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Henriette™

by Typejockeys
Individual Styles from $20.00 USD
Complete family of 31 fonts: $520.00 USD
The Henriette Font Family was designed by Michael Hochleitner and published by Typejockeys. Henriette contains 31 styles and family package options. More about this family

About the family


The redefinition of a classic In the 1920s the Viennese government decided to standardize the street signs across the city. A typeface was especially constructed for the purpose. It was available in a Heavy and a Bold Condensed version, to support short street names as well as longer ones. As the years went by, the typeface was adopted and redrawn by several enamel factories. These adaptations lead to variations on the design, and to the fact that there isn’t a Viennese street sign font but 16 – in part severely – different versions. Henriette is not a digitization of any of those versions; rather, it is influenced by all of them. The italic versions are completely original and designed to accompany the Roman.

Designers: Michael Hochleitner

Foundry: Typejockeys

MyFonts debut: Jul 18, 2012

Henriette™ is a trademark of Typejockeys.

About Typejockeys

Typejockeys is a renowned type foundry and graphic design company located in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2008 by Anna Fahrmaier, Thomas Gabriel, and Michael Hochleitner. The team engages in a diverse range of activities, including graphic design, lettering, and type design. As they expressed in their 2014 Creative Characters interview, "With Typejockeys, it was never our plan solely to produce typefaces, since our interest in typography extends in a lot of other directions as well." Their expertise spans various disciplines, such as corporate design, packaging, editorial, environmental, and digital media, alongside retail and custom type design, with lettering serving as a bridge between these fields. Their typeface library showcases spirited originality and technical precision, heavily inspired by the vibrant culture of Vienna. For instance, the design of their typeface, Henriette, draws from the street signs of their hometown. "Since we are serious type nerds, we keep looking at letters everywhere we are. Luckily, Vienna had some very talented sign makers, who over the years produced a fair amount of great shop sign letterings around the city." Typejockeys' passion for typography is evident in their work: "We love letters, we think about them and work with them with all our hearts. This is the meaning of the ‘serifed heart’ that you can find in all our fonts!" Their commitment to quality and creativity sets them apart in the design industry, making them a go-to choice for clients in various sectors, including editorial, technology, and retail.

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