Eugen Löbl was Czechoslovakia's First Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade who survived an antisemitic show trial in 1952 against fourteen members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, known as the Slánský trial. All defendants were found guilty. Eleven were executed and the remaining three, including Loebl, were sentenced to life in prison. Loebl served eleven years in prison, including five years in solitary confinement. In 1963 he was officially rehabilitated and appointed director of the Czechoslovak State Bank before eventually emigrating to the USA in 1968 after the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Loebl recounted his experiences in a book that was translated and published in the US by Grove Press in 1969 with this cover. The design is credited to Kuhlman Associates, the business name used by prolific book jacket designer Roy Kuhlman. The portrait photo of Loebl is by Thom Lafferty.

The bold typography on the cover features a rare use of Photo-Lettering Inc’s Hefty, set tightly in all caps on the front, with supporting text on the back set in Trade Gothic.

From the TDC project description:

Sonic Space Basel is the platform of the FHNW Academy of Music Basel for composition, improvisation, contemporary music performance, audio design, and research—a laboratory, communication tool, and information hub for contemporary music. The new branding is based on a modular system that can be used variably. The series includes five defined colors, three of which are used for each print product.

Since the 2019-2020 season, Stuttgart-based Studio Collect is in charge of the visual identity of the space. They created a flexible system combining vivid color blocks and chaotic text compositions set with Euclid Circular A. This system is declined over concert posters, printed material and the institution's website.

Both 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons have respectively been awarded by a Certificate of Typographic Excellence by the Type Directors Club.

Euclid Circular A is part of the Euclid typeface, available from Swiss Typefaces.

The Fondation Beyeler poster on the left is designed with SangBleu Empire.

Key art by Alphaville.

Midnight Marauder’s thoughtful typography complementing Tony Stella’s painting recalls neon letters: Piccadilly—among the winners of the Letraset International Typeface Competition in 1973—is a neon-tube interpretation of Broadway-style lettering. The actors’ names are set with Tondu (The Northern Block, 2011) and the script typeface is Mistral (Roger Excoffon, 1953). Read more in Screenfonts’ inaugural episode in Adobe Create magazine.

Key art by Akiko Stehrenberger.

The cornstalks are a constant theme in the movie. It’s what drives William Kamkwamba to want to bring water to the village via electricity. I also felt it was a good way to show wind.— Akiko Stehrenberger, email

The limited color palette is gorgeous, with the gold of the cornstalks contrasting beautifully against the richness of the skin tones. The typography uses Netflix brand typeface Netflix Sans, paired with what looks like FF DIN. Read more in Screenfonts’ inaugural episode in Adobe Create magazine.