Nils Types is the result of one talented young designer putting a business behind his life-long passion for lettering and graffiti. In 2013 Nils Thomsen decided to focus on his love of drawing letters and conceptualizing font families and start his own foundry.

The first font released from the Hamburg, Germany-based studio was Jabana, a handmade marker-based blackboard font. Since then, his spurless sans serif typeface, Conto, whose special set of ligatures proves perfect for lettering projects and logo designs, has been a bestseller.

Nils says that concept and context are two of the most important features of his typefaces. “It is not just about good looking letter shapes, even more important is how the fonts can be used.”