Bauhaus (typeface)
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For other uses, see Bauhaus (disambiguation).
The Bauhaus typeface design is based on Herbert Bayer's 1925 experimental Universal typeface and the Bauhaus aesthetic overall.
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Category | Sans-Serif |
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Classification | Parahaus |
Designer(s) | Joe Taylor |
Foundry | Fotostar |
Date created | 1969 |
Re-issuing foundries | ITC Ronda ITC Bauhaus |
Characters | Bauhaus 93: 240 |
Glyphs | Bauhaus 93: 270 |
Design based on | Universal |
Variations | Bauhaus 93 |
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The Bauhaus school sought to modernize, unify and standardize design into an idealistic form that would combine function with aesthetics. One aspect of their many proposed reforms was a series of related Bauhaus typefaces.
Common elements of Bauhaus fonts include geometric, sans-serif letterforms.