Akiem Helmling

One of the founders of Underware. A visionary self-made man and type conceptualist with love for espresso machines and exclusive gsub-programming. Type design postgraduate studies 1998-1999 at KABK, the Hague. Graphic design studies 1994–1998 at the Fachhochschule Mannheim. Born in a town of Druckmaschinen, Heidelberg, Germany 1971. Lives in the Hague, the Netherlands, where he's also involved in the contemporary art center West. Strength: contributed to the bone, sweat & tears. Weakness: espresso. Beard: strong, fast growing. Cat: Volley, black. Never gets tired to watch ASCII TV.