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ADAC 40th Anniversary Season mailer (2006-7)

Stefan Hattenbach is a font designer from Sweden who I first met thru Rod Cavazos at Psy/Ops. His types always take me to another place. The forms are rooted in history, but his interpretations are all his own. And his typographic ornaments are exquisite.

Anziano ornaments

I used his Anziano fonts for ADAC’s 40th Anniversary Season – teamed with a beta version of Stefan’s Beef fonts.

Beef will (finally) be released next year thru Veer. And I should note, Stefan is a vegetarian. Beef is pure irony.

The desk of Stefan Hattenbach

Also a couple years back, my students picked Stefan’s fonts for use in the 2008 edition of the American River Review literary magazine. I was one of the advisors at the time; the students’ picks were uncoached – they found and selected the fonts on their own. I was surprised, then they were surprised when I said, ‘Hm. Interesting find. I know the designer.’

And
Here’s an interview with Stefan at Dyna Kau’s Girl of All Work {At Play} blog.

For more about Stefan and the magic he applies to letterforms, visit his foundry site
here. Below: his fonts in use.

tags: cool finds, design, education, fonts, thoughts, typography // 4 comments  . . .