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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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Fonts in use: Nikolai typeface for Coronado Bikes
Coronado Bikes
Coronado’s three brand values are: locally made, quality and love for the environment – these qualities and values are reflected in the logotype which is set in Nikolai.
Fonts in use: Nikolai typeface for WMN Magazine
WMN Magazine
In search of an intimate, combative and passionate typeface for the WMN Magazine (A Publication of Lesbian Art and Poetry), Website and Promotional Materials, their makers came across Nikolai.
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.
Nikolai typeface – Specimen
Nikolai
‘The ancients stole all our great ideas from us.’, Mark Twain complained. ‘Nonsense!’ we respond.
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.