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Brutal Types · Ramiro Espinoza · 2025
A single-style modular display typeface by Ramiro Espinoza, drawing on the grid-based alphabet systems of Dutch architect J. L. Mathieu Lauweriks.
About
The letterforms are constructed from a strict modular grid, producing a square rhythm and a deliberately reduced legibility that suits large-scale applications such as posters, exhibition graphics and institutional branding. Espinoza transforms Lauweriks' early 20th-century theoretical models into a usable typeface, bridging the rationalist and the mystical in a single style covering Western Latin. The name references the Argentine cult following of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., tying the typeface's precision to a certain mid-century intrigue.
Classification
A single-style modular display typeface built on a grid-based, geometric construction system inspired by early 20th-century architectural letterforms. Its square rhythm, reduced legibility and abstract structure place it firmly in the display category.