The repetition of simple geometric shapes forms a daily part of our environment. Throughout the 20th century – and into the 21st – typefaces whose designs have taken advantage of this have remained popular. But finding exactly the right mood can be tricky. For your convenience, we have grouped some of our favorite geometric typefaces (mostly sans serif and symbol) into four categories: circles, squares, ovals, and triangles.
The German designer Jörg Herz created the fonts Linotype Short Story™ (1997), Linotype Afrika™ (1999), Linotype Monday Devils™ (1999), Linotype Dasitzt™ (2003) and Linotype Textra™ (2003).
The German designer Jochen Schuss created the fonts ITC Aspirin™ (2000), ITC Kokoa™ (1996), ITC Out of the Fridge™ (1996), Linotype Paint It™ (1997), ITC Schuss Hand™ (2000), ITC Vino Bianco™ (1998), Linotype Textra™ (2003) and ITC Whiskey™ (1999).
Linotype Afrika™ One and Two
Designed by Jörg Herz, senior designer "die argonauten" (Munich)
Jörg Herz about Linotype Afrika™:
“Linotype Afrika is a font which was designed after an educational journey through Zimbabwe.
The font was developed from forms which can be found in the streets, especially in Harare where past, present and future co-exist side by side. The font can be used, for an African feel or theme – Africa as described traditionally as well as the modern
[...]All possible everyday ... and not so everyday ... situations are pictured in this symbol font using simple and endearing stick figures. Whether you need an angel or a skater, a cleaning lady or a business man, you can probably find it among the figures of this font. Even in extremely large sizes, the figures of Linotype Monday Devils™ communicate a unique kind of liveliness.
Font Designer: Jochen Schuss/Jörg Herz, 2003
Jochen Schuss about Linotype Textra™:
"Two in one! The same Linotype Textra, which is so neutral and practical for long text passages turns into an eye-catching headline type when used in larger point sizes. The trick? It's all in the details. The type's clear, robust forms give it a high degree of legibility when used in smaller point sizes for texts. When used in larger sizes, the angular, slightly irregular forms which give the type
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Font Designer: Jörg Herz, 2003
Dassitzt™ is a family of two typefaces, Dassitzt Typos and Dassitzt Pictos.
Dassitzt Typos is a heavy industrial-grunge display face, with dark, even letters that appear cut out of black paper or iron. Dassitzt Pictos is a whimsical collection of pictograms. The figures in this font are black silhouettes that show a minimum amount of detail, but a maximum amount of expression.
Dassitzt, Linotype Afrika, Linotype Monday Devils, Linotype Short Story and Linotype Textra are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
