Boom Promphan Suksumek is a type designer originally from Bangkok, Thailand. She graduated from the Type and Media MA at KABK The Hague in 2022. Boom continues her type design practice in The Hague, where she focuses on designing typefaces combining Thai and Latin writing systems. She is publishing her work in progress on futurefonts.xyz. Besides, she provides type design-related services in collaboration with graphic design studios, such as custom typeface design, typographic consultation, lettering, brand identity, and editorial design.
Boom holds a BA in Communication Design from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. After working as a freelance graphic designer in Thailand, she decided to pursue a Master in Visual Communication at the Basel school of design in Basel, Switzerland, where she found her passion for Type Design. After her MA, she worked as a Type Designer at Cadson Demak, in Bangkok, Thailand. During her time at Cadson Demak, Boom presented the results of her research on the evolution of the Thai Loopless style at ATypI Tokyo and at BITS Chiang Mai, both in 2019.