Parachute Typefoundry
{{Short description|Greek type foundry}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Parachute
| logo = Parachute Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| foundation = Athens, Greece, 2001
| founders = Panos Vassiliou
| location_city = Athens, London
| industry = Type foundry
| products = Fonts
| homepage = [http://parachutefonts.com/ parachutefonts.com]
}}
Parachute Typefoundry is a Greek type foundry company established in 2001.
Parachute offers a variety of fonts designed to support Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts, some of which have received recognition for their quality. Notable typefaces like PF Centro Pro, PF Champion Script Pro, and PF Goudy Initials Pro were introduced online in 2007.{{Cite web|url = http://www.linotype.com/7995/panos-vassiliou.html|title = Panos Vassiliou, Linotype}}{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
In 2008, Parachute received a Gold award at the European Design Awards for its PF Centro type families designed by Panos Vassiliou. Subsequently, Parachute has achieved over 25 awards and distinctions, including the Red Dot: Grand Prix 2012.{{Cite web|url = http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed|title = How this versatile award-winning type system was designed}}{{dead link |date=February 2025}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made|title = 10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made}}{{dead link |date=February 2025}}
In 2010, Parachute introduced PF DIN Text Arabic, the first Arabic version of the DIN typeface, created through a collaboration between Panos Vassiliou and Arab designer Hasan Abu Afash.{{Cite web|url = http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-47443.html|title = Parachute, Luc Devroye}} {{Cite web|url = http://www.klingspor-museum.de/KlingsporKuenstler/Schriftdesigner/Vassiliou/PanosVassiliou.pdf|title = Panos Vassiliou, Klingspor Museum}} {{Cite web|url = http://red-dot.de/cd/online-exhibition/work/?code=07-3239&y=2012&c=0&a=2 |title = Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.slanted.de/eintrag/die-din-spricht-arabisch|title = PF DIN Text Arabic, Slanted}}{{cite book |title=Arabesque 2 |location=Germany |publisher=Gestalten |page=153 |date=September 2011 |isbn=978-3-89955-330-7}}{{cite book |title=International Type Design Exhibition 2013 |location=Iran |publisher=Aban |page=22 |date=2013 |isbn=978-600-6413-76-1}}
Typefaces
- PF Bague
- PF Regal{{Cite web|url = http://www.typorn.org/article/why-it-important-associate-letterforms-emotions|title = Why it is important to associate letterforms with emotions}}
- PF Centro{{Cite web|url = http://www.typorn.org/article/how-versatile-award-winning-type-system-was-designed|title = How this versatile award-winning type system was designed}}
- PF DIN Text{{cite journal |last=Gianotten |first=Henk |date=2009 |title=DIN, FF, PF EN NEXT |journal=Publish Magazine |issue=4 |page=14 |location=Netherlands}}
- PF DIN Display
- PF Champion Script{{Cite web|url = http://www.typorn.org/article/10-steps-creating-most-advanced-script-ever-made|title = 10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made}}
- PF Beau Sans
- PF Square Sans
- PF Adamant
- PF Encore Sans
- PF Das Grotesk
- PF Handbook
- PF Fuel
- PF Occula
- PF Benchmark
- PF Monumenta
Major Awards
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Year !Award !Typeface |
| 2016
|Communication Arts Typography Competition Award Winner{{Cite web |title=CA award winners 2016 |url=http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2016}}{{dead link |date=February 2025}} |Adamant Sans Pro |
| 2015
|Communication Arts Typography Competition Award of Excellence{{Cite web |title=CA award winners 2015 |url=http://www.commarts.com/gallery/typography/typeface-design/all/2015}}{{dead link |date=February 2025}} |Das Grotesk Pro |
| 2014
| |Bague Sans Pro |
| 2014
| |Occula |
| 2014
| |Bague Pro |
| 2013
| |Regal Pro |
| 2012
| |Regal Pro |
| 2012
| |Regal Pro |
| 2011
| |Regal Pro |
| 2010
| |Regal Pro, Champion Script Pro, Adamant Pro, Encore Sans Pro |
| 2010
| |Encore Sans Pro |
| 2009
| |Centro Pro, Champion Script Pro, Goudy Initials Pro and Goudy Ornaments |
| 2008
| |Centro Pro |
| 2004
| |Archive Pro |
| 2002
| |Libera Pro, Manic Attack |
Publications
- YearBook of Type 2 – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2016
- BranD magazine – China – October 2015 | Micro-forum
- Slanted 24 / Istanbul Issue – Germany – October 2014 | Square Sans
- Size-specific adjustments to type designs – Germany – Just Another Foundry | 2014
- New Graphic – China – Nanjing University of the Arts | 2014
- BranD magazine – China – November 2013 | Interview
- YearBook of Type – Germany – Niggli Verlag | 2013
- Slanted magazine / Babylon Issue – Germany – August 2013 | Regal
- The Briem Report: Letterforms 2012 – United States – Operina | 2013
- Understanding Type – United Kingdom – AVA Publishing | 2013
- Slanted magazine – Germany – September 2012 | Interview
- Page magazine – Germany – November 2011 | Schatten und Licht
- Type Navigator – Germany – Gestalten | 2011
- Arabesque 2 – Germany – Gestalten | 2011
- Page magazine – Germany – July 2011 | Typo-Objekte
- Computer Arts – United Kingdom – June 2011 | 150 fonts you can’t live without
- Quotation magazine – Japan – Spring 2011 | London, Tokyo, New York City, Berlin and more
- KAK magazine - Russia - Fall 2010 | European Design
- .Net magazine - United Kingdom - November 2010 | Top 20 Fonts for Web Design
- Page magazine - Germany - November 2010 | DIN Text Arabic
- Brush ’n’ Script - Germany - Verlag Hermann Schmidt Mainz | 2010
- Publish - Netherlands - Fall 2010 | Encore en Centro
- Typolyrics - Germany - Birkhäuser GmbH, Basel | 2010
- Computer Arts - United Kingdom - October 2009 | 114 pro Tips for Type
- 1000 Ideas by 100 Designers - Spain - Rockport Publishers | 2009
- Publish - Netherlands - Fall 2009 | DIN, FF, PF en Next
- Smashing magazine - Online - April 2009 | 30 Brilliant Typefaces for Corporate Design
- Smashing magazine - Online - March 2009 | Fantastic Typography Blogs for your Inspiration
- Novum - Germany{{Cite web|url = http://www.novumnet.de/en/world-of-novum/current-issue/022009/showroom/focus-typography.html|title = Precision landing: Parachute}} - February 2009 | Parachute: Precision Landing
- Font magazine - Czech Republic - January 2009 | Interview
- Graphic Design Inspirations - Germany - Daab Publishing | 2008
- Visual Evasion - Online - December 2008 | 10 Best Typeface Designs of 2008
- Slanted - Germany - December 2008 | Fontnames Illustrated
- Typo - Czech Republic - Summer 2008 | Byzantine Ornaments
- Ministry of Type - Online - March 2008 | Champion Script Pro
- Slanted - Germany - September 2007 | Fontlabels, Fonts & Families