Kabel Typeface

The history and founder of the geometric sans, Kabel.

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Rudolf Koch was a calligrapher and a type designer born in
1876. He became an engraver at a metal foundry and trained to
be an art teacher from 1896 - 1897. The Klingspor Foundry
hired Koch as a type designer where he would work for the
majority of his career.
He developed a large number
of typefaces including
Mazimillian Antiqua, Neuland,
Kabel, Jessen, Marathon, Holla,
Neufraktur and the like. He died
at 1934.
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Kabel preserves elements of the Roman
alphabet, as well as an expressionist
influence. It is a balance between traditional
and modern influences seen across many of
Koch’s typefaces. It is characterised by
angular strokes which resembles shapes in
geometry. This effect gives it motion and
makes it an effective headline typeface.

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slanted stroke endings
calligraphic influence
roman type influence
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roman type influence

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inspiration of the
typeface. This was a
school in Germany
famous for important
designs. The most
important influence of
modernism despite
conservatism.
The notable
development was the re-
proportioning of letters
rather than using a set of
uniform widths. It is the
link between early sans
serif and its
contemporary. It’s
variations are light, book,
heavy and ultra weight.
Kabel was created in
1927 for the Klingspor
Foundry. It is a sans serif
typeface inspired by
German Expressionism.
The geometric form and
multi-linear compositions
an ode to the telephone
cable which had just
been finished.
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