Tag: Expressionist
Miroslava Font
One can rarely stumble upon a typeface with an arresting character, a symbiotic relationship of anachronistic allure and contemporary precision, quite like the bold serif that is Miroslava. Brought to life by epoch-surfing designers, this font uncannily brews together harmonious
Radal Font
Two times awarded on Bienal Tipos Latinos 2012 and 2014, Radal is one of the most expected releases for all those who know well the Latin American type scene. Inspired by the capricious and temperamental southern Chile geography and the
Irena Font
Irena is a cubist/expressionist font inspired by Vojtěch Preissig. Preissig (1873-1944) was a Czech typographer, printmaker, illustrator and teacher, whose work was influenced by Japanese Art and Symbolism. During WWII, Preissig supported the Czech resistance and he was arrested in
Bohemio Font
“Bohemio” is designed in memoriam of “Gunter Böhmer”, an artist that is famous for his many bookcovers of the 1950’s in Germany. The cover I took as an inspiration for this font is that of a book called “Stiller” (by
P22 Preissig Lino Font
Type designs of Vojtech Preissig show a great affinity for hand-craftmship and a distinct attempt to avoid appearing too clean. Legend has it Pressig hand cut fonts in linoleum, which served as the basis for this font, dating about 1912.
P22 Woodcut Set Font
P22 Woodcut is a rough-hewn font similar in style and mood to our Vienna Black font. It was inspired by the woodcuts of Edvard Munch, Max Beckman, Ernest Ludwig Kirchner and other Expressionist artists of the “Blaue Rieter” and “Die
Kurversbrug Font
Since there is little or no true typographic expression of the 'Amsterdam School' of architecture, we have always felt there was a need for fonts that expressed this particular aesthetic. 'Kurversbrug' is a revival of the Amsterdam's bridge letters. The
Kokoschka Font
Dense and strong, this family is inspired by the lettering on the poster of a short expressionist play by the astonishing and highly skilled Austrian painter, printmaker and writer Oskar Kokoschka in 1909. If the typeface itself is already deeply