A long-distance relationship. Everything else is trust.

An interview with the TypeMates in the thesis project of Johanna Albrecht and Sebastian Menting.

In their Bachelor Thesis Typophil Magazine at Münster School of Design the designers Johanna and Sebastian have —with reports and interviews with designer personalities— approached an insight into the work with type and the future of typography in.

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Futher Johanna and Sesbastian are introducing featured typefaces, with Halvar among others.

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Type Mates Interview Typophil Johanna Albrecht Sebastian Menting 01 — Images by courtesy of Johanna Albrecht and Sebastian Menting.

Further reading

The making of Halvar

Engineering Halvar — type design as trialogue

‘Four masters, plus italics and we are done!’ we said. Designing a plain but complex font system with three designers, an intern plus consultants felt like it would be easy. Read more

Bridge and Halvar at work

Typotopografie Magazine, Hamburg Edition

For the anniversary issue of the magazine on design, typography and printing art in urban space, designer Manuel Kreuzer counts on the appeal of the raw Halvar in combination with the expressive Bridge Head and Text. Read more