Architype van der Leck
Architype van der Leck is a geometric sans-serif typeface, based upon the 1941 typeface designed by Bart van der Leck for the Dutch magazine Flax, a journal of the De Stijl art movement. The face is geometrically constructed, and based upon an earlier stencil lettering alphabet van der Leck designed in the early 1930s for use in branding and advertising Jo de Leeuw's prestigious Dutch department stores Metz & Co. The face shares structural similarities with Theo van Doesburg's 1919 geometric alphabet, and anticipates later typographic explorations of geometric reductionism of Wim Crouwel's 1967 New Alphabet and early digital faces like Zuzana Licko's faces Lo-Res and Emperor 8.
Architype van der Leck
- Name
- Architype van der Leck
- Field
- sans-serif typeface and geometric typeface.
- Period
- 1941.
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Architype van der Leck is a geometric sans-serif typeface, based upon the 1941 typeface designed by Bart van der Leck for the Dutch magazine Flax, a journal of the De Stijl art movement. The face is geometrically constructed, and based upon an earlier stencil lettering alphabet van der Leck designed in the early 1930s for use in branding and advertising Jo de Leeuw's prestigious Dutch department stores Metz & Co. The face shares structural similarities with Theo van Doesburg's 1919 geometric alphabet, and anticipates later typographic explorations of geometric reductionism of Wim Crouwel's 1967 New Alphabet and early digital faces like Zuzana Licko's faces Lo-Res and Emperor 8.
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Overview
Overview
The Architype van der Leck typeface is part of a collection of several revivals of early twentieth century typographic experimentation designed by Freda Sack and David Quay of The Foundry.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Architype van der Leck • Style — Sans-serif • Classifications — Geometric • Creationdate — 1941 • Releasedate — 1997 • Creator — Freda Sack David Quay Bart van der Leck • Foundry — The Foundry
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1941
Architype van der Leck first recorded.
1941
Architype van der Leck is recorded from 1941.
1941
Architype van der Leck was established or created in 1941.
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- “Architype van der Leck”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2960409: Architype van der Leck
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