Derived from the walls of the New Town Hall in Munich, Germany, Marienplatz is a transitional Blackletter display typeface.
Marienplatz resembles elements of hand-lettering through the use of curved terminals that establish a less rigid tone than traditional blackletter. With only minuscule letterforms and the implementation of organic shapes, Marienplatz intentionally deviates from connection to Fraktur letterforms co-opted by the German National Socialist party. By applying contrasting elements to the letterforms, Marienplatz reclaims the original purpose of pre-WWII Blackletter typography.
Marienplatz contains 1 weight and 6 styles, with a regular, outlined, shortened, shortened outline, oblique, and oblique outline.
Project Type
Typography, Layout, Exhibition
Collaboration
Worked with members of the AU Type Foundry to create Digital Resurrections in Typography Vol. 3 Exhibition and Publication.
Deliverables
Typeface Design, Publication, Exhibition Design
Original Specimen of Marienplatz on the New Town Hall in Munich
First Two Iterations of Marienplatz With The Final Specimen on the Right Showcasing the Process From More Handwritten Typeface to a Refined Digital Typeface.
Poster Close up
Posters Within The Exhibition Featuring Marienplatz