Kostas Bartsokas
Type Designer at Foundry5
Thessaloniki, Macedonia and Thrace, Greece
Summary
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Top SchoolKostas Bartsokas is a seasoned type designer and typographer based in Thessaloniki with over a decade of multidisciplinary design experience spanning graphic design, illustration, web and packaging work. After an MA in Typeface Design (Distinction) from the University of Reading he has focused on crafting typefaces commercially as part of Foundry5 while running his own studio, balancing bespoke projects with broader visual systems. His background in fast-paced freelance and senior creative roles means he brings practical production knowledge—print specs, accessibility considerations, and tight-deadline delivery—to type design work. A former business owner and event director, he combines entrepreneurial resourcefulness with meticulous attention to detail and project management. Outside work he’s a devoted collector of experiences and a foodie, traits that subtly inform his human-centred approach to letterforms and visual storytelling.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
13th High SchoolMaster’s Degree, Typeface Design, Distinction, Master’s Degree, Typeface Design, Distinction at University of ReadingDiploma, Advertising, Diploma, Advertising at IEK Triadrias (Public Institute of Vocational Training)
English, German, Greek
Github Skills (23)
opentype10
fonts10
cjk10
phonetics10
woff10
truetype10
typography10
google-fonts10
quality-assurance9
typeface9
ufo9
font-size9
variable-fonts9
command-line-tool8
python8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kosbarts/Oi
Dec 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:40 commits, 2 PRs, 34 pushes in 11 months
kosbarts/Commissioner
Dec 2019 - Aug 2021
Commissioner is a variable and static sans typeface.
Contributions:1 release, 1 review, 129 commits in 1 year 8 months
fonttype-designvariable-fonttypefacehumanist
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