Letters have power. Their power lies in their rich, fascinating history. And in turn, their rich, fascinating history draws their own, unique personality and purpose. Every letter carries its own character through form, negative space, and sophisticated simplicity — and that’s a story that always needs to be told right.

My mission is to promote, educate, and empower typography’s substantial worth in everything I do.

Education

2016 — 2017 Master in Advanced Typography, EINA Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art de Barcelona
2014 — Cannes Young Lions Romania, The Alternative School for Creative Thinking, Bucharest
2007 — 2010 B.A. Graphic Design, National University of Arts Bucharest
2003 — 2007 Design & Fine Arts, National College of Arts Queen Mary Constanta

Awards & Recognition

2023 — Award of Excellence @Communication Arts Typography Annual2021 — Distinction, Taiwan International Poster Design Award
2021 — TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence
2021 — Award of Excellence @Communication Arts Typography Annual
2020 — 1st Place, Graphic Design — ADC*Ro, December
2020 — 2nd Place, OOH — ADC*Ro, November
2020 — Special Mention, Graphic Design — ADC*Ro, November
2020 — Special Mention, OOH — ADC*Ro, November
2020 — 1st Place OOH — ADC*Ro, July
2020 — Shortlist @Communication Arts Typography Annual
2014 — Gold @Cannes Cyber Young Lions Competition
2014 — Young Lions Competition @Cannes Lions Romania
2012 — Bronze @TransformAwards
2012 — Gold @TransformAwards

Jury

2022 — D&AD Awards, Typography
2021 — &NowEast, Poster Festival
2021 — D&AD Awards, Typography
2020 — ADC*E Awards, Graphic Design
2020 — PosterJam x Diploma

Talks

2022 — Málaga Type, Málaga 
2022 — Bucharest Graphic Days, Bucharest
2018 — ADC School, Bucharest
2017 — 36DaysOfType&Friends, Barcelona
2015 — CNSC, Bucharest
2014 — Best Of Design – Cannes Lions, Bucharest
2014 — Transilvania Creative Fest, Brasov

Books

2022 — Women of Type
2018 — Typism Book 4
2018 — GoodType the Book 2
2016 — GoodType the Book
2014 — Los Logos 7
2012 — Los Logos 6

Featured

Gràffica.info, PAGE, Posterzine™ Issue 56 | FEMME TYPE, Wallpaper*, ADWEEK, Design Taxi, Ads of the World, CreativeMornings, Ladies Wine & Design Bucharest, ELLE, Glamour, iQads, AdHugger, Forbes, BizMagazin, Wall-Street, CreativeBusiness.

Selected Interviews

Graffica+ (ES)
La pasión tipográfica de Bianca Dumitrașcu
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FemmeType (EN)
An Interview with Bianca Dumitrașcu
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The Alternative School for Creative Thinking (EN)
#RomanianThrivers: Bianca Dumitrașcu and the power of lettering

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