Forgotten Shapes publishes digital reconstructions of typefaces
that have somehow vanished. They are revived according to the
guiding principle of Werktreue—that is, in a form as
faithful to the original as possible. This happens in the context
of creative appropriation and with the awareness that there can
never be a single true reconstruction. Extensive research in
archives and private collections, as well as conversations with
(once) involved protagonists, form the point of departure for all
of our projects. A typeface’s place in history is processed and
made comprehensible through accompanying More…
Forgotten Shapes publishes digital reconstructions of typefaces that have somehow vanished. They are revived according to the guiding principle of Werktreue—that is, in a form as faithful to the original as possible. This happens in the context of creative appropriation and with the awareness that there can never be a single true reconstruction. Extensive research in archives and private collections, as well as conversations with (once) involved protagonists, form the point of departure for all of our projects. A typeface’s place in history is processed and made comprehensible through accompanying articles. These articles lead to an archive in which type design recalls fragments of its genesis, not least to broaden the discourse of contemporary design.
