The Herzberg Design Co is the type foundry and design studio of Matthijs Herzberg. Born and raised in the Netherlands, he currently lives in a shotgun house in New Orleans with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and at any given point, 7 to 12 mosquitos.
From there, he draws shapes; predominantly letters. These letters sometimes take the form of fonts, sometimes of logos, sometimes otherwise. No matter the purpose, he always tries to find a balance of historically informed, unconventional, and beautiful — as such, combining the best of New Orleans and The Netherlands.
Services
Typeface Design
Logo Design
Branding & Art Direction
Lettering & Illustration
Print & Editorial Design
Collaborative Projects
Select Clients
Foreign Affairs Magazine
Stride Health
Starbucks
Marks & Spencer
Cap’n Crunch
Sierra Nevada Brewing
SharpType
Breakwater Studios
Awards & Press
TDC Ascenders (2022)
ItsNiceThat (2022)
Fine Specimens - a Showcase of Contemporary Type Design (2026)
ss01 Magazine (2023)
Young Guns Finalist (2023, 2026)
ArtDesk 100 (2022)
Typism (2022)
Talks & Teaching
Intro to Type Design (Elective Course at Loyola University New Orleans, Spring Semester 2026)
The Life of Letters (Podcast 2026)
TypeCast (Podcast 2024)
TalkPaperScissors (Podcast 2024)
“When is a font done?” (Talk at Mystic Blue Signs and AIGA New Orleans, 2024)
Transforming a Typeface from Good to Better (GoodType Kernference, 2022)
Typography Crash Course (Presentation, NHL Stenden University, 2021)
Monogram Design 101 (Typewknd Talk, 2020)
Art Deco Lettering (Workshop, Nicholls State University , 2020)