Kabel (typeface)
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| Category | Sans-serif |
| Date created | 1927 |
| Designer(s) | Rudolf Koch |
| Foundry | Klingspor |
| Variations | ITC Kabel |
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Kabel is a German typeface that was designed in 1927 by Rudolf Koch. It is one of the best-known modernist typefaces of the 1920s, along with Futura and Bernhard Gothic.
[edit] Trivia
- The bolded, shadowed version of Kabel was used for many years on MTV as the typeface in the opening/closing credits of music videos.
- The typeface was used in the titling of the Sofia Coppola film 'Lost in Translation'. The typeface was used in its 'Heavy' form.
- The typeface was also used extensively in the credits and on-screen lyrics for the movie, Yellow Submarine.
[edit] External links
- Kabel MT font information (Monotype)
