Wienerlinien
Wannatype · Helmut R. Nowak
A 20-font pixel-type system built on a strict grid, drawing directly from the LED platform displays of the Vienna underground, available in four optical roles and five interchangeable pixel shapes.
About
Each of the four subfamilies – Pro, Poster, Caption and Mosaique – serves a distinct purpose: Pro for legible body setting with wide proportions, Poster for compressed large-scale use, Caption for small-size readability, and Mosaique as a monospaced tile face capable of generating decorative pattern fills. All share the same underlying pixel grid, making cross-subfamily combination straightforward. The five pixel shapes – Square, Rounded, Dots, Hatch and Polaris – run across every subfamily, yielding 20 fonts in total with extensive Latin and Greek language coverage.
Classification
A pixel-grid typeface built from modular dot/square units, inspired by LED overhead displays used on Vienna's underground platforms. The strict grid construction and five interchangeable pixel shapes place it firmly in the display/pixel category.