Dinamo created two bespoke typefaces, Olympic Sans and Olympic Serif, for the International Olympic Committee as part of a digital-first brand refresh led by Hulse & Durrell. The pair balances modern clarity with historical depth, providing a unified typographic voice across global communications and digital platforms.
Set in Olympic Sans, Olympic Serif, Akzidenz-Grotesk, Oldstyle Roman
The article recaps a Nicer Tuesdays talk where Liz Gorny interviewed Johannes Breyer from Dinamo. They discussed the studio’s playful approach to type design, recent projects like Spotify Mix and Pelikan, and Dinamo’s evolution into a professional yet experimental foundry. The conversation highlighted the studio’s philosophy of treating fonts as creative playgrounds.
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.
