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Since its inception, Parachute® has received more than 40 international distinctions including the esteemed Red Dot Grand Prix and TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence. Additional awards were received by the European Design Awards, Tokyo TDC, German Design Awards, HiiiBrand, Granshan Awards, Communication Arts, Creative Review.
Be it magazines, books or newspapers, the work, the expertise and the bold approach to design of Parachute® Typefoundry has been featured in major publications around the world.
What started out as an online platform for the Typophile Generation, TYPEROOM developed into one of the most influential type blogs today as well as a creative hub and concept store in the historic centre of Athens/Greece. This is where culture meets typography!
We are a digital type foundry and design agency, specialising in bespoke type design, corporate typefaces and lettering. We use the power of typography to transform living brands to global brands, enrich their identity and localise their language in emerging markets. Never content with the average, we manage to bridge the West with the East, the North with the South and combine tradition with innovation. We have collaborated with several leading organizations since 2001 and designed proprietary typefaces for some of the world’s most iconic brands and institutions such as Apple, European Commission, National Geographic, Ikea, Kraft Foods, UEFA, Samsung, Financial Times, Pernod Ricard, Ogilvy, Emirates.
Our work has earned numerous accolades around the world with top honours from TDC, Red Dot, European Design Awards, Tokyo TDC, HiiiBrand, Granshan Awards, Communication Arts and many others.
Our type library reflects the work of several talented designers, creatives, engineers and storytellers obsessed with type. Be it analog, digital or spatial, we use the power of typography to transform global brands.
Awards
2023 TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence for Expo
2023 A' Design Awards Bronze for The M@G
2023 Creative Review Type Annual for Expo
2022 European Design Awards Gold Award for Parachute website
2022 EBGE Awards Typographic Excellence for Baba Au Rum
2022 EBGE Awards for Benaki Museum print collection
2021 German Design Awards Nominee for Marlet type system
2020 Red Dot Design Awards Red dot Winner for Marlet type system
2020 TDC Certificate of Typographic Excellence for Marlet type system
2020 German Design Awards Nominee for Marlet type system
2020 Tokyo TDC Awards Award for Marlet AntiManifesto XXL
2020 Tokyo TDC Awards Excellence Distinction for Marlet type system
2020 European Design Awards Bronze Award for Marlet type system
2020 European Design Awards Silver Award for Marlet AntiManifesto XXL
2020 EBGE Awards Merit Award for Marlet AntiManifesto XXL
2019 EBGE Awards Merit Award for Type Catalog
2019 EBGE Awards Bronze Award for Type Elections Booklet
2017 German Design Awards Special Award for Bague type system
2016 Communication Arts Annual Typography Competition Award for Adamant Sans
2016 Granshan Awards Special Mention for DIN Serif Arabic
2015 Communication Arts Typography Competition Award for Das Grotesk
2014 Granshan Awards Award for Adamant Sans
2014 Hiiibrand Typography Competition Bronze Award for Bague Sans
2014 Hiiibrand Typography Competition Merit Award for Occula
2014 European Design Awards Bronze Award for Bague type system
2014 German Design Awards Nominee for Regal type system
2013 Hiiibrand Typography Competition Silver Award for Regal type system
2013 Hiiibrand Typography Competition Nomination for Encore Sans
2012 Red dot Design Awards Grand Prix Award for Regal type system
2012 Red Dot Design Awards Best of the Best Award for Regal Pro
2012 Communication Arts Typography Competition Award Regal type system
2012 German Design Awards Nominee for Encore Sans
2011 Creative Review Type Annual Winner for Regal type system
2011 European Design Awards Finalist for Regal type system
2011 EBGE Awards Finalist for Regal type system
2010 Granshan Awards 2010 Excellence Award for Regal type system
2010 Granshan Awards Excellence Award for Champion Script
2010 Granshan Awards Excellence Award for Adamant
2010 Granshan Awards Excellence Award for Encore Sans
2010 European Design Awards Silver Winner for Encore Sans
2009 Cyrillic Type Design Competition Excellence Award for Centro type system
2009 Cyrillic Type Design Competition Excellence Award for Champion Script
2009 Cyrillic Type Design Competition Excellence Award for Goudy Initials
2008 European Design Awards Gold Winner for Centro type system