Albers
P22 Type Foundry · Josef Albers, Richard Kegler
A digital revival of Josef Albers' Bauhaus Kombinationschrift alphabets, reconstructed from his original drawings using just 10 geometric shapes built from the circle and rectangle.
About
Produced in collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum and the Josef Albers Foundation, the family faithfully translates Albers' modular lettering system into digital form. Each character is assembled from a restricted set of circular and rectangular elements, reflecting the Bauhaus ideal of efficiency and rational production. Three style variants offer differing treatments within the same geometric framework.
Classification
A modular geometric display typeface constructed entirely from 10 basic shapes derived from the circle and rectangle, following the Bauhaus Kombinationschrift system. Its rigidly systematic construction places it firmly in the display category rather than functional text use.