These are the 397 most inspiring, innovative designs of 2018

Honorable Mention:General Excellence

Tencent Sans

Monotype

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Elvis Guo, Advanced Project Manager, Tencent; Winson Yu, Marketing Manager, Tencent; Leo Lai, Multimedia and Brand Designer, Tencent; Julius Hui, Senior Type Designer, Monotype (lead type designer); Akira Kobayashi, Type Director, Monotype; Steve Matteson, Creative Type Director, Monotype; Robin Hui, Chief Type Designer / Production Manager, Monotype; Juan Villanueva, Type Designer, Monotype; Sammy Fung, Type Designer, Monotype; Ryota Doi, Type Designer, Monotype

Honorable Mention:Graphic Design and Data Visualization

Tencent Sans

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