The Cloud Shift
Thoughts on the creative industry’s shift to the cloud, subscription models, and market consolidation, including a chat with Kris Sowersby.
Day of Typography
I will give a presentation about my type design practice on the 6th of April 2024 at the → Tag der Schrift in Zurich.
Enhancing Test Fonts for Designers and Students
I have rethought our test fonts, considerably expanding the character set to cater to the needs of both designers and students.
Comprehensive World Map
A world map showcases how Spezia and Spezia Serif can creatively stretch typographic possibilities.
More Languages
The new Latin Complete language support makes my typefaces even more flexible and inclusive.
The Art of fine Dining
Designing delicious experiences; Pentagram crafts brand identity for the 53 Asian Restaurant.
Raetz’s sculptural work
Discover the captivating world of Markus Raetz: an enchanting catalogue raisonné.
Book of Stacks, Stacks of Books
A beautiful art book about the artist Jared Bark and his book towers, set in Beirut Display.
Typographic Souvenirs №3
Some typographic discoveries from my last visit in Buenos Aires, Valparaíso and Santiago de Chile.
Amsterdam Museum
Isabelle Vaverka and Hamid Sallali designed the new visual identity of the Amsterdam Museum using Messina Serif.
Monthly page views
The cost of a Web‑Licence is calculated with the amount of monthly page views. Here is what you need to know.
Clearing the font cache
When there is a problem with a typeface, it’s time to clear the font cache; here is how.
Easee
Easee, the green-tech company uses Buenos Aires in a fine way for there minimalist visual identity.
Hackney Forest School
The London based Spy Studio designed the visual identity of the Hackney Forest School.
American Illustrators Gallery
The design duo Look Here Design crafted the internet appearance of the American Illustrators Gallery. → see post
Let’s have a look at letters!
I will give a talk at 6th of May 2022 at the Bernese Design Festival. The talk starts at 19 o’clock in the auditorium at Schule für Gestaltung Bern.
Knit variable!
I teamed up with 9v9 to create an online tool. With the 9v9 editor you can use the Spezia variable font and design a neat scarf. Check it out at → editor.9v9.ch
Labore et constantia
The book and the printer; an insight into the design process of the typeface Portonovo.
Let’s talk about space
I often get ask about horizontal and vertical spaces of fonts. Here is a short overview on; spacing, kerning, tracking and line-height.
All about Licencing
A Licence gives you a specific right to use a typeface. It defines how and on which medium a font can be used. These rules are defined in the End User Licence Agreement, here is a summary.
Web typography
This article covers a brief introduction in to web typography and different thoughts on variable web fonts.
Calligraphic Grotesque Fusions
An overview of the design process of Yport; the grotesque typeface with calligraphic expression.
The past and future
An important source of inspiration are my old specimen books. These publications were made by the font publishers for print shops to decide which fonts to order and to use in their work.
Typographic Souvenirs №1
Some typographic discoveries from Montevideo, Valparaíso, Limache and Santiago de Chile.
Combining Typefaces
Pairing fonts can be a solid base for graphic design systems. The possibilities are sheer endless, here are some ideas.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The new website of the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) uses Messina Sans.
Un herbier de Montréal
The Montreal based studio Nouvelle Administration designed this beautiful publication.
Mr.Bee
The designer Diano Kitanovski based in Ljubljana created the visual identity of the honey company Mr.Bee using the typeface Koper.
MJ2B
The Bern based design studio Atelier Pol designed the corporate identity of the architects MJ2B.
Holzbau Küng
Amrhein Anderhalden, the office for Design and conception, did design the new identity of Küng Holzbau using the typeface Cádiz