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Zeichensprache: Die tollen Pi & Symbols

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Last edited May 23, 2014
rocket
conceptional
Please present your octopus

The original FF Dingbats font package was designed in 1993. At that time, there were no symbol font available on the market, except for Zapf Dingbats, whose design dated from the 1970s. The FF Dingbats package was the first symbol typeface for a new generation. The package included about 800 symbols and icons for the world of modern communication. There were glyphs for faxes, ISDN, disks,... Read More

vortex
conceptional
Whatever you are, be a good one

Using Franz Kafka’s handwritten literary oeuvre as a source, Julia Sysmäläinen created the FF Mister K family, beginning with “the temptation and challenge” of capturing the writer’s free flowing penmanship as type. Its members, the original FF Mister K, a more relaxed Informal variant, and a Splendid style in two weights capture the lively charm of the author’s characters, whose temperaments... Read More

chalet
zygapophysis
Contradiction keeps sanity in place

Yanek Iontef loves the printing on cardboard packaging. For years, he collected empty cardboard boxes that once carried imported goods. His studio soon looked like a warehouse. To regain ground, he began transforming the visual language of the boxes into a font with universal appeal. Then, he donated the whole of his cardboard collection to a local recycling facility. There are two FF... Read More

replay
conceptional
Design munificent assemblaged

Alessio Leonardi said: “I love the FF Letterine Archetipetti (little archetypes) and I think they love me too. I invented FF Letterine in order to be able to communicate with those tiny creatures. We send each other letters with the modem. They don’t have ISDN and neither do I. Archetipetti are really polite and politically correct, even if they sometimes don’t look so. FF Letterine Esagerate... Read More

safety
guitarfishes
Help oneself terminating machine

FF Ginger was designed as an alternative to the widely-used Crillee and Serpentine faces, which are especially popular for their bold italic variants. They express speed and strength and are popular choices for service industry logos, television productions, etc. FF Ginger’s Light weight and matching Icons extend the typographic scope of the narrow use cases seen in the other two. The... Read More

rocket
wunderkinder
Smile while you still have teeth

FF Info is named after its purpose: the transfer of information. Its clean lines make no fashion statements, nor do they attempt any technical wizardry. The typeface was initially intended for use on traffic signage,and other wayfinding systems in stations, on buildings, etc. Because space comes at a premium in such situations, FF Info Display is drawn narrow; It requires 15% less space than... Read More

grapes
ultraviolets
Hot and spicy duck heart

The typeface FF Transit is a highly legible design that works well for readers who need quick orientation while en route. Made to blend aesthetic quality with legibility, it was originally developed by MetaDesign in Berlin for official use by the Berlin Public Transportation Services (BVG) and Düsseldorf Airport. Based on the proportions of Frutiger (licensed from Linotype), it was freshly... Read More

rocket
microphysics
Slippery chicken hot pot young

FF Graffio is a series of three typefaces, one of which is a pictogram font. The drawing style of the FF Graffio glyphs is rather nervous-looking. Alessio Leonardi mentions, “I drew this typeface after I went to the cinema to see ‘Natural Born Killers.’ I love cats, but I am allergic to them.”

mystic
abstractions
Stop, I do not eat junk mail

This font contains a set of symbols that are used on the EEC

Henning Hartmut Skibbe, Johannes Erler and Olaf Stein
FontFont 2009
Julia Sysmäläinen
FontFont 2008
Yanek Iontef
FontFont 2003

Bitstream
Alessio Leonardi
FontFont 1995
Sale
Guisela Mendoza and Luciano Vergara
Latinotype 2013
Jürgen Huber
FontFont 2002
Erik Spiekermann and Ole Schäfer
FontFont 1996
MetaDesign
FontFont 1997
Rian Hughes
FontFont 1993

Elsner+Flake
Alessio Leonardi
FontFont 1995
Kai Vermehr, Steffen Sauerteig and Svend Smital
FontFont 1998
Monotype.Design Studio
Monotype 2005
Linotype Design Studio
Linotype