about
Mark Frömberg is an independend Berlin-based typeface designer, tool developer and the co-founder of Hypertype. He has designed typefaces for clients like Google and IBM.
Mark holds a master in TypeMedia from the Royal Academy of Arts in Den Haag, Netherlands.
Before postgraduating, he made his BA in Communications Design at the University of Applied Sciences (Berlin 2012) with a focus on type and illustration.
contact
hello {at} markfromberg {dot} com
↓ Or use my contact form ↓
typefaces
IBM Plex (Thai Loopless & Thai Looped), Hahmlet, Nunki, Fira GO (Thai), Gintronic, Neutronic, Shequalin, Canary, Calcine, Romijn 6, Pigment. Technical Support for DG Meta Science, Autodesk Artifakt and many more.
GlyphsApp Plugins
Variable Font Preview, Show Stems (Free & Pro), Show Recyclers, Skedge, Kernkraft & Kernschmelze, Synced Tabs, Arrange Windows, Show Rotated, Blindfold, Show Siblings, Smart Plumblines, Distance & Angle, …
Type Design Services
- Designing typefaces from scratch or as revials
- Design of many scripts, e.g.:
ξ Greek
я Cyrillic
ằ Vietnamese
ก Thai
ກ Lao
ក Khmer
ဈ Burmese
* Javanese
* Extending to Latin for fonts that don’t have a Latin yet (e.g. Hangeul) - Expanding font families with styles & weights
- Developing (Python & Objective-c) tools for:
① Prototyping & proofing
② Improving workflows
③ Receiving live data feedback
④ Anything else imaginable - Spacing & kerning
- Design consultation
- Expanding character sets for broader language support, symbols, icons, etc.
- OpenType-Feature programming & testing
- Giving programming workshops and lectures
- Lettering & logo design
- Sign painting
Activity
fonts in use
CodePen (usable in online code editor)
A Delicious Life (gestalten verlag / temporarily not available)
Ava & Lucas (little gestalten)
The Zoo’s Grand Opening (little gestalten)
A Delicious Life (gestalten verlag / temporarily not available)
Black Antoinette (gestalten)
press & publications
IdN v26n3: Typeface Design Issue Interview (Systems Design Ltd)
디자인 Design Neutronic feature (designhouse)
Neue Schriften. New Typefaces. (niggli)
Type Navigator (gestalten)
Typojournal 4 (Ralf Hermann)
Typoversity 1 & Typoversity 2 (nvbd)
PAGE 01-2012, 03-2017 (Ebner Verlag)
Typodarium 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 (Hermann Schmidt)
CAPITAL: Berliner Buchstaben (Mota Italic)