Coat is a British interiors brand centered on curated paint and a broader decorating universe of tools, supplies and accessories.

Alongside its made-to-order, climate-positive paints, the brand offers primers, brushes, rollers, trays, tape and prep products, making it feel closer to a complete painting system than a paint label alone.

Since the launch in 2020, the identity combines Grand Slang by Nikolas Type, set in uppercase for the logo, with Roobert by Displaay for the wider text communication.

Sansiri is one of Thailand’s foremost real-estate developers – a publicly listed company founded in 1984. Over decades the firm has shaped Bangkok’s skyline and beyond, offering a full-spectrum portfolio from affordable condos to premium villas.

Sansiri Luxury Collection is a curated portfolio of ultra-high-end residences, conceived as living artworks rather than mere housing. Collaborations include acclaimed designers such as Anne Carson, Mary Fox Linton, Gert Voorjans, Lorenzo Castillo, and Philippe Starck, underscoring the brand’s commitment to world-class design partnerships.

The brand’s typographic identity is carried by Solare Intense (Nikolas Type).

Packaging for a haircare line by Michael Ahlmeyer, featuring Cosi Azure (Nikolas Type) in large display settings, accompanied by ABC Favorit (Dinamo) and an unidentified serif typeface.

Across the cartons, stacked type compositions form the phrase “The Aesthetics of Chemistry,” establishing the primary graphic element of the series. Vivid product colors vary throughout, while the typography remains the constant.

For the September 2022 issue of Fast Company, Creative Director Mike Schnaidt and Design Director Alice Alves assembled a refined editorial palette to present the magazine’s annual “Most Creative People in Business” list, honoring innovators across technology, healthcare, entertainment, and design.

The cover prominently features Cosi Azure Bold and Black by Nikolas Type, whose sculptural elegance and crisp modulation bring a sense of clarity and authority to the key headlines. Article sublines are in Cosi Times. The magazine’s text typeface is a customized Meret from TypeMates, and the logo is based on R-Typography’s Grifo, see this post.

The typographic system of the special issue is complemented by PP Monument Extended Black (Pangram Pangram), A2 Beckett Light and Regular (A2-TYPE), and Centra No. 2 Bold (Sharp Type / Monotype), creating a balanced dialogue between expressive display forms and precise editorial text.

The italic is from Colophon’s Grenette.

Beastly (OH no Type Co.) is used for the initial. The text typeface is unidentified.

The initial Y is from Salvaje Display (Typozon).

Serene Industries’ newest unveiling, Cleaver, is “a Hall effect mechanical keyboard engineered from a single block of aluminum. Building on the design principles of the Icebreaker keyboard, Cleaver offers a thinner and lighter profile while maintaining the brand’s signature robust aesthetic.”

Cleaver is using Grand Slang (Nikolas Type) for its logo and LL DMT (Lineto) for the keys.

Trilogy was founded by two sisters from New Zealand who discovered the amazing skin loving benefits of rosehip oil, and took it to the world. Besides the signature rosehip oil, the brand now features a wide range of skincare products that all follow the same conscious approach, to minimize the impact on earth. Trilogy is Toitū carbon neutral certified, NATRUE and BioGro certified natural and organic. They do not test on animals and use PEFC certified cartons and recyclable or PCR materials wherever possible.

The logotype uses Grand Slang (Nikolas Type). In 2022, Trilogy commissioned Nikolas Type to create a custom version of Grand Slang’s lowercase g which is in use since then.

The branding is completed by Attila Sans (Kometa) Ogg Text (Sharp Type) and National 2 Compressed (Klim Type Foundry).

Motherlode offers a range of instant lattes designed to provide a balanced energy boost while calming your nervous system. Packaged in convenient single-serve sachets, it helps you enjoy the right amount of caffeine, without the negative side effects of overconsumption.

The Australian based brand is using Nikolas Type’s Solare in a variable font setting of 600 on the weight axis, mixed with the Intense axis of around 350, making the typographic appearance more unique. It is paired with Kris Sowersby’s Pitch and what appears to be Good Sans by Kenneth Knutsen.

Helsinki-based designer Anna Salmisalo from her design practice By your side created the packaging for Satokausi Rosé wine, boldly using Grand Slang (Nikolas Type) as the main and expressive typographic choice, beautifully accompanying her wonderful and colorful illustration style. Poppins (Indian Type Foundry) is used for the functional type.

Signor Oil is a German brand with Italian roots, dedicated to high quality Apulian organic extra virgin olive oil. Founded by Denis Okore, Robert Michelone and Giuseppe Sacco, Signor Oil is based on tradition combined with passion and determination. Although the headquarters are in Berlin, their hearts remains closely linked to Puglia – the home of authentic organic olive oil.

The branding and packaging design was created by Ya Ting Yang and is using Grand Slang (Nikolas Type) for the logotype, combined with a yet unidentified sans [see comments].

Melbourne-based branding and marketing agency Studio Perspective created a holistic strategy and brand identity for Loam House: “Offering 89 architecturally designed, home-sized apartments amongst a sanctuary of established landscaping, Loam House’s architecture pays homage to natural layers of rock that form over time”.

The identity is using Solare (Nikolas Type) paired with Swiss 721 (Bitstream).

Under the motto “To play (with type) is to resist stasis,” Lisbon-based design studio Desisto initiated typography courses with the intent to share enthusiasm and knowledge regarding type in the Portuguese community.

The first workshop is about Desisto’s very own modular font TBD Brick, the second one is a Masterclass and Workshop hosted by Nikolas Type.

Risograph-printed posters use the grid system of  TBD Brick, paired with the workhorse Neue Montreal Mono (Pangram Pangram) and Solare Intense from Nikolas Type.

Love, Paati (“Love, Grandma” in Tamil) by Nethra Gomatheswaran unveils more than 140 ancient beauty and wellness rituals that have predominantly been passed down by word of mouth in South India and are sparsely documented. These rituals use over hundred ingredients ranging from familiar flowers, fruit, and spices to rarer ingredients like saffron, powdered pearls, and gold ash.

Through this book, delve into the heart of Indian beauty by exploring a range of infused hair oils, body scrubs, nourishing cleansers, revitalising masks, aromatic teas and quick bites to glow up from within.

Designed by Actual Friends and co-art directed by author Nethra Gomatheswaran, the book is using Grand Slang by Nikolas Type for its pithily and beautifully warm-vibed cover, paired with the DM Sans workhorse by Colophon. Inside the book, the font pairing is completed by Kometa’s Victor Serif

Solare by Nikolas Type, among TT Interphase by TypeType in use for the portfolio website of Rodolfo Sarno.

Rodolfo Sarno is a user interface and interactive designer with a diverse body of work including clients from the likes of R/GA Sydney, VML Sydney, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and Qantas Airlines.

As seen in the domain name rdlf.co itself, the preloader of the website is displaying the designer’s name without vowels, playing with Solare Italic and TT Interphase in the mix. The initial, fixed throughout the site as a center-aligned signature element, is using the Italic style of Solare.

Serene Industries’ Icebreaker is a meticulously crafted full-metal keyboard. Milled from a solid block of aluminum, the piece amalgates a brutalist aesthetic with precise typing performance.

A culmination of thoughtful design and expert craftsmanship, the Icebreaker has been in development for over a year.

Grand Slang from Nikolas Type is used for the engraved Icebreaker name on the aluminium body.

Pablo Desportes’ first Lineto release, LL DMT, is used for the keys themselves, and is paired with JetBrains Mono by Konstantin Bulenkov and Philipp Nurullin for the technical information that is engraved on the tool itself.

The back of the keyboard is branded with Serene Industries’ company logo, set in Optimum Compress, designed by Simon Bent.

Nikolas Type is an independent type foundry founded by German typeface designer Nikolas Wrobel, offering both retail and custom typefaces. The foundry is dedicated to creating typefaces that balance structure and fluidity, blending timeless influences from the past with innovative, forward-thinking ideas.

The website primarily uses Helvetica Now (Regular, Medium and Bold) while the recently released Solare appears in blog articles for titles and quotations. The website design embraces minimalism, featuring deliberate contrasts in font weights and a monochrome color scheme. Typography is central to the layout, ensuring an intuitive browsing experience.

The blog section, called Journal, offers a curated collection of content, including examples of typefaces in use, articles, interviews with creators, and more. Limited-edition foundry merchandise is offered in the Boutique; the Directory section showcases clients / uses of Nikolas Type typefaces.

Journ is a New York-based skincare brand offering specialized products dedicated to dark circles, spots, hyperpigmentation, and redness.

For its branding, Journ uses Cosi Times by Nikolas Type for its logo, accompanied by Canela from Commercial Type. The sans used for copy on the label is LL Akkurat.

The novel Cult Classic from American writer Sloane Crosley is insightful and delightfully suspenseful, a masterfully crafted tale of love, memory, morality, and mind control, as well as a fresh foray into the philosophy of romance.

Cult Classic got honoured “best book of the year” at the Washington Post, the BBC, Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, and more.

Designed by June Park and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in their MCD imprint, Cult Classic’s cover is starring Grand Slang by Nikolas Type.

Komb is an Australian brand that designs and produces premium biodegradable combs. The materials in use are plant-based polylactic acid (PLA), combined with recycled and renewable materials. All combs are biodegradable, which means they seek to break down naturally over time when disposed of properly.

Komb is using Grand Slang from Nikolas Type for its logo, tastefully paired with Degular from OH no Type Co. as a functional workhorse.

This Cowgirl punching bag is five feet tall, heavy vinyl, made in Los Angeles from scratch exclusively to Cowgirl ETC. The font in use is Grand Slang in all-lowercase letters, from Nikolas Type.

See also the previous post about the Cowgirl logo.

Lu Yu is a designer working in visual communication, with a focus on interaction design and art direction. Raised in China, previously living and working in Melbourne, Istanbul, and Berlin, Lu Yu is experienced in working at the intersection of brand and product, bringing a heavy sense of graphic design into the digital work.

Lu Yu's portfolio website is using the display font Cosi Azure (Nikolas Type) for primary headlines, Cosi Times (also Nikolas Type) for secondary headlines, tastefully paired with Patron (Milieu Grotesque) for text.