Circular Logic

Wow, talking about typography has made me realize how mistaken I was about graphic design when I started this blog. Typography is one of the most straight forward methods of visual communication, so I've been looking at various designers' typefaces.

Albrecht Dürer's studies in the formation of capitals influenced how letters are constructed in typefaces today, and this focus on geometric proportions can be seen in Herbert Bayer's sans-serif Bauhaus typeface called Universal, designed in 1925.

Universal, a typeface focusing on lowercase letters made of circles and lines.

Here is another variation of Herbert Bayer's Universal typeface: