calligrapher’s stroke. This combination reflects the dual nature of the concert: the technical precision of the music and the vitality of the visual arts. Questa – here in the form of Questa Grande – is introduced as the new institutional serif typeface, lending a modern and elegant voice to the orchestra’s name. Finally, Cabin remains the official typeface of the Mexico City government for secondary information, ensuring that details about the guest conductor and soloists remain legible against the monumental background. This design establishes the template for the first season in 2026, prioritizing striking iconography and expressive typographic combinations.

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Amor en clave de sol, 15 February 2026

The visual narrative for the third poster centers on a dramatic sunset over the facade of the Museo de la Ciudad de México, where the sky's warm gradients are mirrored by the lyrical and romantic theme of the concert, Amor en clave de sol.

The typographic composition introduces a new, sophisticated hierarchy. The main title is set in Mon Nicolette, an expressive typeface by Mexican designer Cristóbal Henestrosa. Its fluid, calligraphic strokes and elegant swashes – integrated here with musical clef and heart motifs – capture the emotional essence of the repertoire.

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El México de sus compositores, 22 February 2026. This poster was designed together with Vania Rabago.

The fourth poster for the concert at the Alcázar of Chapultepec Castle utilizes a dramatic architectural photograph that emphasizes the perspective of the venue’s iconic checkered floor and classical arches. The deep vanishing point serves as a natural visual anchor, guiding the viewer’s eye through the historic corridor and toward the musical information.

The typographic palette is led by Gelica for the concert title. This choice brings a warm, retro-contemporary charm to the design, with its soft serifs and organic terminals providing a lyrical counterpoint to the rigid geometry of the architecture. The friendly and expressive nature of Gelica perfectly captures the passionate spirit of the repertoire.

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Mujeres que suenan y transforman, 8 March 2026

The fifth poster for the concert at the Ángela Peralta Open-Air Theater utilizes a striking high-angle photograph that captures the venue’s unique integration with the surrounding greenery of Parque Lincoln. The radial symmetry of the theater’s seating serves as a natural visual anchor, drawing the eye toward the stage and the performers.

The typographic palette is led by Instrument Serif for the concert title. This choice brings a classic, scholarly elegance to the design, echoing the operatic and historical legacy of the theater’s namesake. The serif structure of Instrument Serif provides a high level of sophistication that balances the organic textures of the surrounding trees.

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Natalicio del Benemérito de las Américas, 15 March 2026

This poster for the sixth concert of the 2026 season highlights the presence of the Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México (OTCM) in contemporary social spaces. The visual centerpiece is a panoramic photograph of Utopía Tezontli, a modern community center in Iztapalapa. The architectural geometry, with its white structural ribs and circular patterns, creates a rhythmic backdrop that symbolizes the utopian and transformative nature of the place.

The typographic strategy introduces Caligra, a contemporary Gothic typeface used for the main title. This choice creates a tension between the orchestra's historical roots and the modern, urban environment of the venue, while also evoking the complex framework of the building’s roof.

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Armoniás de primavera, 22 March 2026

The visual composition of the seventh poster is centered on an expansive landscape photograph of Parque Tezozómoc, featuring its iconic artificial lake and the pre-Hispanic-inspired topography. The open, bright blue sky and the reflection of the clouds in the water serve as a natural visual anchor, providing a serene and airy backdrop that reflects the “spring harmonies” theme.

The typographic hierarchy is led by a sophisticated pairing for the title: Amster, with its contemporary and sharp personality, and ATF Garamond, which provides a timeless, academic elegance. This combination creates a refined, editorial feel that contrasts with the organic, open-air nature of the park. The layout effectively utilizes the landscape’s “white space” to allow the intricate typographic layers to breathe, maintaining a balance between historical tradition and the modern urban environment.

Victor Verhelst and Corbin Mahieu worked on the visual identity of Abrupt festival’s 2025 edition, using AC Visual for the typography. From the festival’s Instagram:

Carrying forward their visual dialogue with the festival, the duo translate rhythm into form: weaving glitches, sparks, and restless motion into a design that pulses with intensity.
A visual journey, echoing the energy of moving between spaces, sounds, and moments, always with an abrupt twist at its core.

About the festival:

Abrupt unfolds across a series of distinctive venues in Brussels. The festival presents a curated selection of live performances, club nights, talks, and gatherings, each one tuned to the shifting frequencies of a hyperdiverse musical landscape.

Organised by the non-profit behind Reset, the temporary brutalist cultural space in central Brussels, Abrupt reflects the organisation’s broader commitment to independent artistic creation.

Poster for Chapelle Minimaliste, the winter festival organized by La Trinité (from 27 February to 1 March 2026 at the Chapelle de la Trinité, Lyon, France).

Three days of concerts, performances, and talks exploring the extraordinary vitality of minimalist music.

Design by Studio Paul Andali, with Emeric Desgranges providing the motion design.
William Sundfor took the photos in the Chapelle. The street photography is by Tom Jacomelli and Emeric Desgranges.

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La Típica en la Vasconcelos, 5 October 2025

During 2025, the Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México (OTCM) offered a series of free concerts throughout the capital, for which these promotional poster was created.

The layout of the elements follows a vertical or radial hierarchy where photographs of musicians or instruments—such as the salterio or the marimba—act as indices of Mexico City’s sonic tradition. The use of illustrations or flat color shapes aims to modernize the Orchestra’s image, moving it away from a static perception and bringing it closer to a dynamic urban audience. Furthermore, the color palette likely aligns with the institutional identity of the Secretariat of Culture, applied with high contrasts to ensure legibility in public spaces. A system of visual weights was established where the OTCM name stands out above the time and location details, allowing for quick scanning. The typographic selection likely includes a seriffed, calligraphic typeface—Adobe Aldine—for headlines to evoke the history and elegance of an orchestra with over 140 years of heritage, complemented by sans-serif typefaces—Roboto and Cabin—for technical data to ensure clear readability at various distances. Finally, the management of leading and tracking is optimized to avoid dense typographic blocks, maintaining an “air” that allows the design to breathe.

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Ninfas y Nereidas, 12 October 2025

The poster for the Ninfas y Nereidas concert represents a transition towards a more layered and atmospheric visual language. The background is a rich, impressionistic tapestry of warm-toned flowers that anchors the composition, reflecting the floral tradition of the San Francisco Tlaltenco area.

The typographic system introduces Gabriola, whose fluid, stylistic alternates and elongated swashes mirror the “aquatic” and mythological theme of the Nereids. This expressive display face is used for the concert title, creating a sharp contrast with the structured, institutional presence of Adobe Aldine at the top. For the more complex information—such as the extensive repertoire list and venue details—Roboto and Cabin are again used to maintain high legibility against the textured background. The layout balances a large, centered photograph of the full orchestra with a clear, white footer for institutional logos, ensuring that the decorative elements do not compromise the informational clarity.

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Ritmos de Otoño, 19 October 2025

The poster for the Ritmos de Otoño (“Autumn Rhythms”) concert features a frame-within-a-frame composition that emphasizes the relationship between the venue and the season. The top of the layout is dominated by a lush, colorful floral arrangement that creates an organic border, contrasting with the bright blue sky.

The typographic hierarchy is centered and highly structured. The concert title is set in Adobe Aldine’s Display size, utilizing its graceful, flaring terminals to reflect the organic nature of the floral motifs. It is used for the “Orquesta Típica” name at the top, providing a stable, classical anchor for the design. A distinctive detail is the venue address, which is set in an arch following the architectural curve of the museum’s orange facade, effectively integrating the text with the photographic image of the building’s entrance.

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La muerte se quiere llevar a la Típica, 9 November 2025

This poster for the Día de Muertos special concert, titled La muerte se quiere llevar a la Típica, showcases a sophisticated integration of typography and architectural photography. The composition uses a diagonal perspective provided by the museum’s historic stone columns, creating a sense of depth that guides the eye toward the papel picado and the dark interior where the concert title is placed.

The typographic system relies on a high-contrast hierarchy to manage a large amount of information. The main header and the concert title are once more set in Adobe Aldine Display, whose classical serif structure is paired with a hand-drawn illustration of a skeleton, evoking the iconic style of José Guadalupe Posada. This choice reinforces the cultural heritage of the celebration. To balance the ornate title, venue details and technical data are organized using Roboto and Cabin, utilizing different weights and sizes to maintain clarity. A notable design choice is the placement of the location details on the stone pillar, treating the text as a physical part of the architecture. The color palette is somber yet accented by the vibrant colors of the traditional papel picado, ensuring the poster captures the festive yet solemn spirit of the season.

Social Sounds returns on bank holiday Good Friday at Belfast’s Ulster Sports Club, featuring Conor Schmtz, Reger, and Sophie. The poster features Animo by Heavyweight.

Posters for the Tremplin musical de La Ferronnerie concert featuring Paul Dagorne and Magali Brueder, held at La Ferronnerie – CPA Pina Bausch.

The design utilizes Bootzy TM to great effect. The grotesk used for the small type in the bottom left corner is EB Trainer Grotesk, see the comments.

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“Ne Gledaj Me Tako I Ne Ljubi Me Više” single, Jugoton, December 1975, with the title set in caps from Futura Light

From Wikipedia:

Bijelo Dugme (transl. White Button) is a Bosnian (formerly Yugoslav) rock band, formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. Bijelo Dugme is widely considered to have been the most popular and the best-selling band ever to exist in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav rock scene and Yugoslav popular music in general.

Shown here are some of the bands album art and a concert poster, designed by Sarajevo designer Dragan S. Stefanović. The band logo, now an icon of the Yugoslav rock scene, is set in ITC Fat Face, in two tightly spaced lines, with the j pushing down the g.

The group disbanded in 1989, though it did see two revivals in 2005 and 2024. Also from Wikipedia:

Bijelo Dugme’s work remains popular in all former Yugoslav republics, the band often being considered one of the symbols of Yugoslav culture and their work being a frequent motif in various forms of Yugo-nostalgia.

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Poster for a concert in Sarajevo on February 2, 1976, with small text in Bulletin Typewriter. The text in the upper left corner reads “Događaj meseca”, meaning “event of the month”.

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“Milovan” / “Goodbye Amerika” single by Željko Bebek with Bijelo Dugme, 1976. The diacritic was made from a tilde, and the first k was cropped.

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“Džambo” / “Vatra” single by Ipe Ivandić with Bijelo Dugme, 1976. Note the mirrored g in the band name. The sans on these two sleeves is Horatio.

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The single sleeve for “Bitanga i Princeza” from March 1979 features ITC Fat Face for the title as well – with upside-down i’s. “Sa novog albuma” is added in Futura Black.

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Four album covers for Bijelo Dugme (1984), Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo (1986), Ćiribiribela (1988), and Eto! Baš Hoću! (1976)

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Cover for compilation album Ima neka tajna veza released in 1994 under the label of PGP-RTS. The title is set in Franklin Gothic.

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Box set with ten remastered albums on CD, City Records, 2004

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1996 reissue of the compilation Singl Ploče (1974–1975) on HiFi Centar, with ITC Stone Sans for the title.

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1996 reissue of the compilation Singl Ploče (1976–1980), also on HiFi Centar. In these applications, the logo lost the dot on the j.

The poster screams in red. Not politely. Not tastefully. Red as in warning. Red as in neon that refuses to blink.

Whole Theater Pulse! (WTP) sits there like a sign you were not supposed to see but you cannot ignore. The letters stretch, melt, insist. Almost a logo. Almost a threat.

Global image direction by Paris-based design studio Feelings for artist Danyl’s first album ZMIG (2026) and the accompanying campaign, including a shirt for shows in fall/winter 2025/2026, a poster for the Sprinter Tour 2026, and an announcement for the concert at Zénith Paris in November 2026.

The collegiate slab serif appears to be Weichi He’s LL Champion (Lineto, 2024). It’s supported by Axel Pelletanche Thévenart’s Dank (Ornamental & Title Type, 2025). There’s also another sans and an Arabic font (for “دانيل زميڨ”) which are yet unidentified.

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Design for the two-day festival marking the end of the concert tour by the musical duo Dupla. All promotional material exclusively uses the Basati typeface by Blancoletters, in its various weights. The typeface is applied consistently across the compositions supporting the poster’s focus on local culture and public celebration.

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“Music Today: Into the Sound” was a concert featuring Takashi Matsudaira (bariton) and Hideaki Isobe (electronics). Organized by Miyuki Shiraishi Lab, it took place at the Musashino Art University Hall in July 2023. For the bilingual flyer, I paired Portrait and Hon Mincho.

Poster for the 10th anniversary of Behind This Wall bar in Hackney, London.

Poster for il Canterino, an event at La Cantera in Cesena, Italy, featuring Gino Lanzafame. The typography pairs Gikit with GroteskRemix.

Flyer for a gig with Hellthorn and Corps Vidés, December 5th, 2025, at Le Winger in Toulouse, France. The main font in use is Holland-Gotisch, one of the digitizations of an 18th-century design also known as Fleischmann-Gotisch.

Silkscreen poster for a Soli Punk concert in Berlin, with proceeds going to legal aid for Palestinians and allies against state and police repression. The show took place at KØPI’s Koma F and featured gigs by Zanjeer, Krayat, Teppebombe, and Molbo, with DJ Moppi Gallopi and Rita Riot taking care of the aftershow.

Poster by Stavros Gialamidis, using JT Peleton, Sauber Script, and a yet unidentified sans.

To accompany the creation of the Établissement public national du Mont-Saint-Michel, Graphéine designed a visual identity intended to give a clear and lasting form to a previously fragmented governance. The challenge was to move beyond the saturated “postcard” imagery of the Mont while preserving immediate legibility for a site welcoming over 2.5 million visitors each year. Rather than adding another figurative symbol, the project is built around a typographic logotype conceived as an image in itself, where the name becomes the place. This choice places typography at the very heart of the identity, not as a simple graphic layer but as a true narrative foundation.

Within this framework, Blaze Type was commissioned to develop an original typeface based on the drawing of the logotype. Its references draw on the medieval scripts found at the Mont – Carolingian and Gothic – reinterpreted through a resolutely contemporary language. The verticality of the letters echoes the upward thrust of the abbey, while certain forms subtly recall ancient manuscripts without ever slipping into decorative quotation. Blaze Type’s work thus seeks a balance between historical heritage and modern efficiency, resulting in a typeface that is expressive, readable, and capable of structuring the entire identity.

Beyond its design, this typeface plays a central role throughout the visual system. Deployed in several weights and conceived to stretch vertically, it extends into use what makes the logotype distinctive: a form of writing designed to rise, to converse with the architecture, and to open the gaze toward the landscape of the bay. Typography thus becomes far more than a functional tool: it sets the tone, establishes a restrained elegance, and connects the heritage of Mont-Saint-Michel with a contemporary graphic vision. A collaboration that aptly illustrates the strategic role a foundry like Blaze Type can play today in shaping public identities.

The typeface’s scope with five weights and three widths, or heights

Glyph set with stylistic alternates

From Nyshka Chandran, Resident Advisor:

One of Los Angeles’ best parties returns with another explosive lineup. From RHYW’s shapeshifting club selections to Sister Zo’s percussive magic, this will be a night of searing breaks and futuristic techno.

The poster for Fast At Work uses Offset TM, a distressed display sans by Type Mania. The typeface features three stylistic sets that automatically alternate, producing organic variation throughout the text.

Visual identity for Echo System, a live music venue in Scey-sur-Saône, Haute-Saône, in north-eastern France. A bold graphic system applied to the semi-annual program brochures.
The specifically customized titles are derived from the logo design and use parts of Thomas Huot-Marchand’s Garaje Multi. Smaller text is added in Neue Haas Unica.

Visual identity for the 2019 edition of Tribu, a music festival taking place in Burgos, Spain.

Tribu is a multidisciplinary festival held in various venues throughout the city of Burgos over severl adys at the end of summer. A festival for all ages, with a multitude of free activities that fill the city with color and music. Once again this year, we’re in charge of the graphics for all the festival materials.

The art direction and graphic design is by Clara Briones Vedia and Antton Ugarte Ibarrondo, using Agrandir by Alex Slobzheninov (Pangram Pangram) for the typography. The logo is based on HWDP by Mateusz Machalski (Borutta Group).

La Guía GO is a cultural guide with a logo based on Champion Gothic Heavyweight. It’s not part of this design.