A Berliner by choice, Christoph Koeberlin, is one of the most sought-after font engineers in Europe. Foundries such as FontFont, Swiss Typefaces, TypeBy, Miles Newlyn, TypeMates and Grilli Type and brands such as Ebay, TikTok, ZDF, Volkswagen, the German government, Deutsche Bank, DFB, Porsche, MAN, Twitter, Decathlon, Pinterest, Figma, Telekom and Lufthansa put their trust in him. What’s more, the Fontwerk engineering team would be unimaginable without his instrumental help in the early days. The list would be even more star-studded if it weren’t for numerous non-disclosure agreements.

Yet it is not just his technical know-how that Christoph is renowned for. His creative work is proof of his keen instinct for what makes a stand-out and highly sought-after corporate typeface. In addition to FF Mark, which he designed in partnership with Hannes von Döhren and the FontFont Type Department back in 2013, Christoph is also the designer behind Fabrikat (released by HVD Fonts 2016) and Pangea (published by Fontwerk 2020). All three of these typefaces became bestsellers within a very short space of time. He was also significantly involved in major custom font projects for Mercedes-Benz, Liebherr, Hyundai, Lonely Planet and SFMOMA. This makes him one of the best typeface designers of our time. Yet Christoph remains modest and down-to-earth in an almost Keanu Reeves-esque manner with philanthropic ideas and actions such as the permanent donation of part of his Pangea royalties to help conserve the rainforest. With his latest work, Tausend, together with Gabriel Richter he is writing the next chapter. It too has what it takes to be the next big thing.

At this point, any other CV would already be impressive and full to the brim, yet Christoph has another trick up his sleeve, his passion project sportsfonts.com. Under this umbrella, he designs retail and exclusive fonts for sports clubs and brands such as FSV Mainz 05, FC St. Pauli, Werder Bremen, Schalke 04 and (his) 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Their fans are just as enthusiastic about it as the specialist audience, as documented by awards such as the ADC 2025 Grand Prix Design Award (!), the iF Design Award and German Brand Award.

Christoph Koeberlin is a multi-talented, exceptional designer who can fill many positions – always at a world-class level.