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Boxen™ (German for boxing) is a new font that packs quite a punch! Its most prominent feature is its slantedness,
whic… read more
Boxen™ (German for boxing) is a new font that packs quite a punch! Its most prominent feature is its slantedness, which makes it a forceful, modern typeface. The capital letters are the same size as the small letters, allowing designers to create diverse combinations of different characters. This makes Boxen™ ideal for creating trademarks, logos and headlines. The font is even available in two weights - round and straight. So what are you waiting for? Try it out!
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About the Designer Martin Aleith
Martin Aleith is a contemporary graphic designer whose fonts, design work and video installations are closely associated… read more
Martin Aleith is a contemporary graphic designer whose fonts, design work and video installations are closely associated with music. Since 1998, he is a founding member of the Berlin-based collective Pfadfinderei, known for their bombastic moving image shows for the likes of Modeselektor, Pharrell and Radiohead, since 1998. The company is known structured in three main divisions: Corporate Design, Production, and Installation.
www.pfadfinderei.com
More fonts by Martin Aleith
www.pfadfinderei.com
More fonts by Martin Aleith
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Interview with Martin Aleith
Can you give us a brief description about you and the company you work for?
Design collective Pfadfinderei (in E… read more
Design collective Pfadfinderei (in E… read more
Can you give us a brief description about you and the company you work for?
Design collective Pfadfinderei (in English, “pathfinders” or “home of the scouts”) formed in 1998 and creates visual marketing tools as well handles the realization of events. We offer a full range of design services answering to functional design demands and provide advanced multimedia art. Pfadfinderei is now structured into three main divisions: Corporate Design, Production and Installation.
How would you characterize your design style?
I think I’m a natural drawer by birth. And since I spend a lot of time drawing, I think I just have a good sense and know how things should. It’s probably this ability that gives my graphic design the expression that it has.
Place of Work
Berlin, on the Spree River
Can you give us a short description about your font?
Boxen packs a real punch!
It’s a modern, personal, powerful, racy and happy font with flashy chamfers. The eye catcher and main characteristic eye is the diagonal axis. A strong line lends the font more surface. You could say it has a graceful gauge. The inimitable, homogenous characteristic style gives the font strength. This strength is then softened by the airy wholes, makes it practical for a variety of applications.
Why did you design this font and what was your inspiration?
Boxen was developed for the logo design of a music label called Phisical Music. They wanted something that was full of emtion and sex appeal.
What is the ideal usage of your font?
Boxen is ideal for trademarks. The capitals letters have an X-Height which is an important characteristic in order to design a variety of characters with manifold combinations. And boxen has two weights!
Where does the name come from?
Braten and Boxen have these names, because my friends insisted on it. Real pig heads! To use verbs for proper names is still not very common but I guess this gives you some space to experiment. For example “Bluster“ would be a good one.
Do you think that too many fonts exist?
No. I’ll continue working on making more.
Your future plans?
I’m only 29!
Design collective Pfadfinderei (in English, “pathfinders” or “home of the scouts”) formed in 1998 and creates visual marketing tools as well handles the realization of events. We offer a full range of design services answering to functional design demands and provide advanced multimedia art. Pfadfinderei is now structured into three main divisions: Corporate Design, Production and Installation.
How would you characterize your design style?
I think I’m a natural drawer by birth. And since I spend a lot of time drawing, I think I just have a good sense and know how things should. It’s probably this ability that gives my graphic design the expression that it has.
Place of Work
Berlin, on the Spree River
Can you give us a short description about your font?
Boxen packs a real punch!
It’s a modern, personal, powerful, racy and happy font with flashy chamfers. The eye catcher and main characteristic eye is the diagonal axis. A strong line lends the font more surface. You could say it has a graceful gauge. The inimitable, homogenous characteristic style gives the font strength. This strength is then softened by the airy wholes, makes it practical for a variety of applications.
Why did you design this font and what was your inspiration?
Boxen was developed for the logo design of a music label called Phisical Music. They wanted something that was full of emtion and sex appeal.
What is the ideal usage of your font?
Boxen is ideal for trademarks. The capitals letters have an X-Height which is an important characteristic in order to design a variety of characters with manifold combinations. And boxen has two weights!
Where does the name come from?
Braten and Boxen have these names, because my friends insisted on it. Real pig heads! To use verbs for proper names is still not very common but I guess this gives you some space to experiment. For example “Bluster“ would be a good one.
Do you think that too many fonts exist?
No. I’ll continue working on making more.
Your future plans?
I’m only 29!