Four Music is a German record label specialising in contemporary Hip Hop and Pop artists and part of Sony Music Entertainment. Studio René Bieder developed a custom typeface and redesigned the logotype, creating a distinctive typographic identity for the label.
The custom typeface draws inspiration from Haettenschweiler (1954) and Compacta (1963), paying homage to Four Music’s roots in German hip hop. Their characteristic forms were reinterpreted into a contemporary design with horizontal terminals and distinctive angular details, giving the typeface a confident presence for bold headlines.
The typeface features a set of standard ligatures inspired by the wordmark. Integrated as default substitutions, they give the typeface a distinctive and instantly recognisable character.
The wordmark was refined to align with the new typographic language, resulting in a sharper and more distinctive appearance.
