Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström

Rollof

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:42:36 +0000

One day Ulf Rollof came to the office and presented his new project. He was carrying a black piece of metal with routed letters and said he wanted a digital typeface that looked just like that. I scanned the piece and started building the typeface. The hardest part was to stay away from correcting all ugliness caused by geometry and instead just follow the geometric rules. Normally I would do the exact opposite. After the regular version was finished I experimented with FontLabs “auto bold” for the first time in life, and it worked just perfectly on geometric letters! A stencil version of the typeface was also added. More images of the typeface in use will come when the project is launched. Designed 2011. Not available for licensing.

Trim

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:19:25 +0000

Knud V. Engelhardt (1882–1931) was an architect, printer and designer from the country of our laid back neighbours, Denmark. Knud’s characteristic letter forms have already made a strong impression on some modern typefaces. Most notably is probably Skilt Gothic by a fellow Swedish compatriot, where Knuds way of trimming the diagonal stems is one of the spices used to give the typeface its character. Fighting against the desire to make something similar, this new typeface instead takes the concept to a whole new level by trimming not only diagonals, but all possible letters! The result is something – different. Trim comes in a large family including manually hinted webfonts and high quality desktop fonts. Some are fat, some are skinny and some are just lagom. Designed 2012 | PDF | Published by Letters from Sweden

ATG Rubrik

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:08:56 +0000

ATG Rubrik is one of two typeface families designed for the swedish horse racing company ATG. ATG Rubrik act as the display typeface creating a strong identity, while ATG Text is the functional text typeface. ATG Rubrik comes in two widths, normal and condensed. Its design is influenced by movement, sport and the ATG logotype. What was interesting about this project was that the numerals were designed first as a separate project. The typeface had its premiere in the TV-commercial The Rush by swedish agency Åkestam & Holst. Designed 2011–2012 at FamiljenPangea. Not available for licensing.

Free Stuff

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:28:50 +0000

10 free fonts. Varsågod! We all start somewhere, especially if you are self thaught like me. These are my very first fonts which I produced when learning FontLab some years ago. I was full of experimental lust and eager to get something out there. Some of these fonts were part of the Umbrella Collection at Veer and I sold a few copies. Today I’ve pulled these off the market, so they are not available to buy anywhere. But, in case someone should want to play around with them I offer them for free. They come with an easy to read License Agreement which you automatically agree to if you download or use the fonts, so please read it first. Download Autostyler (1 style) Download Navelfluff (2 styles) Download Trentor (3 styles) Download Trentor Inline (3 styles) Download Trentor Script (1 style) All fonts come as OpenType fonts for Mac/PC.

Siri

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:25:52 +0000

The typeface Siri is a labour of love. A love for a Scandinavian tradition that we try our damnedest to keep evolving. A love for letters, original and bold, practical and beautiful. A love for the craft that helps create practical and beautiful typography. With its wide range of 16 styles, useful OpenType-features and four stylistic sets, Siri is well prepared for anything you wish to use it for. It has great readability, a large x-height, slightly condensed letter forms and a strong identity. These features makes it work over a wide selection of applications on both screen and print. Siri is a female Nordic name, comprising the words Beauty and Strength. Siri is also the name of my daughter. Designed 2011 | PDF | Published by Letters from Sweden

The Satura Suite

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 21:12:57 +0000

Some typefaces defy classification. These rare birds come from a space beyond man’s ability to label and categorize. Satura was born in that unusual place. Yet its origins are not so foreign that it’s overtly strange or illegible. In fact, Satura's gentle curves and transitions are rather appealing, as if you’ve seen them before. But there has never been a face or family quite like this. A creative collaboration between Göran Söderström (Stockholm) and Peter Bruhn (Malmö), Satura began with Göran’s concept for a reversed contrast typeface — one in which the horizontal strokes are heavy, rather than the more traditional vertical stress. Sparked by these ideas, Peter responded with his own thoughts. For months, the design bounced back and forth over the Nordic intertubes until the summer of 2010 when the friends met in Malmö to complete the project in person. Type design is most often a solitary undertaking, so perhaps it is this dialogue between the two Swedes that makes Satura so unique. Derived from a Latin word meaning “mixed dish”, the Satura Suite is four related, but distinct, families: Satura, the mother, a display face with reversed contrast; Satura Parts, a stencil version; Satura Core, the contrast removed, revealing the design’s basic structure; and Satura Text, a more conventional and readable interpretation, suitable for smaller and longer text. Each family includes multiple weights. Satura Text adds italics. But expect the style range to grow in the future — Satura is a living project. Designed 2010 | PDF | Published by Fountain Satura in use in the redesign of FORM magazine.

Bergianska Trädgården

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:04:11 +0000

Custom lettering for the Bergianska Trädgården logotype. Created in 2010 at Pangea design with Britta Wirström of Wirström Design.

Meadow Condensed

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:09:40 +0000

After doing the Meadow family I felt the need to do a slightly more condensed version of the typeface. A version that saves a little space but has the same character. Meadow Condensed works well on its own or as a family member. Character sets are identical, finish and quality is the same, it's just narrower to make room for more words. Meadow Condensed is well suited for strong headlines all the way down to small size settings. Designed 2010 | PDF | Published by Fountain

Lit the Parade

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:11:16 +0000

Lettering for a new band I was a member of. It didn’t quite fit the band, but I was rather happy with it anyway. Perhaps I will make a typeface out of it someday.

SEB Basic

Autodidakt | Type design & Lettering by Göran Söderström — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:18:20 +0000

SEB Basic is the new typeface for Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, (SEB) and is conceptually based on the single weight typeface SEB Basic DemiBold by Carl-Fredrik Hultenheim. SEB Basic DemiBold has always been an important part of SEB's graphic identity so therefore it was important to stay within the concept. The old typeface had however both aestethic and functional problems looking at it with eyes of today. First the Regular style was designed with a corresponding Italic. The new Medium style replaced the old DemiBold and Light, Bold and ExtraBold also became part of the family. The SEB Basic family contains OpenType features such as small caps, different numeral systems and case sensitive forms. The typeface also include a large number of symbols/pictograms for use in different applications. An extensive language support was also important as SEB have offices in many countries. A typeface manual demonstrating OpenType-features and typographic recommendations followed the delivery. SEB Basic Web with a reduced character set was also produced for use on websites. Designed 2009 at Pangea design. Not available for licensing.