About Designer Jan Tomas
Jan Tomas was born in July 1976 in Prague. He finished his secondary studies at the Vaclav Hollar Art School in Prague in 1994 and then he was admitted to the Prague Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, where he studied at the Department of Poster and Graphic Design under professor Zdenek Ziegler. In 1998 he won the 2nd Prize in Osaka, Japan, for his logo design of “The League of Historical Cities”. In the same year he was awarded the 1st Prize for his posters designed for the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class campaign. In 1999, after graduating from the Prague Academy, Jan left for Berlin to enroll at the University of Arts, Visual Communication Department led by Professor Holger Matthies. He participated in group exhibitions at the DDD Gallery in Osaka, Japan, in 2000, and at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Germany, in 2001. Jan’s first collection of typefaces was inspired by cutting edge technologies and designed for 2D animation. In 2000, these typefaces were incorporated in the Linotype Library: Linotype ALPHABAT, Linotype ELEMENT, Linotype STARTEC, and Linotype SILVER. After graduation, Jan continued collaborating with professor Holger Matthies while working at a design studio in Hamburg for two years. In 2001, Jan founded STUDIO in Prague and has since built up a client base including companies from all over the world. Jan’s STUDIO specializes in corporate identity, corporate design, web design, and motion design. In 2001, Jan was awarded the 1st Prize at the AGI Poster Competition for his poster "Against Right Wing Violence". In 2002 and 2004, he participated in the International Biennial of Graphic Design in Brno, Czech Republic. In 2004, Jan received the “Typographic Excellence” award from the Type Directors Club in New York. Between 2005 and 2007 he created new typefaces inspired by futuristic technologies: JT PART, JT WAVELIN, JT DIMENSION, and JT DIGIMON. In 2011, Jan founded Future Typo, the first web portal for advanced typography with original design typefaces and 3D typefaces. Jan developed a new perspective of future typography with his mission to transform his original 2D collection into 3D animation. In 2011 Jan is presenting his new collection of 3D typefaces: JT DIGIMON 3D, JT DIMENSION 3D, JT SWAX 3D, and JT LUMIX 3D. These alphabets are the first typefaces designed for 3D motion typography.