I am Mark Frömberg (also known as Mark2Mark), a typeface designer and tool developer based in the vibrant city of Berlin. With my passion for fonts and innovative programming, I have had the pleasure of creating some stunning typefaces for big players like Google, IBM and HERE.
My love for typography and type design led me to pursue a master's degree in TypeMedia at the prestigious Royal Academy of Arts in Den Haag, Netherlands. Prior to that, I studied Communications Design at the University of Applied Sciences (Berlin 2012), with a special focus on type and illustration.
Minjoo Ham and I are the co-founders of Hypertype, and we are committed to our mission of elevating the art of design through a fusion of creativity, innovation, and functionality.
Typefaces
Open Source
IBM Plex Thai (Loopless & Looped) · Google Noto Lao Looped · Hahmlet · Fira GO (Thai)
Retail & Custom
Neutronic · Gintronic · Nunki · Sanomat Khmer & Myanmar/Burmese · Shequalin · Canary · Calcine · Romijn 6 · Pigment · Technical Support for DG Meta Science, Autodesk Artifakt and many more
GlyphsApp Plugins
Reporter Plugins
Variable Font Preview · Show Stems (Free & Pro) · Show Recyclers · Presenter · Mark Zones · Show Rotated · Stem Rhythm · Blindfold · Show Siblings · Smart Plumblines · Distance & Angle
Other Plugins
Reporter Toggler · Script Deck · Font Spy · Skedge · Kernkraft & Kernschmelze · Synced Tabs · Arrange Windows
Type Design Services
- Designing typefaces from scratch or as revials
- Design of many scripts like:
Latin (Extended)·Greek·Cyrillic·Vietnamese·Thai·Lao·Khmer·Burmese - Extending to Latin for fonts that don’t have a Latin yet (e.g. Hangeul)
- Expanding font families with styles & weights
- Developing (Python, Objective-C & JS) tools for
prototyping & proofing·improving workflows·receiving live data feedback·customized tools tailored to specific needs and objectives - Spacing & kerning
- Design consultation
- Expanding character sets for broader language support, symbols, icons, etc.
- OpenType-Feature programming & testing
- Giving programming workshops and lectures
- Lettering & logo design
Activity
| 2021 | Co-founded Hypertype together with Minjoo Ham. |
| 2020 | Designing »Noto Looped Lao« together with Ben Mitchell (FontPad). |
| 2020 | Ongoing collaborations in several multi-language font projects, including Latin-Hangeul, Lao, Thai. Also developing new GlyphsApp plugins. |
| 10·2019 | Type design workshop in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Together with Ben Mitchell and Glyphs. |
| 10·2018 | Type design workshop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Together with Ben Mitchell and Natalie Rauch. |
| 10·2018 | Speaking at BITS conference in Hua Hin, Thailand. |
| 10·2018 | South East Asian scripts design workshop in Hua Hin, Thailand. Together with Ben Mitchell, Natalie Rauch and Rainer Erich Scheichelbauer. |
| 03·2018 | Interview about tool development and programming in type design, with Type Thursday NYC published at Medium. |
| 03·2018 | Presenting my way of problem solving at the »Robothon« conference in Den Haag, Netherlands. Title of the presentation: »Speed up«. |
| 2014—now | Freelancing mainly in type design and app development; collaborating with design studios like bBox and The Fontpad. |
| 2013—2014 | Master of Arts in TypeMedia, Royal Academy of Arts (KABK) Den Haag, Netherlands. |
| 2012 | Bachelor of Arts (Graduation with Distinction) Communications Design, University of Applied Sciences Berlin. |
| 2010—2011 | Tutor for screenprinting, University of Applied Sciences Berlin. |
| 2008—2012 | Studies Communications Design, University of Applied Sciences Berlin; Freelancing as designer since 2009. |
| 1984 | Born in Berlin. |
Press & Publications
Mono Is The New Black: Gintronic feature (niggli)
IdN v26n3: Typeface Design Issue Interview (Systems Design Ltd)
PAGE 03-2020 Gintronic feature (Ebner Verlag)
디자인 Design Neutronic feature (designhouse)
Neue Schriften. New Typefaces. (niggli)
Type Navigator (gestalten)
Typojournal 4 (Ralf Hermann)
Typoversity 1 & Typoversity 2 (nvbd)
PAGE 01-2012, 03-2017 (Ebner Verlag)
Typodarium 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 (Hermann Schmidt)
CAPITAL: Berliner Buchstaben (Mota Italic)