Hoch- und Deutschmeister 1809
Photo(s) by jo. Imported from Flickr on Oct 21, 2017.
Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by jo and tagged with “wilhelmklingsporgotisch”. License: CC BY-NC.
Hand painted sign for a reenactment group representing a “Hoch- und Deutschmeister Füsilier- und Grenadier-Linieninfanteriecompagnie” from Napoleonic times.
Props for using the historic spelling (Perchtholdsdorf with ‘h’) and for employing both forms of ‘s’ (yes, the round ‘s’ is a difficult creature). Let’s overlook the spacing and the missing ligatures. However, modeling the letterforms of a 19th century sign on a typeface — let alone one that wasn’t released before 1925 — unfortunately puts this into farby terrain.
1 Comment on “Hoch- und Deutschmeister 1809”
Wow, that kerning … I also love the combo of the sign and the fluorescent tube ^___^
On another note, the @ of the typeface used here on the website looks a little out of place.