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.
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[...]Georg Trump – born 10. 7. 1896 in Brettheim, Germany, died 21. 12. 1985 in Munich, Germany – graphic artist, typographer, type designer, painter, teacher.
1912–14: studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart under J. V. Cissarz and from 1919–23 under F. H. E. Schneidler. 1921: assistant at the school. 1923–26: ceramic artist in Italy. 1926–29: professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Bielefeld. 1930–35: works with the H. Berthold AG type foundry in Berlin and from 1937 onwards with the C.
[...]The Namibian-German designer, Christine Voigts, created the font Linotype Dropink™ in 1999. Linotype Dropink is part of the TakeType Library, chosen from the entries of the 1999 International Digital Type Design Contest.
Playing with water and a grass-straw, writing in sand and on stone, watching the glittering drops melt away on hot rocks during childhood days on an african farm originates this spirited font. Although the blots of ink are incidentally and playful, they have a purpose, they
[...]Ed (Ephram Edward) Benguiat, born 27. 10. 1927 in New York, USA, type designer, calligrapher. Studied at Columbia University, New York and the Workshop School of Advertising Art, New York.
1953: associate director of "Esquire" magazine. Opens his own design studio in New York. 1962: joins Photo-Lettering Inc. as typographic design director, a position he still holds today. 1970: joins the International Typeface Corporation and is made vice-president; he works on the in-house magazine
[...]The German designer Critzla created the fonts Linotype Down Town™, Linotype Go Tekk™ and Linotype Mindline™ in 1997. These fonts are included in the TakeType Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997.
The cheerful character of Linotype Down Town is perfect for comics or posters. The figures dance across the base line, swinging between thick and thing, big and small. Linotype Down Town is intended exclusively for headlines
[...]The American designer Peter Dom (original name Peter Dombrezian) created the font Dom™ in 1951. Dom Casual is an informal script typeface that looks brushwritten. Dom Casual should be used to create a friendly, informal look in signs, advertising, and invitations.
The British designer Timothy Donaldson created the following fonts: ITC Airstream™ (1995), ITC Angryhog™ (1997), Banshee™, Coriander™, Cult™ (1995), ITC Cyberkugel™ (1997), ITC Digital Woodcuts™ (1995), Etruscan™ (1995), ITC Farmhaus™ (1995), Flight™ (1995), Green™ (1995), ITC Humana™ Serif (1995), ITC Humana™ Sans (1995), ITC Humana™ Script (1995), Immi™, ITC Jellybaby™ (1997), John Handy™ (1995), Klee™ (1992), ITC Musclehead™ (1997), Neo Neo™ (1995), Orange™ (1995), Pink™ (1994), Pneuma™
[...]The Canadian artist Tad Biernot created Linotype Dummy™ and Linotype Rory™. Both fonts are integrated in the TakeType Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997. Biernot based the design of his font on optical illusions like those of M. C. Escher. The reader cannot always exactly decide if a character is twisting toward or away or both. Linotype Dummy is available in black and outline weights and is suited exclusively to short
[...]American designer Louis Minott created the font Davida™ in 1965.
The German designer Wilhelm Pischner (born 5. 1. 1904 in Offenbach, died 7. 7. 1989 in Offenbach) created the font DIN Neuzeit® Grotesk in 1929.
The German Standards Committee suggested the ‘light Neuzeit-Grotesk’ font in 1970 for use in official signage, traffic directional systems, etc. The typeface had been designed by Wilhelm Pischner and appeared with the font foundry D. Stempel in 1928. The font Neuzeit Grotesk was once the standard in the print industry, as a timeless
[...]The American designer David Sagorski created the fonts Bang™ (1993), Bluntz™ (1994), Dancin’™ (1995), ITC Dave’s Raves™ (1994), Expressions™ (1995), Faithful Fly™ (1994), ITC Juice™ (1995), Moderns (1994), Mo’s Funky Fresh™ (1993), ITC Snap® (1995), Tag™ (1994), Wildlife (1994).
German designer Alexander Branczyk created the following fonts:
F2F Burnout Chaos™ (1993), F2F Czykago™ (1995), F2F Entebbe™ (1995), F2F Frontpage Four™ (1994), F2F MadZine™ (1994), F2F OCRAlexczyk™ (1994), F2F OCRBczyk™ (1994), F2F Bczyk™ (1994), F2F TechLand™ (1994).
Please take a look at the personal designer portrait of Alexander Branczyk.
Designer Lennart Hansson created the following fonts: Crane, Dex Gothic, Renasci, Runa Serif™ (1996), Zip.
Linotype previously had three design studios located around the globe:
Mergenthaler Linotype, in the United States, was founded in Brooklyn, but later moved to Melville, NY, and then to Hauppauge, NY. Mergenthaler Linotype's design studio employed at varying times up to 80 designers under the direction of Chauncey H. Griffith, Jackson Burke, Mike Parker, and Matthew Carter.
In continental Europe, Linotype typefaces were produced by the D. Stempel AG typefoundry in Frankfurt, Germany.
[...]Designer Pepper Tharp created the font Eclectics™ in 1995.
Dessinateur : Timothy Donaldson, 1995
Le graphiste britannique Tim Donaldson a créé Etruscan™ aux traits vifs en 1995. Basée sur des caractères étrusques de l’Italie antique, cette police sans empattement étroite et originale mélange allègrement minuscules douces et majuscules anguleuses. Etruscan donne une impression de légèreté et de classicisme aérien à vos documents afin dl’ajouter une pincée de bonne humeur méditerranéenne à vos projets.
Jaguar (1964)Poster (1927)
Neuzeit is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Delphin is a trademark of Linotype Corp. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions in the name of Linotype Corp. or its licensee Linotype GmbH. Davida, Deconumbers, F2F Entebbe, Linotype Down Town, Linotype Dropink and Linotype Dummy are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Demian, Dolmen, Eclectics, Etruscan, Expressions, Faithful Fly, ITC Deelirious, ITC Digital Woodcuts, ITC Edwardian Script and ITC Farmhaus are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Dom is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
