Parachute Typefoundry

Parachute Typefoundry is a Greek type foundry company established in 2001.^[1]

Parachute

Industry	Type foundry
Founded	Athens, Greece, 2001
Founders	Panos Vassiliou
Headquarters	Athens, London
Products	Fonts
Website	parachutefonts.com

Parachute offers a variety of fonts designed to support Latin, Cyrillic, and Greek scripts. Typefaces like PF Centro Pro, PF Champion Script Pro, and PF Goudy Initials Pro were introduced online in 2007.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2][3]

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.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Typefaces

• PF Bague
• PF Regal^[10]
• PF Centro^[11]
• PF DIN Text^[12]
• PF DIN Display
• PF Champion Script^[13]
• 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

Year	Award	Typeface
2016	Communication Arts Typography Competition Award Winner[14]	Adamant Sans Pro
2015	Communication Arts Typography Competition Award of Excellence[15]	Das Grotesk Pro
2014	Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Bronze Award[16]	Bague Sans Pro
2014	Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Merit Award[17]	Occula
2014	European Design Awards | Bronze[18]	Bague Pro
2013	Hiiibrand Typography Competition | Silver Award	Regal Pro
2012	Red dot Design Awards | Grand Prix Winner[19]	Regal Pro
2012	Communication Arts Typography Competition | Award of Excellence	Regal Pro
2011	Creative Review Type Annual | Winner	Regal Pro
2010	Granshan Awards | Excellence Award	Regal Pro, Champion Script Pro, Adamant Pro, Encore Sans Pro
2010	European Design Awards | Silver Winner	Encore Sans Pro
2009	International Type Design Competition | Excellence Award	Centro Pro, Champion Script Pro, Goudy Initials Pro and Goudy Ornaments
2008	European Design Awards | Gold Winner[20]	Centro Pro
2004	EBGE Awards | Merit Award	Archive Pro
2002	EBGE Awards | Merit Award	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^[21] - 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