We compile the best of the week design, branding, packaging, and typography features from ISO week 2026-W35, spotlighting disciplined layout systems, custom letterforms, and physical craftsmanship.

This week’s editorial throughline centers on the tension between structural grids and organic expression. Across branding, packaging, and type specimens, designers are rejecting stock layouts in favor of custom-built typographic hierarchies, raw textures, and dynamic digital integrations that preserve the warmth of human craftsmanship.

Featured Design and Branding Picks

DMC by Sigma Software Design
A dynamic automotive conference activation built around a physical DeLorean, translated into a high-contrast dark-mode telemetry interface. The digital system excels in grid discipline, data visualization, and seamless responsive layouts across companion screens.
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MAM Yearbook by Florian Cornut
An exceptional editorial preservation project for LBS, utilizing a strict grid architecture. By pairing Neue Montreal and Editorial Old, the book layout balances photographic archives with bold, structured whitespace.
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Regio Coffee by Ali Aljilani
A brutalist visual identity that frames specialty coffee through extreme geometric contrast and architectural glyph structures. The typographic layout leverages heavy, structural letterforms to command visual hierarchy across print packaging and posters.
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Café Notman by Paprika Design
A sophisticated brand identity that blends Belle Époque elegance with clean contemporary grotesque typography. The project integrates historical photographic archives into menus, signage, and high-end printed collateral.
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Turkish Towels by Naci Mert
A minimalist geometric identity system inspired by Anatolian cotton weaving motifs. The project stands out for its quiet, earthy color palette and tactile textile tags that ground the corporate branding in physical texture.
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Mistan Typeface by thiennhi le
An elegant high-contrast display serif featuring rhythmic curves and delicate terminal flare details. The accompanying type specimen book highlights beautiful multilingual glyph layouts and sophisticated editorial typesetting.
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RUDA Olive Oil by Yai Salinas
A bold Mediterranean brand identity that disrupts classic olive oil packaging. The design system features striking line-art illustrations and high-contrast wordmark lockups that establish a premium, artistic presence.
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Pixelatura Typeface by David Novrian
A nostalgic pixelated serif font that bridges retro 90s computer graphics and modern display typography. Its unique glyph architecture brings elegant serif proportions into pixel grids, evoking childhood digital play with precise craft.
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Next week, we turn our focus to raw physical materiality, examining how editorial publications use textured papers and debossed finishes to command presence in a digital-first world.