Company
Company
Parachute® is an acclaimed European type foundry and design studio based in Athens and London. Headed by Panos Vassiliou, it specialises in type design, lettering, branding and publication design. Ever since 2001, Parachute has designed proprietary typefaces for high profile corporations and organisations worldwide including Bank of America, European Commission, UEFA, Samsung, IKEA, Interbrand, National Geographic, Financial Times, National Bank of Greece, Eurobank. It set the trend among independent type foundries back in 2007, by publishing one of the most diverse retail collections of multiscript typefaces supporting major scripts such as Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, Arabic, Hebrew. The list includes several award-winning typefaces such as Regal, Marlet, Centro, Champion Script, Bague. In 2012, Parachute received the prestigious Grand Prix by Red Dot. Additional awards have been received by the Type Directors Club of New York, European Design Awards, Tokyo TDC, German Design Awards, HiiiBrand, Granshan Awards, Communication Arts, Creative Review.
German Design Awards 2017 | Award Winner
Bague Type System
Communication Arts Typography Competition 2016 | Award Winner
Adamant Sans Pro
Communication Arts Typography Competition 2015 | Award of Excellence
Das Grotesk Pro
Granshan Awards 2014 | Award Winner
Adamant Sans Pro
Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014 | Bronze Award
Bague Sans Pro
Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2014 | Merit Award
Occula
European Design Awards 2014 | Bronze
Bague Pro
German Design Awards 2014 | Nominee
Regal Pro
Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2013 | Silver Award
Regal Pro
Hiiibrand Typography Competition 2013 | Nomination
Encore Sans Pro
Red dot Design Awards 2012 | Grand Prix Winner
Regal Pro
Red Dot Design Awards 2012 | Best of the Best Winner
Regal Pro
Communication Arts Typography Competition 2012 | Award of Excellence
Regal Pro
German Design Awards 2012 | Nominee
Encore Sans Pro
Creative Review Type Annual 2011 | Winner
Regal Pro
European Design Awards 2011 | Finalist
Regal Pro
EBGE Awards 2011 | Finalist
Regal Pro
Granshan Awards 2010 | Excellence Award
Regal Pro
Granshan Awards 2010 | Excellence Award
Champion Script Pro
Granshan Awards 2010 | Excellence Award
Adamant Pro
Granshan Awards 2010 | Excellence Award
Encore Sans Pro
European Design Awards 2010 | Silver Winner
Encore Sans Pro
International Type Design Competition 2009 | Excellence Award
Centro Pro
International Type Design Competition 2009 | Excellence Award
Champion Script Pro
International Type Design Competition 2009 | Excellence Award
Goudy Initials Pro and Goudy Ornaments
European Design Awards 2008 | Gold Winner
Centro Pro
EBGE Awards 2004 | Merit Award
Archive Pro
EBGE Awards 2002 | Merit Award
Libera Pro
EBGE Awards 2002 | Merit Award
Manic Attack