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Fonts (35)
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Products (26)
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‘A piece of text’ t-shirt
‘A piece of text that looks good but doesn't say anything’, printed in typeface Irma , using its... -
CMYK series (4 t-shirts)
A series of four t-shirts, with four A4 sheets printed in four process colours. Exercise in design production... -
Greta Sans specimen
Typotheque specimen no.9, presenting Greta Sans type system. The specimen features in detail the type family... -
Irma type specimen
A beautifully produced type specimen presenting all styles of the Irma type family, both the Display and Text... -
Pocket calendar / sketchbook 2012
The new-and-improved limited edition of the pocket-size, no-nonsense Typotheque calendar and sketchbook. Main... -
The Typographic Matchmaking in the City
Typographic Matchmaking in the City project was a design research project investigating new approaches for...
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Help & other pages (17)
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About Typotheque
Typotheque is a type foundry and design studio run by Peter and Johanna Biľak, collaborating closely with Nikola Djurek on the development of new typefaces. Typotheque’s office is in a former school building in The Hague, Netherlands.... -
Credits
This website was designed by Ondrej Jób, programmed by Slonline, art-directed by Peter Biľak, and edited by Ted Whang and Dan Milne. Thanks to numerous beta testers. We also work with a number of freelancers. Over time we have worked with Andy... -
Greta Typeface System
Greta Sans explores a multidimensional continuum of possibilities, going beyond the relationship between weight and width, dissolving the boundaries between display and text typefaces. -
New fonts: Irma Text, Slab, Round
Irma Text is ideal for the formal requirements of contemporary publishing or giving a unique voice to brand identity projects. Irma is a versatile family of fonts, offering a complete palette of typographic choices. -
Social Energy
We have just received Social Energy , a book documenting a series of travelling design exhibitions, workshops and lectures presented across China. -
Dance Writer app
Typotheque is pleased to announce the release of Dance Writer as an iPhone/iPad app. Dance Writer converts text into a choreographed sequence of poses based on the shapes of the letters
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Articles (28)
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Una mirada a la relación de la tipografía de origen latino con el mundo
En este breve ensayo se evalúan las percepciones equivocadas acerca de la tipografía occidental en general y la pertinencia del uso de la terminología eurocéntrica en torno a los tipos. -
Designing Type Systems
Greta Sans was been planned from the outset as a system of interrelated styles. From the very beginning, work proceeded on multiple styles simultaneously. This text is a reflection on the process of designing large typeface systems. -
Type design competitions
What is the value of type competitions? A brief reflection on the common practice of awards hunting. -
Julien — the making of
Julien is a playful geometric display typeface loosely inspired by the early 20th century avant-garde. It is based on elementary shapes and includes multiple variants of each letter.
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Authors (2)
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Peter Biľak
Born in Czechoslovakia, lives in the Netherlands. Works in the field of editorial, graphic, and type design, teaches part time at the Royal Academy in The Hague. Started Typotheque in 1999, Dot Dot Dot in 2000, and Indian Type Foundry in... -
KABK
Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten (Royal Academy of Art, The Hague), home of TypeMedia, Masters course in type design.
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Fonts in use (3)
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Studio Work (18)
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