Jung von Matt
Character Type · Henning Skibbe
A bespoke extra-compressed headline typeface designed by Henning Skibbe for the Jung von Matt advertising agency's own brand identity.
About
Developed by Character Type for Jung von Matt's in-house brand design, this single-style extra-compressed display face is built entirely in capitals, which sit above the baseline to allow very tight line spacing without collision. Angular terminals reference the agency's trojan horse brand symbol, and a thin line element addresses the readability challenges that arise in dense characters such as @ and € when set at extreme compression. The result is a loud, direct headline face with a strong visual identity tied to a single client.
Classification
A bespoke all-caps extra-compressed headline typeface with angular terminals and custom solutions for dense letter spacing, firmly in the display category with no running-text intent.