Stefan Marx
Artist, Illustrator
Articles & interviews3
- New Branding for Caffè Nazionale by Studio Mut
BP&O features Studio Mut’s brand identity for Caffè Nazionale, a historic café in Arzignano, Italy, reopened as part of a local revitalisation project. The identity draws from vernacular Italian signage and dialect, using a custom handwritten typeface by Stefan Marx and Dinamo alongside Helvetica Neue. With a minimal black, white, and red palette and a griffin mascot, the design balances local authenticity and contemporary sophistication.
- "Dinamo Creates Font from Artist Stefan Marx’s Handwriting"
Dinamo has collaborated with artist Stefan Marx to create ABC Stefan, a new handwritten typeface based directly on Marx’s own script. The project includes a 2.5-metre-long accordion-style specimen book featuring over 3,500 characters, essays, and artworks. The collaboration celebrates the intersection of typography, humour, and analogue craft through a playful yet intentional design process.
- Erkin Karamemet takes us on a typographic journey behind the scenes with his sans serif Repro
The Brand Identity interviews German type designer Erkin Karamemet about his six-year journey developing Repro, a sans serif typeface released with Swiss foundry Dinamo. Karamemet discusses the technical and conceptual evolution of Repro, including its unique circle function and hybrid geometric-humanist design. The conversation explores his inspirations from signage and digital systems, as well as his ongoing collaborations with Dinamo and other artists.