Greek type foundry
Parachute Typefoundry is a Greek type foundry company established in 2001.
Parachute offers a variety of fonts designed to support Latin , Cyrillic , and Greek scripts, some of which have received recognition for their quality. Notable typefaces like PF Centro Pro, PF Champion Script Pro, and PF Goudy Initials Pro were introduced online in 2007.[ 1] [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]
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
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
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]
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
^ "Panos Vassiliou, Linotype" .^ "How this versatile award-winning type system was designed" .[dead link ^ "10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made" .[dead link ^ "Parachute, Luc Devroye" .^ "Panos Vassiliou, Klingspor Museum" (PDF) .^ "Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro" .^ "PF DIN Text Arabic, Slanted" .^ Arabesque 2 . Germany: Gestalten. September 2011. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-89955-330-7 ^ International Type Design Exhibition 2013 . Iran: Aban. 2013. p. 22. ISBN 978-600-6413-76-1 ^ "Why it is important to associate letterforms with emotions" .^ "How this versatile award-winning type system was designed" .^ Gianotten, Henk (2009). "DIN, FF, PF EN NEXT". Publish Magazine (4). Netherlands: 14. ^ "10 steps to creating the most advanced script ever made" .^ "CA award winners 2016" . Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22 .^ "CA award winners 2015" . Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-22 .^ "Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Bague Sans" .^ "Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014, Occula" .^ "European Design Awards 2014, Bague Pro" .^ "Red dot Design Awards 2012 Grand Prix Winner, Regal Pro" .^ "European Design Awards 2008 Gold Winner, Centro Pro" .^ "Precision landing: Parachute" . 
