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TypePosters

British personalised typographic poster brand making made-to-order Giclée letter and number prints from Milton Keynes.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

TypePosters is a British typographic poster design and printing brand based in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2015 by James Eltherington and operates as part of the design studio WHP Creative. The brand specialises in personalised typographic wall art: customers choose from more than 50 in-house designs, select a letter or number, and the poster is printed to order. This made-on-demand model means there are no warehouses and no mass production, with each piece produced only after an order is placed. The product range centres on Giclée fine-art prints on 180gsm archival matte paper, offered in five UK A-series sizes from A4 (210 × 297 mm) up to A0 (841 × 1189 mm). Prices start from £19.99. Designs carry names such as Deco, Chevron, Bloom, Miami, Detroit, Glitch Out, Holo, Lo-fi, Meccano, Squiggle and Zenith, and are grouped into stylistic categories including decorative, simple, abstract, pattern, traditional and classic. The prints are positioned for nurseries, children's bedrooms, playrooms and family spaces, and are marketed as personalised gifts for birthdays, newborns and other meaningful occasions. Individual letters can be combined into alphabet walls or full personalised name displays. TypePosters sells primarily through its own e-commerce website, typeposters.co.uk, and describes printing through a global network so that orders reach customers quickly wherever they are. The brand encourages customers to share their walls on social media using the tag #typeposters. Its identity is closely tied to founder James Eltherington, who started the studio to make personalised typographic art that is, in the brand's words, genuinely worth hanging. As a small design-led studio rather than a large manufacturer, TypePosters competes in the personalised wall-art and print-on-demand gifting market, where customisation, in-house design and fine-art print quality are the main points of differentiation.

History

TypePosters was founded in 2015 by James Eltherington, who started the studio to create personalised typographic art that would be genuinely worth hanging on a wall. The brand was established from a base in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, and operates as part of the design studio WHP Creative. From the outset, the business was built around a made-to-order model rather than traditional inventory-based retail: designs are created in-house, and each poster is printed only after a customer places an order. The core concept that has defined the brand is customisation through typography. Customers choose from a catalogue of more than 50 designs, select a letter or number, and receive a poster printed specifically for them. Over time the catalogue has expanded to include a wide range of named designs such as Deco, Chevron, Bloom, Miami, Detroit, Glitch Out, Holo, Lo-fi, Meccano, Squiggle and Zenith, organised into stylistic groups including decorative, simple, abstract, pattern, traditional and classic. The prints are produced as Giclée fine-art prints on 180gsm archival matte paper and offered in five UK A-series sizes from A4 to A0, with prices starting from £19.99. TypePosters has positioned its output for nurseries, children's bedrooms, playrooms and family spaces, and markets the prints as personalised gifts for birthdays, newborns and other meaningful occasions. Individual letters can be used alone or combined into alphabet walls and full personalised name displays. The brand sells through its own e-commerce website and states that it prints through a global network so orders can reach customers quickly wherever they are, with no warehouses and no mass production. It also encourages customers to share their walls on social media using the tag #typeposters. As a small, design-led studio, TypePosters operates in the personalised wall-art and print-on-demand gifting market. Its history is one of steady catalogue growth and refinement of a single core proposition — in-house designed, made-to-order typographic prints — rather than diversification into unrelated product lines. The brand remains active and continues to trade from Milton Keynes under the WHP Creative umbrella.

  • 2015

    TypePosters is founded by James Eltherington in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, as part of design studio WHP Creative.

  • The brand grows its catalogue to more than 50 typographic designs with custom letter or number personalisation.

  • TypePosters offers Giclée fine-art prints on 180gsm archival matte paper in five UK A-series sizes from A4 to A0, priced from £19.99.

Products and positioning

Design-led, made-to-order personalised typographic wall art positioned as meaningful, giftable and fine-art quality rather than mass-produced decor.

  • Deco

    A personalised letter poster designed for kids' rooms, nurseries and family spaces, available in A4 to A0.

  • Chevron

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Bloom

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Miami

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Detroit

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Glitch Out

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Holo

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Lo-fi

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Meccano

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Squiggle

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

  • Zenith

    A typographic design in the TypePosters catalogue, customisable with a letter or number.

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