Typeface · Sans-serif
New Alphabet
New Alphabet is a parametric typeface designed by Wim Crouwel, released in 1967.
About New Alphabet
New Alphabet is a parametric typeface designed by Wim Crouwel, released in 1967. It embraced the limitations of the display technology that it was displayed on by only using horizontal and vertical strokes. This meant that some of the letters had little resemblance to the letters they were supposed to represent. New Alphabet was notably used on the cover of Joy Division's 1988 compilation album Substance.
From the Wikipedia article “New Alphabet”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Using New Alphabet in a book
Sans-serif faces work well for headings, captions, children's books and modern nonfiction. For long-form body text in print, most designers still prefer a serif.
Commercial typefaces require a licence that covers embedding in PDFs and ebooks; check the foundry's licence before you publish.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2801943 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).