Typographica: Undergrad, Cooper, KABK — One Student’s Road to Learning Type Design

In 2009, after 13 years as a self-employed graphic designer, I decided to abandon the professional world and go back to school — this time to pursue a field that seems related, but is an entirely separate discipline: typeface design. Read more about my journey here ...

Luc Devroye: Best Typefaces of 2013

The Brisbane typeface, my graduation project for Type and Media 2013 at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, was recently included in Luc Devroye’s 'Best Typefaces of 2013'. This project is the result of a five month process from initial concept to the stage it was presented for final assessment. You can read more about the design process for Brisbane here.

Radio 4EB FM: Brisbane, the typeface

After completing a Typeface Design Masters at the Royal Academy of Art at The Hague, Troy Leinster has returned to his home state of Queensland with a brand new typeface for Brisbane. Adam talks to Troy about how he achieved a task like this. Listen here from 06:30-12:00 of the recording...

ABC Radio 612: Brisbane! the font!

What is your favourite font?? Times Roman? Arial? Comic Sans??!!

This morning, we introduce to you the very latest typeface.... and it's called BRISBANE!! It's the brain-child of local graphic designer Troy Leinster who will exhibiting BRISBANE in BRISBANE from September 30th till October 6th. Troy joined Spencer this morning. Listen here...

Australian Infront: Brisbane Typeface

Brisbane based designer Troy Leinster recently graduated from the Typeface Design Masters at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Read more...

FontShop: TypeMedia up the ante with 2013 website

The Type & Media class of 2013 present their work in terrific detail on a website that again raises the bar for online presentation of student work. Troy Leinster (Australia) infuses the personality of the city and its inhabitants in a relaxed, self-assured sans serif designed specifically for pedestrian way-finding in Brisbane. Read more...

Mota Italic Gallery Berlin: Mastering Type 13

For the third time, we present the typefaces of the 2013 masters students of the Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (NL) and the University of Reading. This joint preview of Europe's two greatest MA programs provides a first view of their fresh new designs.

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Lena in New York

As a graduate of the Type@Cooper program I was invited to submit a specimen of my typeface Lena for an exhibition in New York. The exhibition is open to the public on October 24 through to November 17, 2012 at 41 Cooper Gallery, located at 41 Cooper Square between 6th and 7th streets. If you are in the area go check it out. More details here... Click on the image to take a closer look or here to see more of the exhibition.

Advertising Served

Fourex Beer Posters served up on Behance. Read more...

Bushwick / East Williamsburg and Tribeca Lettering Walks by Paul Shaw

This spring I organized two custom urban lettering tours in New York City. On March 4, at the behest of Troy Leinster, I led alumni of the summer (short-term) CooperType program on walk through Bushwick and East Williamsburg. Two days later I was supposed to lead a group of students from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota on a walk in Tribeca. Due to some confusion they were unable to make it, but several of the CooperType alumni eagerly took their place. Read more...

Laneways Identity | 2011 Qantm Create Design Awards

Brief: Create a visual identity for Brisbane City Council’s laneways, alleyways and arcades. The typeface for Laneways was custom designed to represent a sense of exploration and discovery. The typeface is engaging, bold and urban. It positions laneways as unique, interactive destinations and connectors. The negative space of each character reflects the shapes created by laneways when viewed from an aerial perspective. The negative spaces together create a graphic element which is incorporated throughout signage. In collaboration with type designer Troy Leinster. Typeface Habitat. Read more...

Font Aid IV: Coming Together

The Society of Typographic Aficionados is proud to announce the release of “Coming Together”, a font created exclusively for Font Aid IV to benefit the victims of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The font consists entirely of ampersands, to represent the idea of people coming together to help one another. Type designers, graphic designers, and other artists from around the world contributed artwork to the font. Read more...

Wallpaper Type Tart Cards

In conjunction with St Bride Library and Type, we asked designers – from students to superstars – to find the tart hiding in every type and create their own graphic numbers. Along with a selection in the magazine, all 450 cards can be viewed here. Read more...