MegaMegaTypeType
A single-weight Hebrew display revival based on 18th-century square type from northwestern Europe, paired with a stencil variant, designed originally for a film poster.
About
The design draws on a square Hebrew model widespread in 18th-century northwestern European printing, characterised by very high stroke contrast absorbed from Latin Didone types such as Bodoni and Didot. That historical model is also the root from which the classic Frank Rühl typeface eventually emerged. The family takes its name from Wolf Heidenheim, proprietor of a prestigious Hebrew press in Rödelheim near Frankfurt, whose operation was destroyed by the Nazis after more than a century.
Classification
A very high-contrast square Hebrew display type reviving an 18th-century northwestern European Hebrew printing tradition, with influence from Latin Didone models such as Bodoni and Didot. Suited exclusively to headline use due to its extreme contrast, it also includes a stencil variant (Schablone).