Welcome to our world of fonts

Our trial fonts cover all latin accented characters in order to enable testing of our fonts in multi-national text context and not only A-Z.

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It means “End User License Agreement.” It’s the terms and conditions that govern the use of our fonts, and which protect the client-foundry relationship. You can find the entire EULA at the bottom of this page.

It’s the client: The company who commissions the design work, and for whom the design work is being used. It is not the agency or individual creative who is producing the work.

We know what you’re thinking, and you’re right: Only in a situation where an agency designs its own identity is the agency both commissioner and client ;-)

No. The agency is merely working with the typefaces while commissioned by a client. The agency is never the License Owner, so the agency never has to pay for the typefaces.

The opposite is true, actually: The agency should receive a big bouquet of beautiful-smelling flowers from us as a THANK YOU for choosing to work with us, and convincing the client to use our typefaces. You're the best.

Yes! In some cases it might be easiest for you to act as a payment facilitator for your client (the License Owner). You can also prepare a “Cart” for your client, and send them a “Cart Link”—this lets the client check out and pay.

If you’re the only agency working for your client, you’ll be covered by their license.

However, if your client employs more (than one) third party to create work for them, the client will need to purchase the Subcontractor add-on. This add-on allows the font files to be shared with more than one subcontractor.

We offer “Limited Licenses” directly via our website. You can choose the fonts you need and add the individual licenses depending on your intended use. The licenses are priced based on the company size of the License Owner and have to be upgraded if the company size grows.

→ A “Limited License” is mostly used by small companies, cultural institutions, and individuals.

As an alternative licensing options, we offer an “Unlimited License” (a.k.a the Enterprise License, or Corporate License). It bundles Print, Web, Social Media, and Product/App, as well as the Subcontractor add-on, into one “care-free package” for a one time fee. It’s unlimited, unrestricted, and valid in perpetuity.

→ An “Unlimited License” is mostly used by bigger companies or startups with fast growth ambitions, in order to not have to deal with growth monitoring and license upgrading.

It’s an add-on that you can purchase in addition to your main typeface License(s). It allows a License Owner to share the typeface with any of their subcontractors during their working relationship.

When it comes to stating your “Company Size,” select the number of employees working for your company across all offices.

With a desktop/print license you can install the fonts on all of your devices and use them to create printed and digital documents, objects, merchandise, signage, and similar things. As long as fewer than 250 people work for the License Owner, a desktop/print license also includes a logo/wordmark license.

With a logo/wordmark license you can use the fonts to create a logo or wordmark for one brand. If you want to do it for another brand you’ll need to buy another license. And yes, of course you can convert the font to outlines in design software and edit those outlines to design a logo :)

With an app/game license, you can embed the fonts into one app (which could be a mobile app, web app, digital point of sale system, etc.) or game. If you want to use them for another app or game you’ll need to buy another separate app/game license.

With an app/game license, you can embed the fonts into one app (which could be a mobile app, web app, digital point of sale system, etc.) or game. If you want to use them for another app or game you’ll need to buy another separate app/game license.

With a video license, you can use the fonts to make content that has animated or moving images. This is the license you need if you’re making video content for stuff like YouTube, Netflix, television, movies, commercials, and video billboards. If you’re making video content for social media then you’ll need both a video license and a social media license.

With a logo/wordmark license you can use the fonts to create a logo or wordmark for one brand. If you want to do it for another brand you’ll need to buy another license. And yes, of course you can convert the font to outlines in design software and edit those outlines to design a logo :)

Yes. You’ll need a Desktop License in order to create those file types in the first place, but we do not charge additional costs for embedding the typefaces in PDFs.

There are many interesting ways. Please read our guide and tutorial on Using Variable Fonts on the Web.

A variable font is a special type of font file, which contains multiple fonts within it. They’re interesting because this technology essentially enables static fonts to become dynamic and shift their appearance.

Variable fonts…
× Are supported by all major browsers
× Have a smaller download size compared to many static fonts
× Consist of just one font file, containing all styles
× Help address accessibility and readability issues via context-responsive type display settings
× Allow for typographic forms of interactivity
× With them, you can animate typography. See for yourself by streaming one of our variable fonts directly on this website, or using our Dinamo Pipeline and Dinamo Font Gauntlet.

Older versions of macOS had trouble rendering variable glyphs that contain components, such as letters with äccéñts. We recommend updating to the latest version of macOS, on which the variable font support is much better.

Our catalogue of Retail Typefaces consists of fully developed and original typefaces for Web, Print, and Mobile Apps. We try to retain a good balance in terms of typeface genres, and the reasons for making and publishing them. All of our Retail Typefaces are constantly updated according to the highest production standards. They cover a wide range of styles and languages, and often come with additional stylistic alternates, too.

Our Early Access Typefaces are also finalized and ready-to-use typefaces, but they’re not yet fully released. Some of them are scheduled for release and waiting in line to be published. Others may not be intended for public release for various reasons. But you can request—and potentially use—any of our Early Access Typefaces for special projects. Some of you might be familiar with a couple of the Early Access Typefaces from what we previously called “Dinamo Standards”—our label for revivals and interpretations.

We think typefaces are not only a tool to design but also a tool to start interesting conversations. By requesting a typeface and telling us a little bit about how you intend to use it, it feels less like a cold transaction—“Money for Product”—and more like an intentional exchange, where we can learn more about each other and our design choices.

Another reason is that cool typefaces burn out quickly. Therefore we’re trying to protect our typefaces from being “swallowed-up” and contextualized too heavily by a handful of large project alone. It feels best to keep the first steps of a typeface slow but steady. We want to give smaller projects the stage first, before the typeface gets released publicly and starts its unpredictable journey.

Yes! Once you’ve purchased Early Access Typefaces you can simply re-download your order through your customer profile to grab the latest font files.

2013, in Amsterdam.

Yes! Usually, we’re booked out already one year in advance. Please get in touch via jobs@abcdinamo.com

Yes! Student groups or individuals are more than welcome to visit us. Just get in touch.

It’s a virtual space to test drive internally developed type design tools or plugins—dreamt up to help or confuse the modern type designer.

As a counterpart to our “type software”, we invented “Dinamo Hardware”: a separate platform to translate our type design thinking into tangible objects and their production.

“Different Times” comes from the title of Johannes’ bachelor thesis at the Rietveld Academie, in which he wrote about what it means to be a type designer today, holding a mouse in our hands.

Two years after the fact, we had the idea to make a “statement” t-shirt, a reminder that “different times” ask for “different approaches”—very cheesy. The shirt eventually featured five different digital versions of the ubiquitous Times typeface: Times Ten, Times New Roman, Times LT, AT CG Times, and MT Times Bitmapped—all of which are more or less the same and are therefore undermine the shirt’s message.

For some t-shirts in the series, the template was modified according to what was going on in our own lives or in the culture at large when it was published. Hence “Difficult Times” (after Trump’s presidential election) and “Spiritual Times” (on the occasion of a short stay in Los Angeles). So far, five editions have been released with a print run of 120 each, as well as an anniversary edition in collaboration with the Danish label Wood Wood.

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That’s no problem. If you wish to exchange to a different style, size or color, please return your unwanted item and place a new order for the desired item. We will refund your returned item once we have received it at our warehouse. Please note we do not refund shipping fees.

Any full-price, unworn and unwashed products may be returned within a period of fourteen (14) days from confirmation of dispatch. The prerequisite is that the ordered products are returned in a new condition and in their original packaging. Please note we do not refund shipping fees. We are not liable for any lost or stolen Hardware incurred during return shipping and we therefore recommend providing tracking information with your shipment. Please label your package as "Return for Dinamo".

Your account will be credited your refund or any difference in your exchange within 3 business days of receipt, less shipping charges. Please note that it may take up to an additional 10 days for the refund to show up on your account statement, depending on your credit issuer's processing time.

The address for returns is:
OML Direktmarketing und Logistik GmbH & Co. KG
Holzhauser Str. 140 i
13509 Berlin

*No returns on discounted orders

We process returns within 5 working days of receiving them unless we need more information from you. Please note that your return may be affected during peak periods (e.g. holidays, sale and new releases). As soon as we have handled your return we will refund you by the same method you used to pay. Your refund will show on your bank account within 5 working days. If you haven’t received your refund within 10 working days, please contact your bank for more information. Please note we do not refund shipping fees.

Use the tracking number on the return label to see if we have received your parcel. If you are unsure about the status of your return, please contact customer support, support@abcdinamo.com.