The Berlin Typography Book

We are delighted to announce that our book, Berlin Typography, is out now from Prestel Verlag.

The Colours of Berlin: Purple

And so we reach the end of our Colours of Berlin series, which we started back at the beginning of 2019. In the first half of the year we examined the primary colours, starting with yellow, then moving to blue, and on to red. In the second half we looked at the secondary colours with a post on green, followed by a post on orange. For our final post in the series we look at:

Rathaus and Ratskeller

Berlin is a city of villages. Before the twentieth century, the compact Prussian capital was surrounded by dozens of small independent communities such as Schöneberg, Charlottenburg and Zehlendorf. As the main city and the smaller towns began to grow during the industrial revolution, the boundaries between them became indistinct and eventually meaningless. In 1920, the Greater Berlin Act unified the agglomeration of villages into the single metropolitan area that we know today.

The Colours of Berlin: Orange

The colours of Berlin is a bi-monthly series that will run throughout 2019. In the first part of the year we examined the primary colours, starting with yellow, then moving to blue, and on to red. In June we started on the secondary colours with a post on green. And now we are proud to present:

Typography of the Ku’Damm

In Depth is an occasional series on the Berlin Typography blog celebrating the variety and diversity of typography within a specific geographical location. This week, guest author John Peck goes on a typographical journey down one of Berlin’s most famous streets.

The Colours of Berlin: Green

The colours of Berlin is a bi-monthly series that will run throughout 2019. Where other posts on this blog have attempted to describe typographic trends and phenomena in Berlin, the entries in this series will focus on a particular colour by presenting a collection of images without additional text.

Hotels of Berlin

Hotels are everywhere. Yet for anyone who lives in a particular city, they can be virtually invisible. This becomes apparent when a visitor to your city asks you for a hotel recommendation. How should you know? You live there. You never have to think about where you’re going to spend the night. Even if, for whatever reason, you can’t spend the night in your own bed, you probably have at least one or two friends with a spare sofa.

The Colours of Berlin: Red

The colours of Berlin is a bi-monthly series that will run throughout 2019. Where other posts on this blog have attempted to describe typographic trends and phenomena in Berlin, the entries in this series will focus on a particular colour by presenting a collection of images without additional text. Every city has its full spectrum on display; this is the one that belongs to Berlin.

Shoes and Shoemakers in Berlin

Not everyone in Berlin buys flowers. There are those among us who don’t especially care for baked goods. Some people will go several years without having to fill a prescription. But pretty much everyone wears shoes.

The Colours of Berlin: Blue

The colours of Berlin is a bi-monthly series that will run throughout 2019. Where other posts on this blog have attempted to describe typographic trends and phenomena in Berlin, the entries in this series will focus on a particular colour by presenting a collection of images without additional text. Every city has its full spectrum on display; this is the one that belongs to Berlin.