About FREITAG
FREITAG cuts messenger bags out of truck tarpaulins that have already spent years on European motorways, so no two bags share the same graphic. The brand answers that chaos with a catalogue: white studio sweep, concrete greys, one weight of grotesque type, and model codes set like part numbers.
This system keeps the page colour-zero so the tarp does all the talking. Hairline rules replace boxes, tiles sit in a strict equal grid, and the only chroma is caution yellow and tarp red at badge scale.
- Origin
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Era
- 1993 founded; documented brand system 1990–2020
- Key figures
- Markus Freitag · Daniel Freitag · Laurenz Brunner · Spillmann Echsle Architekten
- Movements
- Swiss / International Typographic Style · Upcycling and circular design · Industrial parts-catalogue photography
FREITAG design spec
Colors
Typography
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