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RETAIL FONTS
CUSTOM FONTS
Please note that, except where indicated, these typefaces are not available for licensing.

Publications:
Amplitude Classified Amplitude Headline Big Black Book Stencil Brunel Caponi Farnham Headline Houston Kaiser (NEW) Popular Corporate Design:
Bosch Deutsche Bahn Eero Empire State Building Harrison Munich Re Group Symantec
UNFINISHED EARLY WORK
ABOUT

   
2004-2005. Commissioned by United Designers for Deutsche Bahn AG. Designed with Erik Spiekermann. Not available for relicensing.



While the starting point for the serif face was my interpretation of Garamond No. 3, it evolved into a decidedly more German take on this source as work progressed, getting narrower and more regular in its proportions and bringing in quite a bit of influnce from Jan Tschichold's Sabon, especially in the italics. The serifs ended up being almost slab-like, with the bracketing only subtly implied by slight swelling of the strokes at the ends.

Regular and Bold with italics, plus Regular Small Caps.





More about each part of the family:

DB Sans & Sans Head DB Serif DB News DB Office