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| Industry | Type foundry |
|---|---|
| Founded | Athens, Greece, 2001 |
| Founders | Panos Vassiliou |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Fonts |
| Website | parachutefonts.com |
Parachute Typefoundry is a Greek type foundry company established in 2001.[1]
Parachute offers a variety of fonts designed to support Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. Typefaces like PF Centro Pro, PF Champion Script Pro, and PF Goudy Initials Pro were introduced online in 2007.[citation needed]
In 2008, Parachute received a Gold award at the European Design Awards for its PF Centro type families designed by Panos Vassiliou. Subsequently, Parachute has achieved over 25 awards and distinctions, including the Red Dot: Grand Prix 2012.[2][3]
In 2010, Parachute introduced PF DIN Text Arabic, the first Arabic version of the DIN typeface, created through a collaboration between Panos Vassiliou and Arab designer Hasan Abu Afash.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Typefaces
- PF Bague
- PF Regal[10]
- PF Centro[11]
- PF DIN Text[12]
- PF DIN Display
- PF Champion Script[13]
- PF Beau Sans
- PF Square Sans
- PF Adamant
- PF Encore Sans
- PF Das Grotesk
- PF Handbook
- PF Fuel
- PF Occula
- PF Benchmark
- PF Monumenta
Major Awards
| Year | Award | Typeface |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Communication Arts Typography Competition Award Winner[14] | Adamant Sans Pro |
| 2015 | Communication Arts Typography Competition Award of Excellence[15] | Das Grotesk Pro |
| 2014 | Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Bronze Award[16] | Bague Sans Pro |
| 2014 | Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Merit Award[17] | Occula |
| 2014 | European Design Awards | Bronze[18] | Bague Pro |
| 2013 | Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Silver Award | Regal Pro |
| 2012 | Red dot Design Awards | Grand Prix Winner[19] | Regal Pro |
| 2012 | Communication Arts Typography Competition | Award of Excellence | Regal Pro |
| 2011 | Creative Review Type Annual | Winner | Regal Pro |
| 2010 | Granshan Awards | Excellence Award | Regal Pro, Champion Script Pro, Adamant Pro, Encore Sans Pro |
| 2010 | European Design Awards | Silver Winner | Encore Sans Pro |
| 2009 | International Type Design Competition | Excellence Award | Centro Pro, Champion Script Pro, Goudy Initials Pro and Goudy Ornaments |
| 2008 | European Design Awards | Gold Winner[20] | Centro Pro |
| 2004 | EBGE Awards | Merit Award | Archive Pro |
| 2002 | EBGE Awards | Merit Award | Libera Pro, Manic Attack |
Publications
- YearBook of Type 2 – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2016
- BranD magazine – China – October 2015 | Micro-forum
- Slanted 24 / Istanbul Issue – Germany – October 2014 | Square Sans
- Size-specific adjustments to type designs – Germany – Just Another Foundry | 2014
- New Graphic – China – Nanjing University of the Arts | 2014
- BranD magazine – China – November 2013 | Interview
- YearBook of Type – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2013
- Slanted magazine / Babylon Issue – Germany – August 2013 | Regal
- The Briem Report: Letterforms 2012 – United States – Operina | 2013
- Understanding Type – United Kingdom – AVA Publishing | 2013
- Slanted magazine – Germany – September 2012 | Interview
- Page magazine – Germany – November 2011 | Schatten und Licht
- Type Navigator – Germany – Gestalten | 2011
- Arabesque 2 – Germany – Gestalten | 2011
- Page magazine – Germany – July 2011 | Typo-Objekte
- Computer Arts – United Kingdom – June 2011 | 150 fonts you can’t live without
- Quotation magazine – Japan – Spring 2011 | London, Tokyo, New York City, Berlin and more
- KAK magazine - Russia - Fall 2010 | European Design
- .Net magazine - United Kingdom - November 2010 | Top 20 Fonts for Web Design
- Page magazine - Germany - November 2010 | DIN Text Arabic
- Brush ’n’ Script - Germany - Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz | 2010
- Publish - Netherlands - Fall 2010 | Encore en Centro
- Typolyrics - Germany - Birkhäuser GmbH, Basel | 2010
- Computer Arts - United Kingdom - October 2009 | 114 pro Tips for Type
- 1000 Ideas by 100 Designers - Spain - Rockport Publishers | 2009
- Publish - Netherlands - Fall 2009 | DIN, FF, PF en Next
- Smashing magazine - Online - April 2009 | 30 Brilliant Typefaces for Corporate Design
- Smashing magazine - Online - March 2009 | Fantastic Typography Blogs for your Inspiration
- Novum - Germany[21] - February 2009 | Parachute: Precision Landing
- Font magazine - Czech Republic - January 2009 | Interview
- Graphic Design Inspirations - Germany - Daab Publishing | 2008
- Visual Evasion - Online - December 2008 | 10 Best Typeface Designs of 2008
- Slanted - Germany - December 2008 | Fontnames Illustrated
- Typo - Czech Republic - Summer 2008 | Byzantine Ornaments
- Ministry of Type - Online - March 2008 | Champion Script Pro
- Slanted - Germany - September 2007 | Fontlabels, Fonts & Families
References
- ^ "Panos Vassiliou, Linotype".
- ^ "How this versatile award-winning type system was designed".[dead link]
- ^ "10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made".[dead link]
- ^ "Parachute, Luc Devroye".
- ^ "Panos Vassiliou, Klingspor Museum" (PDF).
- ^ "Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro".
- ^ "PF DIN Text Arabic, Slanted".
- ^ Arabesque 2. Germany: Gestalten. September 2011. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-89955-330-7.
- ^ International Type Design Exhibition 2013. Iran: Aban. 2013. p. 22. ISBN 978-600-6413-76-1.
- ^ "Why it is important to associate letterforms with emotions".
- ^ "How this versatile award-winning type system was designed".
- ^ Gianotten, Henk (2009). "DIN, FF, PF EN NEXT". Publish Magazine (4). Netherlands: 14.
- ^ "10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made".
- ^ "CA award winners 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ^ "CA award winners 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ^ "Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Bague Sans".
- ^ "Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Occula".
- ^ "European Design Awards 2014, Bague Pro".
- ^ "Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro".
- ^ "European Design Awards 2008 Gold Winner, Centro Pro".
- ^ "Precision landing: Parachute".
