
2008 August
For the second consecutive year, SpiekermannPartners have designed Messe Frankfurt’s annual report. For those of us that are not into spreadsheets, the fun part has been published on its own as an image brochure. The theme this year was Inspiration, and we found an unusual way to illustrate that.
Project feature: Corporate design for Messe Frankfurt

2008 May
This year MEAG, one of Europe’s most prominent Asset Management Companies, presents itself with a new corporate design. The visual communication - from corporate literature to 3D environmental graphics - has been developed by SpiekermannPartners.

2008 January
How do you package a brand that is the product of an ex NASA scientist and the founder of the seminal technology magazine of our times?
SpiekermannPartners are in the beta stages of a full brand program for the chocolate factory of the future.
Stay tuned.
TCHO beta website
New York Times article
The Economist article

2007 December
SpiekermannPartners was chosen from a roster of four agencies to revise the image and corporate design of the world famous symphony orchestra. A moderated strategy process will form the basis for the redesign.
photo: © Berliner Philharmoniker
Press release: Berliner Philharmoniker

2007 September
22 years after Meta, one of the best known typefaces worldwide, we bring you MetaSerif. It was designed by Erik Spiekermann in cooperation with Christian Schwartz in New York and Kris Sowersby in New Zealand.
Available from FontShop in October

2007 July
An annual report is a relevant medium for any corporation in many respects -- also when it comes to design. Who could be better qualified to prove that than the people who are actually behind for the Corporate Design? Visualising the concept of “innovation” was as important as implementing the new basic elements for this pilot project.
Project feature: Corporate design for Messe Frankfurt
Press release: Messe Frankfurt
Each of our six partners runs projects and takes the necessary decisions. We have many employees, but no minions or chinless account handlers.
We design projects — large and small, simple and complex. We plan, we produce and we write code. We visualize, present and document.
We make our clients’ problems our own. We listen, look, and answer back. We work systematically, but with enthusiasm.
We think farther than expected and work harder than required. You pay for experience and not for bureaucracy.
design mind: Interview mit Erik Spiekermann
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Erik Spiekermann talks type with frog, expounding on the beauty - and the difficulty - of designing numbers.
Link zu design mind