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FF Strada
Originally developed for a thesis project, FF Strada evolved through continued use over five years to become a stable, versatile family of types. Its simple forms are a natural choice for the most basic uses, while the wide range of figures lend themselves to more complex, demanding applications. Low contrast and tall x-height let FF Strada work at a tiny point size, yet maintain legibility.

After working at an Italian newspaper and in Berlin at MetaDesign, Albert Pinggera earned a postgraduate degree in type design at the Royal Academy of Fine and Applied Arts in The Hague.

FF Atma
FF Atma is the result of several years of typographic exploration, the forms and their relationships evolving as they were digitized and tested. The resulting text family offers designers the timeless qualities of a vertical stress, but with less contrast and greater legibility than most "modern" typefaces.

Alan Greene was already making fonts while studying graphic design in college. After a stint at [T-26], and later as head of custom font creation at FontShop San Francisco, he joined the ranks of MvB Design where he presently directs font production and designs publications and web sites.

FF Parable
FF Parable was designed for small print, and as such, employs some interesting features that establish its unique character. Large x-height and low contrast mean optimum legibility at all text sizes. FF Parable is equipped with enough features to be a full-service workhorse family of typefaces.

Christopher Burke is a typographer, typeface designer, and type historian. He worked at Monotype Typography in the UK, before obtaining a PhD in Typography & Graphic Communication at the University of Reading, England. From 1996 to 2001 he planned and directed the MA in typeface design at the University of Reading.

FF Bau
In 1999, Erik Spiekermann asked type designer Christian Schwartz to consider drawing a revival of Schelter & Giesecke's Grotesk, a workhorse face for The Bauhaus and the earliest direct ancestor to Helvetica. Christian updated the family for contemporary typographic needs without rationalizing away the spirit and warmth of the original, as its many descendants (such as Helvetica) perhaps have.

Originally from New Hampshire, Christian Schwartz has served as in-house type designer at MetaDesign Berlin and Font Bureau. He recently co-founded Orange Italic, where he designs typefaces.

FF Reminga
Xavier Dupré's FF Reminga is a contemporary text face, rather sober and especially legible at 10-point. The Titling versions are narrower, more elegant and calligraphic.

Xavier Dupré—native to France—studied graphic design in Paris as well as calligraphy and typography at Scriptorium de Toulouse. Since 1999 he has worked as type designer in a packaging design agency. He also collaborates with Ladislas Mandel on Renaissance writings.