Emily Klaebe is a graphic designer specializing in identity and typeface design.

Profile

Relying on the principles of systems thinking, she designs typefaces and brand identities that are founded in thorough research and strategic thinking.

Since 2020, Emily has been designing identity systems at Order. In 2021, her role grew to include leading design at Order Type Foundry.

In 2022, Emily completed San Francisco’s Type West postgraduate certificate program at the Letterform Archive in designing comprehensive type families.

After earning her certificate degree, in 2023 she co-taught a course focused on the foundations of typeface design at Portland State University with Travis Kochel.

Contact

Available for select freelance and typeface projects. Please get in touch at klaebe.emily@gmail.com with inqueries.

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Chatham / Identity, Typeface
Duke Arts / Identity
Collective Ten / Identity, Website
Crux / Identity
Munson / Identity, Typeface
Union / Identity, Typeface
Teal / Identity, Website
Maxio / Identity, Website
Rebecca Atwood / Identity
Undivided / Identity
Speed & Scale / Book, Identity
Every / Identity, Typeface

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Brand New, 2023
Brand New, 2023
Brand New: The Follow Up, 2022
Brand New, 2022
Brand New, 2021
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PRINT Magazine, 2021
PRINT Magazine, 2021
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It’s Nice That, 2021
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Typewolf, 2021
Typewolf, 2021
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The Brand Identity, 2020

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Colophon

This website is set in the typeface, “Stringer”, designed by Emily in 2024. It is available for purchase on Order Type Foundry.