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Bombo Display

Bombo Type is a font inspired by the dynamic, rounded shapes of the bumblebee and the vibrant movement of its wings. Its flight is a small-scale example of aerodynamics: the wings beat rapidly, rotate, and change angle, creating vortices and low-pressure areas that generate the lift needed to rise. This gave rise to the famous saying, "The bumblebee isn’t supposed to be able to fly, but it doesn’t know that, and it flies anyway". Bombo Type is light and friendly, with soft yet confident lines, capable of conveying a playful and lively tone of voice.

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CFP Bauer
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Beatrice D'Agostino, Anna Damoli
Year
2026
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  • Type Design
Poster reading bombo type display in yellow Bombo letters over blurred flowers, with daisies, coneflowers and a bumblebee.
Blue poster reading bumble bees in large Bombo type, with a photo of a bumblebee in a purple crocus.
Animated lowercase alphabet in white Bombo type on blue, with photos of bumblebees on flowers.
Billboard among flowering shrubs showing bombo type display in yellow letters over blurred flowers.
Poster reading "the quick fuzzy bombo buzzes over the lazy flower" in yellow over blurred flowers and daisies.
Poster in blue Bombo type with the Italian saying about the bumblebee that flies anyway, and an illustrated bee.
The word fuzzy in white Bombo type on blue, with x-height, baseline and descender guides.
Lowercase b in Bombo shown with its Bézier points on a blue grid, beside a short description.
Lowercase r in Bombo shown with its Bézier points, above tiles of the letters h, t, d, u, i, f, k and v.
Cream tote bag on a flowering lawn, printed in pink with "Once a bombo, always a bombo."
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