Werknews

Werknews 202106

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

This month, we welcome West to the Fontwerk family and share an in-use case of the font out in the wild.

Werknews 202107

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Welcome to our July newsletter. This month, we share an update on how many trees have been planted in the name of Pangea and we celebrate Jӧrg Hemker’s beautiful Ika being recognized in three of the industry’s most prestigious awards.

Werknews 202110

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Welcome to our October Newsletter. This month, we share one of our latest font engineering projects – a corporate typeface that brings cohesion and clarity to Germany’s most popular television broadcaster, we shine a spotlight on a beautifully crafted visual identity using Case and we lift the lid on the story behind our name.

Werknews 202111

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Welcome to our November Newsletter. This month, we’re doing a little happy dance as we celebrate an Award for our website, we share a sneak peek of Lawson, Ruth, Tony and Danny the newest members to join the Fontwerk family and you can read all the bike brand that fell in logo love with the irresistible Nikolai.

Werknews 202112

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

As another rather wild and topsy-turvy year comes to a close, we are sharing some good news in this month’s newsletter. On its mission to expand typographic diversity across the globe, our popular geometric sans’ next stop is Africa. Say hello to Pangea Afrikan which speaks 360 languages. What’s more they’re included in the Standard License for free.

Werknews 202201

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2022! The new year has started with a flurry of exciting news for us at Fontwerk.

Werknews 202202

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

This month, we are delighted to announce that all Fontwerk typefaces are now available as Variable Fonts, there’s a sneak peek of a super new color font that’s coming soon, Nikolai fans still have the chance to get their hands on some gorgeous risograph posters, there’s a lovely mention of Fontwerk in the latest edition of PAGE and check out the newest in use case to join our gallery of fonts in the wild.

Werknews 202203

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

As Spring arrives and with it the promise of lighter, longer days we are super excited to welcome an exceptionally Nice addition to our library, we share a beautiful in-use Case and we have some good news for fans of Supermarker, who want to see her flex her typographic muscles.

Werknews 202204

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

As April draws to an end, we are buoyed by the sunshine and seeing some of our most recent engineering projects and fonts out in the wild. In our latest newsletter, take a peek at the newest visual identity for the Sundance Festival where Pangea plays a starring role, hear the guys from The Interrogang Podcast rave about our very Nice new release, find out about our collaboration with GlyphsApp and read all about our work for Hyundai Card on South Korea’s first ever variable corporate font.

Werknews 202205

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Following the recent release of Jan Fromm’s Nice, we are super excited to see this exceptional and highly versatile typeface being greeted with a very warm reception and gracing the pages of multiple publications.

Werknews 202207

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Over these past months, we have been super busy behind the scenes working on our upcoming new releases that will come out later this year. So, as the days are still long and light, we thought we would share our top picks for reading over the summer holidays and you can also check out a lovely in-use case of Nikolai over on our in-use gallery.

Werknews 202208

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

Find out how our simple licensing model just got even simpler, read all about a beautiful Ukrainian publication that features Jan Fromm’s Nice with an extra special custom logotype too. We also share one of our favorite most recent in-use cases of Case and highlight a couple of recent articles about Fontwerk fonts. Grab a cuppa and read on.

Werknews 202209

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

We welcome the newest member to our family, Change, we also share some of its history in two extraordinary in-use cases and some exciting news about Pangea Afrikan.

Werknews 202210

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

From celebrating an award to the announcement of some upcoming exciting language extensions for Pangea, it’s been a busy month at Fontwerk HQ. In this month’s newsletter, we also share two in use cases that have sustainability at their heart. Grab a cuppa and read on to find out what we’ve been up to.

Werknews 202211

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

We are delighted to share the news that two typefaces have won awards in the Joseph Binder Awards 2022. Also in this edition, a timely reminder of why free webfonts are not always free and if that wasn’t enough, we share not one, not two but three beautiful in-use cases of our Fontwerk fonts workin’ it.

Werknews 202212

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

In the last newsletter of the year, we’re delighted to share the news that Pangea now speaks Arabic and Hebrew (our first font to do so!) and we also have three beautiful and diverse in-use cases of our Fontwerks out in the wild… So, grab a glühwein, snuggle up by the fire and read on.

Werknews 202301

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 12:25:51 +0000

We interrupt our usual monthly roundup with a very special announcement: Neue DIN has arrived. We are delighted to start the New Year with a brand new typeface that breathes life into the Normschrift standard.

Werknews 202302

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 13:48:49 +0000

The signs of Spring are finally showing and as we come out of our own winter hibernation, we are delighted to share news of another brand new addition to the Fontwerk fam. Hot on the heels of Neue DIN, we welcome Hamster!

Werknews 202303

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:42:07 +0000

Behind every type design is an origin story, a tale of how that first flicker of inspiration was transformed into the final fonts. One could argue that in fact it takes a village to make a typeface (and sometimes also its marketing), so in this edition, we share a little bit about the making of the Hamster Video, and in other news, we have a special announcement for fans of Pangea.

Werknews 202305

Tue, 23 May 2023 07:42:49 +0000

Over the past few weeks, we have been busy beavering away in the Fontwerk Studio, working on some super exciting, new things that are coming very soon… In the meantime, we wanted to say hello and share two fantastic in-use cases featuring the striking McQueen and the multilingual talent that is Pangea.

Werknews 202306

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:19:51 +0000

Introducing a completely revised and revamped version of our timeless Neo-Grotesque Case.

Werknews 202307

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:16:48 +0000

We’re delighted to wish Neue DIN a happy ‘half year’ birthday and share some news about a recent award win and a thought-provoking in use case for Nice.

Werknews 202309

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:31:31 +0000

Wow, wow, wow, we can’t actually believe that Fontwerk is THREE! The last three years have flown by and as we look back over and reflect on what has happened, we are super proud to raise a toast to this milestone!