Oberflächlich mit Tiefgang

Bremen, 2000. Ingo Krepinsky and Stefan Krömer launch Die Typonauten. Desktop publishing is coming of age. QuarkXPress dominates layouts. Apple computers are standard. Digital workflows replace montages and traditional typesetting. Designers finally control the entire production process. The stage is set for a new generation of creatives. Fast forward 25 years. The industry is shifting again. AI is reshaping workflows, strategies, and communication. Die Typonauten are right in the middle of it—only now with a bit more calm than back then.

To mark their 25th anniversary, they release the book Oberflächlich mit Tiefgang: over 300 pages packed with projects, design know-how, typographic passion, and personal stories. The idea came from digging through old archives. The book shows the agency’s evolution. Early days were all about print, books, classic layouts. Then came websites, complex communication projects, strategy, and consulting. Today, Die Typonauten focus heavily on the energy and utilities sector—corporate design, campaign communications, document management. Every project is thoughtful, functional, and visually strong.

Typography remains at the heart. The “type virus” caught them in college and never left. Fonts like Oklahoma, Witchfinder, Jonas carry their signature into the world. Even if self-designed typefaces are less frequent nowadays, their love for typography runs through every project.

Design is never just “making things pretty.” Krepinsky says: “It’s always about solving problems. Communication is our core task, centered on people, regardless of medium.” Krömer adds: “Buzzwords come and go. What stays is a critical distance to the industry and the ability to not take yourself too seriously.”

Oberflächlich mit Tiefgang speaks to designers, clients, communication managers, and anyone fascinated by design history and branding. It inspires, tells visual stories, and shows what drives Die Typonauten: passion for design, typography, complex challenges—with humor and clarity all the way.

Oberflächlich mit Tiefgang

Editors: Ingo Krepinsky, Stefan Krömer (Die Typonauten GmbH)
Editorial: Antje Dohmann
First Edition: Limited and hand-numbered (300 copies)
Publication Date: February 2026
Pages: 304; over 900 illustrations
Language: German
Dimensions and Weight: 20.5 × 25.5 × 3 cm, approx. 1,250 g
Binding and Printing: Hardcover with half-cloth, fourfold hot foil stamping and perforation
Six-color printing (CMYK + 2 Pantone spot colors), uncoated fine paper (Icon Classic smooth matt white 120 g; Design Offset natural white 160 g; acid-free, archival quality), thread-sewn binding, headband, three-sided color edge
Proofreading: Textgärtnerei, Bremen
Printing Company: Mundschenk Druck + Medien GmbH & Co. KG, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Bookbinding: Müller Buchbinderei GmbH, Gerichshain
Price: 105 €
ISBN: 978-3-00-085447-7

Available for order here or via mail at [email protected]