Kunsthalle
Kunsthalle is based on the cover of the exhibition catalogue and poster by Armin Hofmann, Moderne Malerei seit 1945 aus der Sammlung Dotremont, Kunsthalle Basel, 1961. The goal was to transpose Hofmann’s original thin lettering — where each character was drawn individually with irregular strokes — into a coherent typeface while preserving its essence. The design revives the geometric construction of Roman capitals: the “O” as a perfect circle, the “S” derived from a semicircle, and other letters built from a synthesis of strokes and arcs. This method, taught in Basel as an initiation to type design (and more broadly to graphic design) in the foundation program — commonly referred to as basic design — began with sequences of straight strokes, then obliques, then semicircles.
Published by Alex Lescieux
Typeface on the foundry website
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