
The handwriting of DZ BANK
Every letter, a symbol of participation. Each line, a reflection of our community.
With the DZ BANK handwriting, we visualise the participation and contribution of each individual. Collectively as one.
It’s an expression of the strength that forms when many individuals come together, and that’s what TOGETHER|VALUE stands for. We believe that the expertise of our employees is what drives the future success of DZ BANK.

Whether in New York or Hong Kong. Mumbai or Münster. Our expertise extends beyond national borders. We rely on numerous employees in the most important global markets who work together. Thanks to an online platform, each of them, wherever they are in the world, has had the opportunity to participate in shaping our handwriting. Because, as DZ BANK itself, our typeface should know no boundaries. Together, we have achieved this goal. All of DZ BANK’s national and international locations participated, and 30% of all employees contributed. That’s how we collected 14,000 characters, which now form the strong foundation of our shared handwriting.
A collective achievement: the DZ BANK handwriting
After all the preparation and extensive involvement in the project, the time has come:
The DZ BANK typeface is complete and is gradually being incorporated into our brand communication – in ads, at events, on the web and on billboards. As a powerful symbol, expressing the values of DZ BANK in a special way, wherever we want to communicate them in the future.
Connecting the individual to the big picture

To give the final form to a typeface that was co-designed by people all over the world? That was a very special experience.
The DZ BANK handwriting style was created by people for people. Therefore, it was clear to us that for the final step of combining the individual handwriting styles, we would also rely on human expertise. Henning Skibbe has this expertise.
As an experienced type designer, he and his team combined the individual characters, layered them on top of each other, and meticulously worked out the special features that make real handwriting unique.
The result was a typeface that doesn’t simply represent the norm, but has its own rough edges. That’s what gives the DZ BANK handwriting its individual character.
Whether in ads, at events on the web or on billboards.
In the future, our handwriting will be visible wherever we showcase the values of DZ BANK.


