Michael Rafailyk

Michael Rafailyk is a type designer from Ukraine specializing in Cyrillic script, and works with with Latin, Greek, Mkhedruli, Armenian, Hebrew, and Arabic scripts. Awarded at TDC70 in the Type Design category. He holds bachelor’s degrees in musical composition and graphic design, and has over 10 years of experience in branding. He composes music for the 8-string guitar and piano. Drawing on this combined experience, Michael brings a strong sense of rhythm and visual harmony to his type design, often engaging with unconventional ideas and making them usable by synthesizing them with classical forms.