Bayer Architype

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Bayer Architype Herbert Bayer's 1927 experimental universal typeface combined upper and lowercase characters into a single character set.
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Bayer Architype Herbert Bayer's 1927 experimental universal typeface combined upper and lowercase characters into a single character set.

Bayer Architype is a geometric sans-serif typeface based upon the 1927 experimentation of Herbert Bayer. Bayer reacted to the germanic use of capitalization for all nouns by abandoning uppercase. His new case, a combination of characters based on the Carolignian script lowercase, and some capitals rescaled to align largely on the mean line. The Bayer Architype typeface is a collection of several revivals of early twentieth century typographic experimentation designed by Freda Sack and David Quay of The Foundry.

[edit] References

  • Blackwell, Lewis. 20th Century Type. Yale University Press: 2004. ISBN 0-300-10073-6.
  • Burke, Christopher. Paul Renner: The Art of Typography. Hypen Press: 1998. ISBN 0-907259-12-X.
  • Jaspert, Beny and Johnson. Encyclopedia of Typefaces. Cassell Paperback, London; 2001. ISBN 1-84118-139-2
  • Meggs, Philip. B and McKelvey, Roy. Revival of the Fittest: Digital Versions of Classic Typefaces. RC Publications; 2002. ISBN 1-883915-08-2
  • Haley, Allen. Type: Hot Designers Make Cool Fonts. Rockport Publishers Inc, Gloucester; 1998. ISBN 1-56496-317-9

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