created by

ITC BauhausEdward Benguiat & Victor Caruso

of the

International Typeface Corporationtype specimen designed and edited by

Jordana Rae Rubin2015

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Bauhaus knows everyone at theparty.Light, 45 points

Table of Contents

6 meet bauhaus7 meet bauhaus8 education12 parents15 letters16 weights20 anatomy23 symbols27 numbers28 language29 mathematics33 symbols37 punctuation40 punctuation marks44 where to find him45 colophon47 acknowledgemens

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School

WWI Germany

Minimalism, Usability,

Freedom from Censorship

is the

The Character

Human Embodiment

Bauhaus Typeface

Really Cool Guy

was started in

the bauhaus

the movement values

and

bauhaus

of the

he’s a

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Bauhaus has a cup of chamomile

tea every night before bed.

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Bauhaus has never been a very good gift giver.Medium, 45 points

German designer

of the

sought to create

in

1925

Herbert Bayer

Bauhaus School

A Universal Typeface

two New York designers

brought Bayer’s vision to life with

and

1975

Edward Benguiat

Victor Caruso

ITC Bauhaus STD

in

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Bauhaus bought a guitar but never learned how to play it, so now he uses it as decor.Medium, 45 points

Bauhaus prefers to wear flannels.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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a b c d e f g h i j k l mn o p q r s t u v w x y z

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A B C D E F G H I J K L MN O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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diagonal bar

narrow hook

slanted eye

broad, athletic shoulders

round crotch

vertical tail,energetic and enthusiastic

symmetrical arcs

small ear,bad listener

sudden end terminals,impulsive

reflected letterstall ascender,great posture

disconnectedcrossbar

one story ‘a’ oblong tittle

open counters,open minded

subtle oblongcounters

minimal stroke variation,

never stressed

strong legs,sturdy stance from

snowboarding

parallel finialand cross stroke

no spine

ascender height

cap height

x-height

baseline

descender height

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Bauhaus brings his lunch to work in a metal lunch box.Demi, 45 points

Bauhaus always brings his Go Pro

when he goes snowboarding.

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an ear for languagebauhaus has

a head for numbersbauhaus has

2 × ½ = ¾ + ¼

6 < 5¹ < 4² < 3³

√1000 = 2 × 50

49 ÷ 7 = 14 ÷ 2

∏ = 3.1415926

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Bauhaus thinks "The Great Gatsby"

is overrated.

The waitress at Bauhaus' favorite diner knows what to bring him when he orders "the usual".Medium, 45 points

fi fl Œ œ ¼ ½ ¾

$¢£ ¤ ¥€

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+−×÷=<>√∞≈≠≤≥

∆μ∏π∑Ω © ® ™

accents

mathematical

currency

ligatures fractions

trademarkgreek

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Bauhaus has always wanted to go on a rollar-coaster tour.Light, 45 points

Bauhaus collects VHS tapes like some hipsters collect records.

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Bauhaus cuts his own hair.Bold, 45 points

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very punctualbauhaus is

he's always on timeso

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Bauhaus has a pet turtle—her

name is Cynthia.

Bauhaus' girlfriend gave him a Home Depot gift card for Christmas.He loved it.Bold, 45 points

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created by

ITC Bauhaus StdEdward Benguiat & Victor Caruso

copyright

International Typeface Corporationas part of

Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.

can be purchased from

Adobe for $125 or $29/weight

Adobe Indesign CC2014.1 Release 10.1.0.71

62 Pins & 12 New Followers

3 Sabra Humus Cups

1 New Pinterest Board

created with

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Acknowledgments

Created forGRA 437

Typographic DesignProfessor Claudia Strong

Syracuse UniversityS.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Spring 2015

Sourcesdesignhistory.org/Avant_Garde_pages/BauhausType.html

inhabitat.com/infographic-the-history-of-the-bauhaus-movement/myfonts.com/fonts/linotype/itc-bauhaus/

store2.adobe.com/theartstory.org/movement-bauhaus.htm

Special ThanksSean LeFlamme & Alex Gurevich for inspiring Bauhaus’ character

Rachel Klein for teaching me “if this is true, what else is true”Anya Marina for her spectacular cover of “Whatever You Like”

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Bauhaus has never lost a game of Scrabble.Bold, 45 points

Bauhaus would buy this in a heartbeat.