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Semi-Custom Font for DuckDuckGo: Pangea transforms into Duck Sans
Semi-Custom Font for DuckDuckGo
The US internet company DuckDuckGo was looking for a distinctive typeface that would represent its brand. They wanted a customized version of Pangea to use as the default font in its search engine of the same name.
Tausend™ Font Collection by Fontwerk – font sample, marketing artwork – Tausend Plakat
Tausend
In for an a, in for a thousand. The story of a typeface that started small and is making it big.
Case study: Creating a custom lettering for Trixie
Custom lettering for Trixie
Trixie’s tagline “Friends for Life” – previously set in a standard font – was to be made more individual, more concise and more emotional and needed to work in German and English.
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.
Case study: Modernization of Trixie’s logo – Trixie celebrated its 50th anniversary and introduced its new identity at Interzoo in Nuremberg, the world’s leading trade fair for the pet industry
Logo Design for Trixie
The supplier of pet accessories, Trixie, turned to Fontwerk with the brief to modernize its logo.
Push Typeface – Campaign motif
Push
Seven widths in eight weights? Challenge accepted!
Still from the Hoarding all the nuts campaign
Hamster
We are getting serious – with fun fonts!
Neue DIN 2.0 typeface campaign motif
Neue DIN
The German type icon reimagined
All 11 weights of the Change typeface
Change
The only constant
Hyundai Card – Youandi Corporate Font – Different card designs using the Youandi typeface
Font Engineering for Hyundai Card Corporate Font
Hyundai Card was the first Korean fintech brand to transform its corporate typeface into a variable font. The design work was overseen by the original designers, while the technical development was our responsibility.
Nice – Fictitious poster design
Nice
Clarity × Liveliness × Legibility
Pangea Afrikan Typeface – Specimen
Pangea Afrikan
Fresh fonts for 430 million
West typeface – Specimen
West
A compelling mix of conciseness and pragmatism
Case™ Typeface Collection by Fontwerk – font sample, marketing artwork (72 styles + variable fonts)
Case
A matter-of-fact Neo-Grotesque with surprising nuances
Ika Compact typeface specimen
Ika
Timelessness of the highest order
McQueen Typeface
McQueen
God save the McQueen
Nikolai typeface – Specimen
Nikolai
‘The ancients stole all our great ideas from us.’, Mark Twain complained. ‘Nonsense!’ we respond.
Pangea Typeface Collection
Pangea
Can a typeface make the world a better place? Well, it can try to.
Page from the printed book template with Granjon’s Ascendonica
Romaine
A shockingly modern 450 year old
The numerous variants for each letter as well as several ligatures, combined with sophisticated OpenType feature programming create the impression of real hand-written text.
Supermarker
Supermarker’s Mission: To Sell!
Turbine Mockup
Turbine
Technical precision that leaves a lasting impression