Just Your Type

Hello,

we are Just

Your Type!

Mona and Sebastian on Pink Background

Studio for Type and

Corporate Design

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

Portrait of Sebastian Berbig

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

Portrait of Mona Franz

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

since 2021
Hochschule München (MUNICH)
Lecturer for Type 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

Walk 3000
Typographic and architectonic walks with Rebecca Pröbster

TypeTalks
Organizing speakers for Hochschule München with Prof. Xuyen Dam

DesignStarter
Organizing speakers for Typografische Gesellschaft München with Katharina Seidl

TypeStammtisch Munich – you are a type designer living in or around Munich? Join our small group – just contact me!

Side projects

We love

to design

brands

with attitude.

Every project has its own story – We are always happy to share deeper insight into our process. 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!

Just Your Type
Just Your Type
Forest

Stadt Freising

Wittmann

OLA

Sneak peeks 👀

Schauspielhaus Graz
Designfriends
bTdynamics

Let’s start something new together!

We are always open to new projects and collaborations. Step by for a coffee or just say hello on Instagram.