🏪 STK
Custom Type
Beyond our retail catalogue, we take on bespoke commissions - brand typefaces, wordmarks, and custom iterations on existing designs. The scope and process vary from project to project. Bespoke type isn't just for big budgets.
1 Custom Font Design
We design type families tailored to your brand - from single weights to complete systems. The result is a typeface that belongs entirely to you, built around how and where you communicate. Exclusivity arrangements available.
2 Tweak Characters
Need a modified letterform, an embedded logo, a stylistic alternate, or added language support? We handle custom adjustments to existing fonts - small changes that can make a big difference in how a typeface fits your brand.
3 Export Custom Weight
We interpolate custom weights for your specific use case - whether that's signage, packaging, or bible-thin paper. If the standard weights don't quite land where you need them, a bespoke cut solves it cleanly.
4 Custom naming
Put your company name on the font. It's a small thing that makes a big difference in a brand manual - and it means your typeface shows up correctly labelled everywhere your team works.
VG
One of Norway's most recognized media brands, commissioned a comprehensive visual identity to handle their vast content spectrum –from serious investigative journalism to light entertainment while maintaining trust and clarity across all platforms. We got tasked by Bielke&Yang to draw a complete typographic palette. We develop three type families comprising over 35,000 characters across 56 weights. VG Serif serves as the editorial backbone, working for both body text and headlines. VG Sans is the functional companion – clear and versatile across all formats. VG Effekt draws inspiration from the iconic VG logo with compressible letters for headlines and marketing.
Promenaden
Promenaden, Oslo's premier luxury shopping district, needed a distinctive typeface for their new identity. Drawing inspiration from historical chiseled lettering found on a local facade, we created a custom typeface that connects the district's heritage with its luxury positioning. This bespoke typeface now stands as the cornerstone of their brand identity.
Quilt
A tech company founded by former Google and Tesla employees, Quilt specializes in all-electric heating and cooling systems. Manual Creative commissioned us to enhance their brand identity through targeted character modifications. We redrew several key characters with a focus on display numerals, optimizing them specifically for their control screen UI. The refined characters now serve as distinctive elements in Quilt's user interface.
BikBok
We developed a comprehensive custom font family for BikBok, one of Norway's leading fashion brands, commissioned by Oslo-based studio Bielke&Yang. The project encompassed two distinct styles: an editorial display family featuring abrupt teardrop terminals paired with an expressive italic counterpart, and a practical sans-serif workhorse. This versatile type system is now implemented across all brand touchpoints, reinforcing BikBok's visual identity. Images by Bow and Alvin Santos.
The Bible
Molberger commissioned us to adapt our STK Bureau typeface for use on thin bible paper. We modified the weight distribution and redrew specific details to ensure optimal legibility on the delicate paper stock. The result is a specially tailored version of Bureau that maintains readability while preserving the tone of voice of God.
Norad
Norad, Norway's Agency for Development Cooperation, needed a custom typeface that could bridge their heritage with contemporary digital demands. Commissioned by design agency Dinamo as part of a comprehensive identity update, we developed a three-style font system consisting of a dynamic display face, a functional sans-serif, and an authoritative serif family. The typefaces harmonize with their iconic 1963 logo symbol while introducing a modern clarity that works across platforms. This comprehensive type system now serves as a key element in Norad's communication toolkit, enabling clear and consistent messaging from detailed reports to engaging social media content.
Grønt Lag
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF) launched "Grønt Lag" to promote environmental consciousness in sports at all levels. Commissioned by Molberger, we created an enhanced version of the Miso Italics, pushing its dynamic characteristics to new extremes. The modified typeface, with its increased speed and attitude, effectively communicates the initiative's forward-thinking, environmentally conscious mission.
