Fontwerk

Creative Boom · Dec 8, 2025

Creative Boom features Wiedemann Lampe’s bio-inspired brand identity for the newly opened Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi. The identity draws from Mecanoo’s pentagonal architecture and natural forms, using biomorphism and biomimicry to create a flexible system that works across digital, spatial, and print applications. The project integrates a custom typeface, a broad natural color palette, and a concept called 'The Power of Five' to unify the museum’s narrative and design language.

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.

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.

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.

Creative Boom · Sep 2, 2024

Creative Boom’s September 2024 roundup by Tom May highlights a diverse selection of new typefaces from leading foundries. The article features fonts such as Peasy, Heltar, Astra, Sixten, Argile Fusion, Rifugio, and Pangea Condensed, showcasing trends from playful and humanist designs to geometric and neo-grotesque revivals. Each release demonstrates the ongoing innovation in contemporary type design and its applications across branding, editorial, and digital projects.