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Fonts in use: The typeface Pangea Text for the project City of Arts, the Vietnamese city of Đà Lạt
Đà Lạt
With the project City of Arts, the Vietnamese city of Đà Lạt transforms its cultural heritage into a visual experience. The branding was developed by Behalf Studio in Hanoi using Pangea Text.
Fonts in use: Typefaces Pangea and Nikolai for the music agency everso
everso
With authentic photos and video clips, precise text and new fonts, Northlight has taken the music agency Everso’s website and printed materials to another level. The fonts chosen were Pangea Regular and Nikolai Light Italic – a combination of clarity and character.
Fonts in use: Neue DIN for the identity of one of the largest hot-dip galvanizing groups in Europe, Wiegel
Wiegel
To mark the hot-dip galvanizing group’s 75th anniversary, Wiegel’s identity was redesigned by the Nuremberg brand agency FYFF. No stone was left unturned. They also focused on clarity and character in the typography: Neue DIN became their corporate typeface.
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: The two Fontwerk typeface families Nice Headline and Pangea Text lay the foundation for the new identity of Unique Moments, the five-day music festival of the National Museum Zurich.
Unique Moments
The two Fontwerk typeface families Nice Headline and Pangea Text lay the foundation for the new identity of Unique Moments, the five-day music festival of the Swiss National Museum Zurich.
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.
Fonts in Use: Pangea Typeface Collection for Klinikverbund Südwest
Klinikverbund Südwest
A central aspect of KVSW’s rebranding is the typography, in which the Pangea family plays an essential role. This clear, geometric yet softly formed font design reflects the modern values ​​of the clinic group and is used in both the logo and as the primary font.
Fonts in Use: Neue DIN typeface for Baugenossenschaft Zuffenhausen
Baugenossenschaft Zuffenhausen
The basis of the new BGZ logo is the semibold variant of Neue DIN XWide, which is also used as the corporate font. The capital G in the logo has been modified in such a way that it builds a bridge to its serif predecessor, which served the brand for over 100 years.
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.
The Pangea typeface is naturenergie’s new corporate font family
Naturenergie
Together with a large character set, Pangea’s range of services corresponds 100 percent to naturenergie’s brand essence: transparent, clear, powerful.
The typeface McQueen Grotesk forms the typographic basis of the redesign of Arcomed, a leading developer in the field of infusion technology
Arcomed
McQueen Grotesk ensures a light, unmistakable appearance both in printed material and on the website of the Swiss Company Arcomed.
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.
The typeface Nikolai in use for the website of Andrea Grudda, a renowned Author, Consultant and Trainer.
Andrea Grudda
As her website is 90% text, the visual identity of the Andrea Grudda brand is primarily influenced by Nikolai’s identity.
Fonts in Use: A customized Pangea typeface for the Competence Center for Water, Berlin
Competence Center for Water
Bureau Est have developed a completely new brand, website and literature concept for KWB using a customized Pangea.
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: 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.
Fonts in Use: Pangea Text for Demostack’s visual identity and digital design
Demostack
The cloud-based design tool Demostack was developed for the Sales, Marketing and Partnership Managers of SaaS companies to set up, control and maintain a product demo environment. Demostack’s visual identity and digital design makes great use of Pangea Text.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Fonts in use: Case for kleinundpläcking
K’UP Agency
On the website of kleinundpläcking, Case is used in Regular and Bold, where it shows its strength in terms of readability and clarity.
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: Website Jonas Arleth
Jonas Arleth
Ten years ago, Jonas Arleth started his career as an independent developer and trainer. Today, more than one million people a year attend his courses and projects which are designed using Pangea and Pangea Text.
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: Pangea and Pangea Text for Magnitude
Magnitude
A year before the acquisition, Magnitude prepared itself: with a revised visual identity in which the fonts, Pangea and Pangea Text play a leading role.
Ika typeface in use: effektkommunikation
effektkommunikation
Making a typographic impact in dark blue on a light green background is Ika Black, the second most powerful of the nine weights in the Ika family.
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.
McQueen typeface in use at Milan Design Week 2019
EPFL+ECAL Lab Exhibition
During the ‘Salone internazionale del Mobile’, the EPFL + ECAL Lab organized the ‘Hands on Vision’ exhibition. A previously unpublished version of McQueen served the organizers as a suitable font for displaying the accompanying static information.
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.
Turbine Mockup
Turbine
Technical precision that leaves a lasting impression