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Werner

Alex Lescieux · Alex Lescieux · 2022

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Werner specimen from Alex Lescieux

Werner Zryd's 1959 lettering for Kunst der Mexikaner at Kunsthaus Zürich, made into an eccentric display face.

About

Werner keeps the angular, slightly wayward hand of Zryd's poster lettering. Twenty stylistic sets give alternate forms for most capitals, so a setting can be tuned letter by letter. One light weight, best for posters and identities.

Classification

A light, angular display face drawn from 1959 poster lettering, with twenty stylistic sets of alternate letters.

Weights

Light

Languages

Latin

Tags

displayexpressivehand-letteredswissrevivalposteralternates

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