Writings of banned newspapers set a sign against the suppression of the press
Fonts of Freedom: Serviceplan and Achtung! turn typefaces from banned daily newspapers into ambassadors of press freedom in Germany.
The fact that newspapers all over the world are being closed down because they represent the "wrong" opinion or report too critically actually seems absurd. Unfortunately, however, it is the reality. According to Reporters Without Borders, there were 140 media organizations in 2018 alone, including many daily newspapers.
The agencies Serviceplan and Achtung! cleverly staged this as part of the "Fonts of Freedom" campaign and made a (type) statement against the worldwide suppression of the press. The creative team meticulously reconstructed the house fonts of nine newspapers that were banned in Turkey, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tanzania, Hungary and Russia, and used them to create entire font sets. They made these available to German daily newspapers, which used them to produce their front pages and media pages. The participants were The world, the South German Newspaper, the TAZ and Augsburger General.
The motto: Out of sight, but not out of mind. To ensure that the suppressed, banned newspapers are not forgotten, the ROG campaign also includes a portal (Fonts-for-freedom.com), on which the reconstructed writings can be downloaded or own statements can be written with it. And, of course, donations may be made for the freedom of the press.
