Neuland

For other uses, see Neuland (disambiguation).
Neuland
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Designer(s) Rudolf Koch
Foundry Klingspor
Sample

Neuland is a German typeface that was designed in 1923 by Rudolf Koch for the Klingspor Type Foundry.

Koch designed it by directly carving the type into metal. The original typeface thus had a great deal of variance between the sizes, something not followed in digital versions where the same font serves for every print size.

It is often used today when an “exotic” or “primitive” look is desired, such as the logos for Trader Vic's, Natural American Spirit cigarettes, and the Jurassic Park films (which use the inline variant). It is also commonly seen in an African or African-American context.

Sample of Neuland Inline

A common variant of Neuland (perhaps more common than the standard variety) is Neuland Inline.

Phospor, by Jakob Erbar, was a contemporary and more regular competitor.[1] Phosphate, an unofficial revival created by Red Rooster Fonts, is bundled with OS X.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Phosphor MT". MyFonts. Monotype. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Phosphate". MyFonts. Red Rooster Collection. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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