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Kabel

Kabel is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Rudolf Koch and released by the Klingspor foundry in 1927.

About Kabel

Kabel is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Rudolf Koch and released by the Klingspor foundry in 1927. Kabel belongs to the "geometric" style of sans-serifs, which was becoming popular in Germany during its creation. Based loosely on the structure of the circle and straight lines, it nonetheless applies a number of unusual design decisions, such as a delicately-low x-height (although larger in the bold weight), a tilted 'e' and irregularly-angled terminals, to add delicacy and an irregularity that suggests stylish calligraphy of which Koch was an expert. A variety of rereleases and digitisations have been created.

From the Wikipedia article “Kabel (typeface)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Using Kabel in a book

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