Abstract Office is the Los Angeles-based type foundry and design practice of Benjamin Woodlock. The office produces digital typefaces for use across media and collaborates on design from custom typefaces to branding, motion, and editorial projects.
Ben is a director, designer, and educator whose work centers on typography. He has crafted identities and motion graphics for a variety of brands, from film and television shows to corporate and cultural institutions.
An Emmy-nominated title designer for HBO’s Watchmen, he has created title sequences for Netflix’s Harry & Meghan, Disney’s Haunted Mansion, Apple TV’s The Problem with Jon Stewart, Omnivore, and Sunny. His commercial work includes graphics for brands including Meta, TikTok, Adobe, Samsung and Walmart. His work has been exhibited at LACMA as part of the permanent collection.
Ben’s custom type design includes the logo and type family for Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and the institutional super-family “McBean” for California Institute of the Arts, where he teaches type and motion.