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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.
MSC World Europa
MSC Cruises
Geneva-based brand agency Magic Pencil was commissioned to completely revamp the third largest cruise brand in the world – from the website through to the printed materials. For MSC Cruises’ corporate font, they chose Pangea.
Fonts in use: The eccentric typeface McQueen for Psychotherapist Katrin Terwiel’s brand design
Katrin Terwiel
With McQueen, Cigarsauerkraut’s art director Enrico Kunze found the perfect match for Psychotherapist Katrin Terwiel’s vision.
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: Supermarker for the permanent exhibition ‘Climate. Knowledge. Action!’ of the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology
Climate. Knowledge. Action!
Pastel-colored speech bubbles, set in Supermarker, speak directly and emotionally to visitors of the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology.
Fonts in use: The Pangea Typeface Collection for Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024
Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2024
There was really only one suitable typeface for the visual identity of a conference on sustainability: Pangea.
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.
Fontwerk case study: The Seibert team has already celebrated the new corporate design internally and it will be rolled out over the course of the year.
Semi-Custom Font for Seibert
Seibert turned to us because McQueen was already being considered as the new corporate font – as part of the gradual redesign of the visual identity. Two logo fonts were built in just six weeks, which ensure comfortable and safe use of the variants for all employees.
A subtly adapted typeface Pangea (IberPangea) in use for the visual identity of the fifth largest energy company in the world, Iberdrola
Iberdrola
‘Pangea is a digital, versatile, and easily recognizable typeface family, serving as a crucial asset for Iberdrola.’, Design Bridge and Partners designer Marco Walker states.
The sans-serif typeface Pangea in use for the visual identity of the Australian environmental company Powerhouse
Powerhouse
Melbourne-based design studio Side By Side chose Pangea for the visual identity of the Australian environmental company Powerhouse.
The typeface Nikolai in use for the campaign “Granada limpia que te quiero limpia” (English: Clean Granada, I love you clean)
Granada Limpia
Colorful illustrations by Barcelona-based cartoonist and comic book writer Genie Espinosa paired with Nikolai.
The Nice type system in use for the Soлomiya Art Magazine Nº 2 – Cover, Nice Poster
Solomiya № 2
After the first edition, the designers were so ‘thrilled with the smooth appearance of the typeface’ that Nice (Poster, Headline and Text) was being used again in the 2nd edition.
MANA The Movement (sustainable fashion brand) using the Pangea Typeace Collection
MANA
The Pangea Typeface Collection corresponds to both the MANA design taste and its vision for sustainability.
Fonts in Use: The typeface Case Micro for the Documentary Film ‘The Map of Beauty’ by Marco Kugel (Still)
The Map of Beauty
Case Micro was being used for Marco Kugel’s documentary film ‘The Map of Beauty’. Since the documentary is mainly viewed on TV or streamed, the choice of the right font plays a decisive role in the legibility of the text overlays.
Fonts in Use: McQueen Display for the corporate design of Egna
Egna
In Autumn 2021, the new secondhand mall Egna opened its doors in the Norwegian city of Bodø. For their house font, Egna chose the upright styles of the eccentric McQueen, pointing out the strong contrasts and whimsical ink traps.
Fonts in Use: Case Micro and Case Text for the new corporate design of the Berliner Hochschule für Technik
Berliner Hochschule für Technik
In 2021, the Beuth University of Applied Sciences became the BHT. To mark the occasion, the university launched a new corporate design featuring Case and Nice Text fonts.
The typefaces Nikolai and Pangea in use for The Spirited Garden’s visual identity and packaging design.
The Spirited Garden
After years of developing brand concepts for others, the Rotterdam designer Emily van Vught launched her own brand called The Spirited Garden. Its typography is set in Nikolai, stimulating imagination, while small print, set in Pangea, provides transparent information.
The typeface Turbine in use for the visual identity and packaging design of the b-good health brand.
b-good
With the evolution from B2B to B2C business, a revamp and revision of b-good’s visual identity became necessary. Creative Director, Merve Gülay chose Turbine as their house font.
The typeface Nikolai in use for KARAK, an Austrian manufacturer of traditional Raku ceramic tiles.
KARAK
Perhaps the rebelliously constructed letters K and k were the calling card that opened the door to Nikolai as a brand font for KARAK tiles.
The typeface Supermarker for Jana Heinz’ bachelor’s thesis ‘Umweltagentchen’
Environment Agent
Supermarker sparks customer interest in busy and distracting shopping situations, but it attracts even more attention in the classroom.
The typefaces Pangea and Pangea Text in use as the corporate typeface of Gropyus
Gropyus
On the Gropyus website as well as in the app, the typefaces Pangea and Pangea Text perform excellently, exuding confidence and credibility.
Change Letter typeface (yet unreleased) in use as Berlin’s corporate typeface – Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
The Be Berlin campaign got its unmistakable profile from the typeface Change, which later was used across the city’s communication.
Change typeface and Change Letter (yet unreleased) in use as the corporate typeface of the Berlin Fire Brigade. – The Berlin ambulances adorned with Change
Berlin Fire Brigade
The Berlin Fire Brigade is the largest one in Germany. Berlin also ranks 5th in the world, coming after Tokyo, New York, Paris and London. It uses Alessio Leonardi’s Change typeface which has been made publicly available by Fontwerk.
The Nice typeface superfamily in use for the Soлomiya Art Magazine – Cover, Nice Poster
Solomiya
Photographers Sebastian Wells and Vsevolod Kazarin decided to start a project with and about young people in Ukraine and so the foundation was laid for an extraordinary art magazine – set in Nice Poster and Nice Text.
West typeface in use for the trailside vineyard retreat The Blufftop at Rocheport
The Blufftop at Rocheport
The Blufftop at Rocheport is a trailside vineyard retreat located ten miles west of Columbia off Interstate 70. Among other typefaces, it uses West.
Nikolai typeface in use for the boulangerie-patisserie L’Amour du Pain in Vienna
L’Amour du Pain
‘Designing a new brand is about avoiding clichés.’ At the heart of the boulangerie-patisserie’s brand design is Nikolai. The agency’s goal was a contemporary, fresh appearance without losing sight of tradition.
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.
Pangea Text in use on Kintell’s website and user interface
Kintell
Kintell is an Australian technology company specializing in video-based learning: from 1-to-1 expert advice to solutions for teams and companies. Its choice of Pangea Text as its font is therefore backed by experts.
Pangea in Use: Honey browser extension
Honey (PayPal)
Under the wing of Paypal, the Honey apps’s visual identity was also strengthened, among other things with the Pangea font family.
Fonts in Use: Pangea Text for Foodspring
Foodspring
A young, dynamic font is part of the visual magic of a young, dynamic brand. The website team of the direct-to-consumer startup for sports nutrition opted for Pangea Text.
Fonts in use: Turbine typeface for Koppla
Koppla
With its broad proportions, super elliptical curves and close spacing, Turbine embodies what craftspeople require: stability, precision and harmony.
Fonts in use: West typeface for Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
In Dresden’s world famous museum, West’s capital letters are used almost exclusively, center justified, which corresponds to the typographical conventions of the Baroque period.
Nikolai typeface in use for Schaumberg Apple Juice
Schaumberg Apple Juice
Designer Stefanie Schönig was hired by the municipality of Tholey to create the label and glasses for the town’s own apple juice. She chose the highly versatile headline, poster and logo font Nikolai.
Ika Compact typeface in use for Space Cocktails
Space Cocktails
Jörg Hemker created this beautiful fictitious use case to illustrate Ika Compact’s capabilities for both packaging and advertising purposes.
Nikolai typeface for the End of Life Times
End of Life Times
A newspaper about death? As if that doesn’t get attention already, the creative team chose an exceptionally characterful font for it. Used on the cover and in the headlines, Nikolai can capture attention without taking away the dignity of the serious topic.
Romaine typeface Cover Studies
Cover Studies
Aad van Dommelen created some fictional cover designs to show Romaine flexing her typographic muscles.