Studio Mitja Miklavčič
Currently based in Ljubljana, the studio is cooperating with several advertising agencies in Slovenia and various well-known type foundries including Fontsmith (London), FontShop (Berlin), and the US House Industries, among others. Several articles on their work have been published in international magazines, to mention only Page Magazine (DE), Compter Arts in Grafik Magazine (UK), Add Magazine (BE), and Typo (CZ).
Background
Mitja graduated with a distinction at the University of Reading, UK. The typeface based on his master's degree was later fine-tuned and published by FontShop Int. It soon became one of the most popular fonts, particularly in digital media, such as websites and mobile phones.
Awards
In 2004 Mitja Miklavčič received the Student Prešeren Award, in 2005 the Brumen Award for the Tuš corporate identity manual, created within his work at Gigodesign. His typeface familiy FF Tisa was awarded the TDC Certificate of Excellence in Type Design in 2007, one year later FF Tisa was chosen by FontShop as one of the 20 Typefaces of 2008. The typeface for the Slovene Government won the competition in 2009 along with the new corporate identity design that was developed together with Gigodesign.