New Alphabet Introduction Spread
Date
1967
Credits
- Wim Crouwel 3 Designer
Format
- Typeface 45
Type of Work
- Finished work 5261
Publishers
Locations Made
- Netherlands 17
Developed in 1967 to increase the ease of text rendering on cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors, Wim Crouwel’s New Alphabet typeface uses straight lines to create simplified characters. These geometric characters reduce each letter to be as readable as possible using the least number of lines in order to remain visible on a CRT screen. Pieter Brattinga published an introduction spread for the typeface in the 20th edition the Kwadraat–Bladen publication to illustrate its functionality.
New Alphabet typeface published introduction