Typefaces reflect a culture’s priorities and aspirations. This is why we keep designing new typefaces – the job isn’t done.
Klim Type Foundry (Klim) was founded by Kris Sowersby in 2005 and is based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our foundational ethos is “a thing well made”. Our typefaces combine historical knowledge with rigorous contemporary craft. We believe the alphabet is a concept made concrete through written and designed letterforms — the alphabet is not defined by a single typeface but expressed through all of them.
Our retail catalogue features fonts suitable for a complete range of use, from small and functional to large and decorative. They can be licensed for use across physical and digital applications. Our in use section showcases the many, varied examples of our fonts used by international brands, institutions and businesses of all sizes.
We have designed custom fonts for international clients such as The Financial Times, PayPal and National Geographic. Our fonts are included in Apple’s operating system, from macOS Catalina 10.15.4. Closer to home we have created custom fonts for The Bank of New Zealand, Trade Me and Tourism New Zealand.
Our work has won numerous awards. Most recently the Epicene Collection received a Gold Cube from the ADC and a Certificate of Typographic Excellence from the TDC.
