Ian Lynam Design is a Tokyo design studio operating at the intersection of graphic design, design education and design research. We specialize in identity, cultural research and typography. We make stuff for forward-thinking humans.

Custom typefaces

We have designed a wide range of custom typefaces for assorted companies—from display faces to text families.

Read more about the custom typefaces that we have designed.

Plaid Sans

Read more about our custom type families for Plaid

Slanted

Writing for Slanted, the inimitable German magazine on typography and visual culture.

Read more about Ian's writing for Slanted.

Select Clients

“Ian is an honest, simply-brilliant, graphic designer with skills and talent in abundance with the flexibility to adapt to meet and exceed a client’s need and did so each time we worked with him. He is a pleasure to collaborate with I would recommend him to anyone with confidence.”

– Joseph Keating

Klein Dytham architecture

What We Do