MegaMegaTypeType
A blackletter revival constructed from torn paper tape rather than a broad nib, drawing on Tannenberg Fett and Koch's Schmale Deutsche Anzeigenschrift as starting points before adapting problematic letterforms toward grotesque readability.
About
Roland Hörmann built Adhesive Nr. Seven by reconstructing blackletter stroke characteristics using 4 cm paper tape, then digitising the torn and pasted letters until the texture of tears and overlaps survived vectorisation. Historically awkward forms – F, H, K, Z, k, the long s, x, y and z – were reworked against grotesque conventions to meet contemporary legibility expectations. The typeface has since found widespread use in entertainment branding, magazine covers and book titles.
Classification
Rooted in the blackletter tradition via Tannenberg Fett majuscules and Koch's Schmale Deutsche Anzeigenschrift minuscules, but reinterpreted using torn paper tape to simulate broad-nib strokes and adapted for legibility against grotesque conventions. The result sits firmly in the blackletter category with a distinctly contemporary, textural character.