Mark Frömberg
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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

2021
Co-founded Hypertype together with Minjoo Ham.
2020
Designing »Noto Looped Lao« together with Ben Mitchell (FontPad)
2020
Ongoing collaborations in several multi-language font projects, including Latin-Hangeul, Lao, Thai. Also developing new GlyphsApp plugins.
10·2019
Type design workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Together with Ben Mitchell and Glyphs
10·2018
Type design workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Together with Ben Mitchell and Natalie Rauch
10·2018
Speaking at BITS conference in Hua Hin, Thailand
10·2018
South East Asian scripts design workshop in Hua Hin, Thailand. Together with Ben Mitchell, Natalie Rauch and Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer
09·2018
Interview about tool development and programming in type design, with Type Thursday NYC published at Medium
03·2018
Presenting my way of problem solving at the »Robothon« conference in Den Haag, Netherlands. Title of the presentation: »Speed up«
10·2017
Type design workshops in Bangkok, Thailand and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Together with Ben Mitchell and Natalie Rauch
2014—now
Freelancing mainly in type design and app development; collaborating with design studios like bBox and The Fontpad
2013—2014
Master of Arts in TypeMedia, Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) Den Haag, Netherlands
2012—2013
Collaboration with Panzlau Prugger (info graphic and illustration) for a permanent exhibition in Austria
2012
Bachelor of Arts (Graduation with Distinction) Communications Design, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
2011
5 month internship at Sonnenstaub
2010—2011
Tutor for screenprinting, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
2008—now
Freelancing as designer
2008—2012
Studies Communications Design, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
2005—2008
Apprenticeship as Media Designer Print
1984
Born in Berlin


fonts in use

Gintronic:

CodePen (usable in online code editor)

Canary:

A Delicious Life (gestalten verlag / temporarily not available)

Ava & Lucas (little gestalten)

The Zoo’s Grand Opening (little gestalten)

Calcine:

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)