Gabriel Richter
Designer · Type Designer
3 articles · Jul 2025
Quotes
“You can only judge a design course if you follow it consistently.”
Articles & interviews
- Fontwerk's Tausend Launches with 1,000 Weights from Single 'a' Sketch
The Brand Identity · Jul 24, 2025
The Brand Identity features Fontwerk’s new typeface Tausend, a 1,000-weight variable font created by Christoph Koeberlin and Gabriel Richter through a cross-continental collaboration between Berlin and Fukuoka. Rooted in German grotesque tradition yet experimental in form, Tausend spans six subfamilies and showcases advanced variable technology for flexible, modern use. The project highlights Fontwerk’s technical innovation and the designers’ shared commitment to pushing typographic boundaries.
Fontwerktypography - "July's Top New Typefaces from Leading Designers and Foundries"
Creative Boom · Jul 14, 2025
Creative Boom’s July 2025 roundup spotlights new typefaces and foundry launches from studios including D8, Brand Brothers, and Fontwerk. The article highlights six notable font releases—Lost, Tausend, RT Lately, Bus Sign, Karel, and SLTF Rigale—showcasing trends in experimental and heritage-inspired typography. It also notes the rise of new foundries and tools like Fonts Ninja that are shaping how designers discover and use type.
D8abcD8Brand BrothersWalker's ShortbreadBenromachtypography - "Fontwerk Launches Tausend Typeface with Unique Grotesque Design"
It's Nice That · Jul 9, 2025
Berlin-based foundry Fontwerk has launched Tausend, a new grotesque typeface designed by Christoph Koeberlin and Gabriel Richter. The type family blends precision with playfulness and offers six subfamilies using variable font technology. Developed between Berlin and Fukuoka, Tausend reflects both structural rigor and expressive character, with a focus on usability and multilingual compatibility.
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