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<h2 id="typefaces">Typefaces</h2> <ul><li>PF Bague</li> <li>PF Regal<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li>PF Centro<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li>PF DIN Text<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li>PF DIN Display</li> <li>PF Champion Script<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li>PF Beau Sans</li> <li>PF Square Sans</li> <li>PF Adamant</li> <li>PF Encore Sans</li> <li>PF Das Grotesk</li> <li>PF Handbook</li> <li>PF Fuel</li> <li>PF Occula</li> <li>PF Benchmark</li> <li>PF Monumenta</li></ul> <h2 id="major-awards">Major Awards</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Award</th><th>Typeface</th></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Communication Arts Typography Competition Award Winner<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td>Adamant Sans Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Communication Arts Typography Competition Award of Excellence<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td>Das Grotesk Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Bronze Award<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td>Bague Sans Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Merit Award<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td>Occula</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>European Design Awards | Bronze<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td>Bague Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Silver Award</td><td>Regal Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Red dot Design Awards | Grand Prix Winner<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td><td>Regal Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Communication Arts Typography Competition | Award of Excellence</td><td>Regal Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Creative Review Type Annual | Winner</td><td>Regal Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Granshan Awards | Excellence Award</td><td>Regal Pro, Champion Script Pro, Adamant Pro, Encore Sans Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>European Design Awards | Silver Winner</td><td>Encore Sans Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>International Type Design Competition | Excellence Award</td><td>Centro Pro, Champion Script Pro, Goudy Initials Pro and Goudy Ornaments</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>European Design Awards | Gold Winner<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td><td>Centro Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>EBGE Awards | Merit Award</td><td>Archive Pro</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>EBGE Awards | Merit Award</td><td>Libera Pro, Manic Attack</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="publications">Publications</h2> <ul><li>YearBook of Type 2 – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2016</li> <li>BranD magazine – China – October 2015 | Micro-forum</li> <li>Slanted 24 / Istanbul Issue – Germany – October 2014 | Square Sans</li> <li>Size-specific adjustments to type designs – Germany – Just Another Foundry | 2014</li> <li>New Graphic – China – Nanjing University of the Arts | 2014</li> <li>BranD magazine – China – November 2013 | Interview</li> <li>YearBook of Type – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2013</li> <li>Slanted magazine / Babylon Issue – Germany – August 2013 | Regal</li> <li>The Briem Report: Letterforms 2012 – United States – Operina | 2013</li> <li>Understanding Type – United Kingdom – AVA Publishing | 2013</li> <li>Slanted magazine – Germany – September 2012 | Interview</li> <li>Page magazine – Germany – November 2011 | Schatten und Licht</li> <li>Type Navigator – Germany – Gestalten | 2011</li> <li>Arabesque 2 – Germany – Gestalten | 2011</li> <li>Page magazine – Germany – July 2011 | Typo-Objekte</li> <li>Computer Arts – United Kingdom – June 2011 | 150 fonts you can’t live without</li> <li>Quotation magazine – Japan – Spring 2011 | <a href="/facts/London/KozCCsy9">London</a>, <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>, <a href="/facts/New_York_City/YlyvFmVC">New York City</a>, <a href="/facts/Berlin/pMTIRNXK">Berlin</a> and more</li> <li>KAK magazine - Russia - Fall 2010 | European Design</li> <li>.Net magazine - United Kingdom - November 2010 | Top 20 Fonts for Web Design</li> <li>Page magazine - Germany - November 2010 | DIN Text Arabic</li> <li>Brush ’n’ Script - Germany - Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz | 2010</li> <li>Publish - <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a> - Fall 2010 | Encore en Centro</li> <li>Typolyrics - Germany - Birkhäuser GmbH, Basel | 2010</li> <li>Computer Arts - United Kingdom - October 2009 | 114 pro Tips for Type</li> <li>1000 Ideas by 100 Designers - Spain - Rockport Publishers | 2009</li> <li>Publish - <a href="/facts/Netherlands/y8xn5stT">Netherlands</a> - Fall 2009 | DIN, FF, PF en Next</li> <li>Smashing magazine - Online - April 2009 | 30 Brilliant Typefaces for Corporate Design</li> <li>Smashing magazine - Online - March 2009 | Fantastic Typography Blogs for your Inspiration</li> <li>Novum - Germany<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a> - February 2009 | Parachute: Precision Landing</li> <li>Font magazine - <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a> - January 2009 | Interview</li> <li>Graphic Design Inspirations - Germany - Daab Publishing | 2008</li> <li>Visual Evasion - Online - December 2008 | 10 Best Typeface Designs of 2008</li> <li>Slanted - Germany - December 2008 | Fontnames Illustrated</li> <li>Typo - <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a> - Summer 2008 | Byzantine Ornaments</li> <li>Ministry of Type - Online - March 2008 | Champion Script Pro</li> <li>Slanted - Germany - September 2007 | Fontlabels, Fonts & Families</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Panos Vassiliou, Linotype". <a href="http://www.linotype.com/7995/panos-vassiliou.html" target="_blank">http://www.linotype.com/7995/panos-vassiliou.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"How this versatile award-winning type system was designed".[dead link] <a href="http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed" target="_blank">http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made".[dead link] <a href="http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made" target="_blank">http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Parachute, Luc Devroye". <a href="http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-47443.html" target="_blank">http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-47443.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Panos Vassiliou, Klingspor Museum" (PDF). <a href="http://www.klingspor-museum.de/KlingsporKuenstler/Schriftdesigner/Vassiliou/PanosVassiliou.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.klingspor-museum.de/KlingsporKuenstler/Schriftdesigner/Vassiliou/PanosVassiliou.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro". <a href="http://red-dot.de/cd/online-exhibition/work/?code=07-3239&y=2012&c=0&a=2" target="_blank">http://red-dot.de/cd/online-exhibition/work/?code=07-3239&y=2012&c=0&a=2</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"PF DIN Text Arabic, Slanted". <a href="http://www.slanted.de/eintrag/die-din-spricht-arabisch" target="_blank">http://www.slanted.de/eintrag/die-din-spricht-arabisch</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Arabesque 2. Germany: Gestalten. September 2011. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-89955-330-7. <a href="978-3-89955-330-7" target="_blank">978-3-89955-330-7</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>International Type Design Exhibition 2013. Iran: Aban. 2013. p. 22. ISBN 978-600-6413-76-1. <a href="978-600-6413-76-1" target="_blank">978-600-6413-76-1</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Why it is important to associate letterforms with emotions". <a href="http://www.typorn.org/article/why-it-important-associate-letterforms-emotions" target="_blank">http://www.typorn.org/article/why-it-important-associate-letterforms-emotions</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"How this versatile award-winning type system was designed". <a href="http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed" target="_blank">http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Gianotten, Henk (2009). "DIN, FF, PF EN NEXT". Publish Magazine (4). Netherlands: 14. <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made". <a href="http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made" target="_blank">http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>"CA award winners 2016".[dead link] <a href="http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2016" target="_blank">http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2016</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>"CA award winners 2015".[dead link] <a href="http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2015" target="_blank">http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2015</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>"Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Bague Sans". <a href="http://www.hiiibrand.com/goods.php?act=bisai&id=10895" target="_blank">http://www.hiiibrand.com/goods.php?act=bisai&id=10895</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Occula". <a href="http://www.hiiibrand.com/goods.php?act=bisai&id=10897" target="_blank">http://www.hiiibrand.com/goods.php?act=bisai&id=10897</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:18"><p>"European Design Awards 2014, Bague Pro". <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/submissions/bague-type-system/" target="_blank">http://www.europeandesign.org/submissions/bague-type-system/</a> <a href="#fnref:18" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:19"><p>"Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro". <a href="http://red-dot.de/cd/online-exhibition/work/?code=07-3239&y=2012&c=0&a=2" target="_blank">http://red-dot.de/cd/online-exhibition/work/?code=07-3239&y=2012&c=0&a=2</a> <a href="#fnref:19" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:20"><p>"European Design Awards 2008 Gold Winner, Centro Pro". <a href="http://www.europeandesign.org/submissions/pf-centro-pro-3-related-superfamilies/" target="_blank">http://www.europeandesign.org/submissions/pf-centro-pro-3-related-superfamilies/</a> <a href="#fnref:20" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:21"><p>"Precision landing: Parachute". <a href="http://www.novumnet.de/en/world-of-novum/current-issue/022009/showroom/focus-typography.html" target="_blank">http://www.novumnet.de/en/world-of-novum/current-issue/022009/showroom/focus-typography.html</a> <a href="#fnref:21" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>