Character Type produces unique typefaces to serve as tools in typography and branding for small and international brands. We are located in Hamburg, Germany.Henning Skibbe founded Character Type in 2019. He is a pro­fessional type and com­muni­cation designer, typographic consultant, creative director and lecturer.After having studied in Potsdam and Melbourne he published his first typeface family Haptic for which he won a TDC2 award. He has been responsible to design typefaces for brands such as Schwäbisch Hall, Eat Happy, Süddeutsche Zeitung, the e-commerce giant OTTO or the publishing house MedienUnion.Since 2019 he is running the Character Type foundry where he produces retail and commissioned typefaces. Henning is a member of the Art Directors Club (ADC).