Hello,
we are Just
Your Type!
Hello,
we are Just
Your Type!
Studio for Type and
Corporate Design
We turn brands into unique characters.
We turn brands into unique characters.
Just Your Type is a Munich-based design studio, founded in 2021 by Mona Franz and Sebastian Berbig. Together, they specialize in type design and corporate design. Convinced that typefaces are the magic key to outstanding branding, they combine craft and vision to create visual identities of every color on the emotional spectrum.
two minds are
better than one
Mona
Specialist for type design, typography, logo design, icons, brand illustrations
Mona juggles type and corporate design while keeping her dance moves as smooth as vegan butter.
Her recently-designed typefaces can be found at the TypeMates font library. In 2018, she received a Master’s degree of TypeMedia from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. Mona has been teaching type design at Hochschule München since 2021.
About Mona
TypeTalks
Organizing speakers for Hochschule München with Prof. Xuyen Dam
DesignStarter
Organizing speakers for Typografische Gesellschaft München with Katharina Seidl
Workshops
TypoWalks and typographic workshops
TypeStammtisch Munich – you are a type designer living in or around Munich? Join our small group – just contact me!
Side projects
since 2021
Hochschule München (MUNICH)
Lecturer for Type Design and Corporate Design
2013–2016
Martin et Karczinski (MUNICH)
Corporate Design and Type Design
2012–2013
Meta Design (BERLIN)
Corporate Design and Strategy
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
TypeMates (HAMBURG/MUNICH), Martin et Karczinski (MUNICH), hw.design (MUNICH), Blackspace (MUNICH), Bold Monday (The Hague), Saatchi & Saatchi (MUNICH)
CV
Sebastian
Specialized in typography, color theory, webdesign, photography, imagery and brand systems
Sebastian makes it look so easy – designing even complex brand architectures in a user-friendly and recognizable way all while checking out the latest ice cream parlor in town.
He began his career in advertising, working at Jung von Matt and Serviceplan before focusing on corporate design at Martin et Karczinski and Zeichen & Wunder.
Sebastian has over a decade of experience with clients like Audi, Lufthansa, Bosch, Amnesty International, Mercedes-Benz, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Landeshauptstadt München.
About Sebastian
2020–2021
Zeichen & Wunder (Munich)
Corporate Design
2012–2019
Martin et Karczinski (Munich)
Corporate Design
2010
Jung von Matt (Hamburg)
Advertising
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
hw.design (Munich), Saatchi & Saatchi (Munich), Serviceplan (Munich), Zeichen & Wunder (Munich)
CV
We turn brands into unique characters.
We turn brands into unique characters.
Just Your Type is a Munich-based design studio, founded in 2021 by Mona Franz and Sebastian Berbig. Together, they specialize in type design and corporate design. Convinced that typefaces are the magic key to outstanding branding, they combine craft and vision to create visual identities of every color on the emotional spectrum.
two minds are
better than one
Sebastian
Specialized in typography, color theory, webdesign, photography, imagery and brand systems
Sebastian makes it look so easy – designing even complex brand architectures in a user-friendly and recognizable way all while checking out the latest ice cream parlor in town.
He began his career in advertising, working at Jung von Matt and Serviceplan before focusing on corporate design at Martin et Karczinski and Zeichen & Wunder.
Sebastian has over a decade of experience with clients like Audi, Lufthansa, Bosch, Amnesty International, Mercedes-Benz, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and Landeshauptstadt München.
About Sebastian
2020–2021
Zeichen & Wunder (Munich)
Corporate Design
2012–2019
Martin et Karczinski (Munich)
Corporate Design
2010
Jung von Matt (Hamburg)
Advertising
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
hw.design (Munich), Saatchi & Saatchi (Munich), Serviceplan (Munich), Zeichen & Wunder (Munich)
CV
Mona
Specialist for type design, typography, logo design, icons, brand illustrations
Mona juggles type and corporate design while keeping her dance moves as smooth as vegan butter.
Her recently-designed typefaces can be found at the TypeMates font library. In 2018, she received a Master’s degree of TypeMedia from the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague. Mona has been teaching type design at Hochschule München since 2021.
About Mona
TypeTalks
Organizing speakers for Hochschule München with Prof. Xuyen Dam
DesignStarter
Organizing speakers for Typografische Gesellschaft München with Katharina Seidl
Workshops
TypoWalks and typographic workshops
TypeStammtisch Munich – you are a type designer living in or around Munich? Join our small group – just contact me!
Side projects
since 2021
Hochschule München (MUNICH)
Lecturer for Type Design and Corporate Design
2013–2016
Martin et Karczinski (MUNICH)
Corporate Design and Type Design
2012–2013
Meta Design (BERLIN)
Corporate Design and Strategy
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
TypeMates (HAMBURG/MUNICH), Martin et Karczinski (MUNICH), hw.design (MUNICH), Blackspace (MUNICH), Bold Monday (The Hague), Saatchi & Saatchi (MUNICH)
CV
We love
to design
brands
with attitude.
Every project has its own story, which brings new challenges and gives a deeper meaning to our work. We try to share deeper insight into our process, which needs time to develop and be thought through. Find a selection of projects here.
If you would like to see more, just ask for a personal introduction. We are happy to get to know you and your project. To give you a glimpse into our world, feel free to check out our Instagram channel!
Sneak peeks 👀
Sneak peeks 👀
Let’s start something new together!
Let’s start something new together!
You have a new project in mind? Just tell us about it! Step by for a coffee or just say hello on Instagram.