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Fonts in use: The West typeface for the book ‘Wilde Elbe’
Wilde Elbe
The 200-page photo book was designed by the Munich design office of Schmid/Widmaier. The headlines and captions are set in West.
Fonts in use: Romaine for the book ‘Holy Daimon’ by Frater Acher, published by Scarlet Imprint
Scarlet Imprint
For the typesetting of Frater Acher’s ‘Holy Heretics’ and ‘Holy Daimon’, editor and designer Alkistis Dimech chose Romaine by Aad van Dommelen.
Fonts in use: The Pangea typeface for the 3466 Literature Prize
3466
The Turin-based creative agency Tundra Office was responsible for the visual identity of the renowned literary prize 3466. For the memorable logo, the website and all printed and digital marketing materials, they also used some of Pangea’s styles.
Fonts in Use: The West typeface for the “New Objectivity” exhibition catalog
Neue Sachlichkeit
The Kunsthalle Mannheim is dedicating a major exhibition to the phenomenon of “New Objectivity”. The accompanying exhibition catalog is set in Daniel Perraudin’s West typeface.
Case Text and Nikolai in use for the catalog “200 Years of the Frauenbad – Building Culture and the Art industry in the Spa Town of Baden near Vienna”
200 Years of the Frauenbad
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Frauen- und Carolinenbad in the Austrian spa town of Baden, an exhibition at the Arnulf Rainer Museum documented its history.The accompanying catalog is based on a perfect combination of Case and Nikolai.
Pangea in Use: Festschrift 10 Jahre Spezialisierte Ambulante Palliativ-Versorgung im Landkreis Ludwigsburg
10 Years SAPV
On the occasion of its anniversary, the Specialized Palliative Care Outpatient Team in Ludwigsburg pays tribute to the work of the facility and all its stakeholders in a commemorative publication, which is set in Pangea.
Park City Main Street Atmosphere – Sundance Film Festival 2022 (© 2022 Sundance Institute | Photo by Stephen Speckman)
Sundance Festival
Many famous directors have celebrated their breakthroughs at the largest independent film gathering in the US, including Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Jim Jarmusch. The 2022 edition used the Pangea family as its house font.
Fonts in use: McQueen typeface for Ridley Howard Exhibition Book ‘Shorelines’
Ridley Howard ‘Shorelines’
When Creative Director Magnus Naddermier was hired by the Paris-based gallery Andréhn-Schiptjenko to design ‘Shorelines’—the first publication covering the works of American painter Ridley Howard—he decided to use the Display variant of the McQueen family.
Romaine typeface Cover Studies
Cover Studies
Aad van Dommelen created some fictional cover designs to show Romaine flexing her typographic muscles.