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Krista Likar is an experienced graphic designer, co-founder of Type Salon studio. She has always put her focus on choosing the right typeface for the appropriate use in diverse projects. She has broadened her knowledge on type design as an attendee of various type-related workshops during her studies. She enjoys organising workshops and lectures as a member of Tipo Brda society.

Alja Herlah is a type and graphic designer and co-founder of Type Salon, based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2016, she graduated with a Master of Arts degree in Graphic Communications from University of Ljubljana. Alja developed an interest in designing multi-script typefaces (Cyrillic, Greek, Hebrew and Arabic). She has been an active member of Tipo Brda, organising and mentoring type design and typography workshops and talks in Slovenia. Herlah broadened her practice as Font Developer at Atlas Fonts, Berlin and Dalton Maag, London. Currently, Herlah is working as a Teaching Assistant at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Ljubljana and developing new typefaces for Type Salon.

Type Salon is an independent type design studio based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The studio was founded by Alja Herlah and Krista Likar. Located at the crossroads of the main European cultural routes, they create letter shapes that present the mixture of diverse heritage and contemporary presence. Type Salon produces finely-crafted yet multi-usable typefaces. They offer extensions of the existing typefaces or multi-lingual additions such as Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew.