* A THOUSAND THANK YOUS

Last month, we launched Tausend – a multi-talented, Jack-of-all-trades typeface that can match and adapt to the demands and restraints of today’s complex and ever-evolving design environments.

Designed by the formidable design duo Christoph Koeberlin and Gabriel Richter, Tausend offers an infinitely versatile system at the forefront of variable font technology and includes six subfamilies and over 1000 variable weights and glyphs. Not a revival but a homage, the gentle top-heaviness, curved feet, small apertures, and ‘angular’ curves make Tausend proud, loud and confident.

We are so delighted by the response and reaction to our new release that we thought we would share a few snippets from the mentions that have appeared over the past few weeks:

“Tausend perfectly captures the spirit of this moment: a time when design needs to be rock solid, flexible, and expressive – all at once. A delicate balance between tradition and rebellion, between utility and personality … From the Gràffica editorial team, we can say this confidently: it’s been a long time since a grotesque felt this relevant, this well crafted, and, frankly, this capable of making us feel something.” — Gràffica (Spanish)

“Koeberlin and Richter have crafted a typeface that feels both classic and perfectly suited for today’s design challenges. Have you ever looked at a font and felt its personality? Tausend’s is unmistakable. It doesn’t whisper; it speaks with conviction. This isn’t just a tool for setting text. It’s a partner in communication that brings its own distinct character to the table.” — We And The Colour

Also check out the nice words, It’s Nice That, Creative Boom, The Brand Identity, Communication Arts, Identifont, PAGE Online (German) and Designer In Action (German) have to say about Tausend.

The Cornwall-based publisher, Scarlet Imprint, specializes in contemporary occult texts and practices. Since its inception in 2007, it has become a leading platform for magical and esoteric texts.

Every book they publish is a work of art in itself, from the binding to the typesetting, every detail is carefully considered. So we were delighted to see our very own Romaine by Aad van Dommelen grace the pages of Frater Acher’s ‘Holy Daimon’ and ‘Holy Heretics’ books. Romaine complements his ‘magical’ writing perfectly, blending traditional forms with contemporary expression.

It really does make us smile when we see our fonts taking brands to the next level and it makes us smile even more when it leads to award wins. Last year, the building cooperative BGZ employed Scope, an interdisciplinary office for architecture, interior architecture and design based in Stuttgart, to help them revamp and redesign their image and it included a full logo redesign.

The new BGZ logo is based on the semibold variant of Neue DIN XWide and it is also used as the corporate font. The square pictogram in the logo has been simplified and the capital G has been modified in such a way that it builds a bridge to its serif predecessor, which served the brand for over 100 years.

At the recent German Brand Awards, Scope scooped Gold in the category of Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation Brand Design – Logo for their work for BGZ. As the jury remarked:

“The revised logo preserves historical values while conveying a clear, contemporary aesthetic through the modernized typeface ‘Neue DIN XWide’ and subtle adjustments to the logo. The harmonious integration of typography, color scheme, and visual consistency elevates the brand to a new level. […] This logo is a powerful symbol of change and lasting value.”