Papanek
HEX · Al Gowan
A display typeface drawn from the handwriting of industrial designer Victor Papanek, fusing 1970s DIY hippie modernism with hardcore punk and skateboarding culture.
About
Originally commissioned for a book on Victor Papanek, the design takes direct cues from samples of the designer's own writing while layering in cultural references spanning punk, skateboarding and back-to-the-land modernism. The result is an energetic, all-caps face that sits at an unlikely crossroads between social-critical idealism and subcultural graphic aggression. Its character set includes basic Latin letters, numerals and a small selection of symbols including the peace sign.
Classification
A display typeface derived from the handwriting of Victor Papanek, blending informal script energy with punk and DIY cultural aesthetics. Its all-caps character set and expressive letterforms place it firmly in the display category rather than script.