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KabelA geometric sans serifKL
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Rudolf Koch was a calligrapher and a type designer born in 1876. He became an engraver at a metal foundry and trained to
be an art teacher from 1896 - 1897. The Klingspor Foundry hired Koch as a type designer where he would work for the
majority of his career.
He developed a large number of typefaces including
Mazimillian Antiqua, Neuland, Kabel, Jessen, Marathon, Holla, Neufraktur and the like. He died
at 1934.
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Kabel preserves elements of the Roman alphabet, as well as an expressionist
influence. It is a balance between traditional and modern influences seen across many of
Koch’s typefaces. It is characterised by angular strokes which resembles shapes in geometry. This effect gives it motion and makes it an effective headline typeface.
Typeface Aspects
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aslanted stroke endings
calligraphic influence
roman type influence
slanted stroke endings
roman type influence
This is the main inspiration of the
typeface. This was a school in Germany
famous for important designs. The most
important influence of modernism despite
conservatism.
The notable development was the re-proportioning of letters rather than using a set of uniform widths. It is the link between early sans
serif and its contemporary. It’s
variations are light, book, heavy and ultra weight.
Kabel was created in 1927 for the Klingspor
Foundry. It is a sans serif typeface inspired by
German Expressionism. The geometric form and multi-linear compositions an ode to the telephone
cable which had just been finished.
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