Blog – Insights by Stefan Willerstorfer
Where Bézier curves rule
On our summer trip to Andorra we (and probably any type designer) couldn’t resist passing through the French town of Béziers. It didn’t come as a surprise that you enter the town by a perfectly drawn roundabout. Bézier curves rule. Especially here!
Various impressions of the French town of Béziers.Sindelar is still in the News
Austrian magazine News switched to Sindelar as their primary text face five years ago. Since then Sindelar has been offering high legibility to the magazine’s readers and is continuing to do so.
Cover of a recent issue of the magazine News.
News is one of Austria’s biggest weekly magazines and the major news magazine in the country. It has a circulation of about 160,000 copies and covers various topics such as politics, business, culture, and sports.
Various impressions of a recent issue of the magazine, mainly set in Sindelar.Happy birthday, Acorde!
Happy birthday, Acorde! And it’s a significant one indeed. Ten years are really something to celebrate. Acorde has been delighting designers and readers around the globe for a decade now and will continue to do so.
In the past ten years we’ve had customers from six different continents. So there is only one continent missing. As you may have guessed, it’s Antarctica. But who knows, maybe that will change within the next decade. We are confidently looking forward to it!
The new Yearbook of Type features White, Black. Gray!
I am happy to see my article, White, Black. Gray! – Why Sketching Matters, published in the new Yearbook of Type (#4 2019/20). It is part of a comprehensive series of instructive articles focused on various aspects of type design. My article appears at the beginning of the book in order to reflect that sketching happens at the beginning of the design process, and provides the basis for a typeface’s development.
Cover of the Yearbook of Type 2019/20, published by Slanted Publishers.
The Yearbook of Type is a practical guide that helps typeface users stay up to date with the latest type design trends and innovations. It showcases detailed presentations of more than 150 type families from around the globe. Highly recommended!
Double page spread presenting the article White, Black. Gray! – Why Sketching Matters.Wienerberger’s new logotype: Our bespoke design solution
Wienerberger’s new logotype has been in use for some time now and we are still very proud of it. The logotype exemplarily proves all the advantages of an individual design solution. Since it is not based on an existing typeface but drawn from scratch, all design decisions could be made much more accurately. All letters are optimised for their exact position and sequence within the logotype.
Wienerberger’s new logotype is a bespoke design solution.
Wienerberger is one of Austria’s largest companies and the world’s largest brick producer. It is a leading supplier of clay roof tiles, concrete pavers, and pipe systems in Europe. The Wienerberger Group operates 195 production sites in 30 countries.
The high demands of this international player are perfectly met by the new logotype which is as individual as the company itself. The development of the logotype was done in close collaboration with the Viennese branding agency Brainds. I really enjoyed the professional collaboration and was very happy to contribute my type design expertise to this interesting project.
This year Wienerberger celebrates its 200th anniversary. The first half of 2019 was the best half year in Wienerberger’s history. As the logotype’s designer I am willing to believe that the new logotype also contributed its share to this success.
Various applications of Wienerberger’s new logotype.Gerhard Hanappi book set in Sindelar and Acorde
Now that’s a project we are really happy about. The book about famous Austrian football (soccer) player and architect Gerhard Hanappi is entirely set in Sindelar and Acorde. The book was designed by Austrian designer Peter Duniecki and published by the Swiss publishing house Park Books.
Cover of Fußballer Gerhard Hanappi Architekt, set in Acorde.
Why are we so happy about it? First, the book is really well designed, and second, we love football. As you may know, the type family Sindelar is named after famous Austrian football player Matthias Sindelar. Interestingly Sindelar and Hanappi played at the two rivalling Viennese Clubs Austria Wien and Rapid Wien (not at the same time though). The book achieves something that is not very likely in real life: One player of Austria Wien supports a project by a player of Rapid Wien. The result of this collaboration is really convincing. Just have a look yourself!
Various impressions of Fußballer Gerhard Hanappi Architekt, entirely set in Sindelar and Acorde.