Ligature Type is a collaborative type & typography studio based in Berlin. We produce high quality retail and custom typefaces that go beyond style. What we really want to do is to convey a story or an atmosphere, to amplify ideas and make them visual. At the same time, our fonts live up to all you expect from a modern font, in technical and other regards. Our curiosity pushes us to ask extra questions, leading to specific solutions.
We are
Alexander Rütten is typeface- and graphic designer. He studied communication design at the University of Applied Sciences in Trier. After graduation he worked as a freelance graphic designer and later as an art director for several design agencies. In 2002 he moved to Berlin, where he mainly worked as a developer for interactive applications and as editor-designer. His typefaces are available through Linotype and FontShop International. He won the TDC Award two times and was also nominated for the German Design Award.
Olivia Wood is a Canadian graphic designer and entrepreneur. After studying typography with Professor Andreas Hogan in Trier she moved to Berlin. In 2002 she co-founded Formsport Design Studio with Alexander Rütten, concentrating on web and corporate design.
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Services
- Bespoke typeface design
- Custom logotype development
- Design of Icon & Wayfinding Systems
- Customization of existing Ligatures retail typeface
- Expansion of Character set and language support