Klobenstein Serif
Klobenstein Serif Designed by JD Reissinger
592 pt
K
27/28 pt
Klobenstein Serif is an updated typewriter-style font with a new and unique look, which combines soft, rounded shapes with straight, angular slab serifs.
A tall x-height, combined with relatively low ascenders and large, rounded counter spaces in the main bodies of the letters, keep the reader’s eyes focussed in a relaxed, non-aggressive way.
This rounded smoothness is contrasted with very straight, angular and left-leaning slab serifs that frame both the tops and bottoms of this typeface’s letters.
68 pt
oberbozen
14/13 pt
Klobenstein Serif’s upper case letters A, B, R, F, M, and E have opposing oblique lines and curves, paying hommage to the jagged mountainous landscapes of this typeface’s namesake town in South Tyrol. No cut-off and no serifs in both the upper and lower case terminals on the S, to soften it.
Unique vertex on the M
63/56 pt
Typewriter T
MOUNTAINS OF SANTA BARBARA High connection point into the stem, with a downward sloping curve
Oblique crossbar, extended serif on the apex Mirrored low connection point into the stem, with upward sloping curve
40/38 pt
BRACKET FEATURE
317/231 pt
dr DR
9/10 pt
The lower part of the stem in the letters R, H, and N and the upper part of the stem in D, J, and I, are shortened in order to subtly reveal the tip of the underlying calligraphic brush stroke, which creates an ornamental bracket in these letters, breaking the otherwise strictly angular and non-bracketed esthetic of the transition points between stem and slab serif in this typeface. This is mirrored in the upper case as well as in the lower case of these letters.
90/63 pt 40 pt
The First World
16/16 pt
A BEAUTIFUL TITLE
28 pt
THE FIRST CHAPTER The people had been instructed by Sotuknang and Spider Woman to respect their Creator, Taiowa, but as they began to ignore this, they began to quarrel among themselves, until finally, the situation reached a point where Sotuknang and Taiowa decided that the world had to be destroyed. Thus Sotuknang appeared before those chosen people who remembered Taiowa and his plan, and told them that the doorways at the top of their heads would lead them to safety before he would destroy the world. They followed his instruction, and found refuge underground with the Ant People as the first world was destroyed by fire, and a second world was created for their emergence.
455 pt
n
24 pt 14/15 pt
The second world was almost as beautiful as the first world, with the significant difference that animals no longer trusted humans and remained separate from them. But here, too, people began to forget the plan of their Creator, Taiowa, until eventually this world had to be destroyed as well. As before, those who had remembered were saved, and taken care of by the Ant People. Once they were safe, the twins at the poles were instructed to leave their posts so the world would spin off its axis and out of control.
20 pt
The Third World
16 pt
Now in the third world they multiplied in such numbers and advanced so rapidly that they created big cities, countries, and an entire civilization. This made it difficult for them to sing praises to Taiowa and Sotuknang. More and more of them became wholly occupied with their own earthly plans. Some of them, of course, retained the wisdom granted to them upon their emergence. With this wisdom they understood that the farther they proceeded on the Road of Life and the more they developed, the harder it became. That was the reason their world was destroyed every so often. When this world and its advanced civilization was destroyed by Sotuknang, this time with great floods, those who still remembered Taiowa’s plan took refuge inside the hollow stems of the bamboo. Then came their emergence into the fourth world.
The Fourth World
9/11 pt
12/15 pt
The Second World
This time, the people had to search long and hard for a place to settle and start over again. Finally, completely exhausted from their fruitless efforts, the people opened their doors and let themselves be guided. The waters of the sea carried them gently to a sandy shore, where they were greeted by Sotuknang and given further instructions. They were to separate into different groups, each heading in different directions, to claim all the land for Taiowa. Each group would have to follow its own star to a place where the earth met the sea. They would complete such a journey four times in all, to cover all the four directions, before being guided back together again to settle permanently.
Moderate to strong contrast between thin and thick lines, medium weight calligraphic brush stroke structure, and a rather strong positive stress angle, harmonize with the left-leaning angles of the slab serifs. 1 15/80 pt
four to five Special extended slab on lower case t forms a structural unity with the crossbar below it, counterbalanced by a long arm and open aperture, giving it an almost rune-like esthetic.
203 pt
4to5
Q Straight, angular slab serif as a crossbar harmonizes with the positive stress angle of the counter space on the upper case Q
868 pt
#THE QUICK* @BROWN FOX? JUMPS: OVER’ THE; (LAZY) DOG!
80/87 pt
FRIEDRICHSHAIN MITTE HELLERSDORF KREUZBERG TIERGARTEN MARZAHN WILMERSDORF LICHTENBERG SPANDAU TREPTOW REINICKENDORF KÖPENICK PRENZLAUER BERG WEDDING TEMPELHOF STEGLITZ NEUKÖLLN WEISSENSEE SCHÖNEBERG CHARLOTTENBURG PANKOW ZEHLENDORF
UPPER CASE
28/27 pt
friedrichshain mitte hellersdorf kreuzberg tiergarten marzahn wilmersdorf lichtenberg spandau treptow reinickendorf kรถpenick prenzlauer berg wedding tempelhof steglitz neukรถlln weissensee schรถneberg charlottenburg pankow zehlendorf
lower case
28/27 pt
291/1 86 pt
Oblique, downward sloping and curved mid-crossbar on upper case F and E
EF FE Framed by strong, thick, and straight slab serifs
The acute, left-leaning angles of the slab serifs are counterbalanced with fluid, Jugendstil-like curves and strokes, creating a balanced sense of elegance and harmony.
93 pt
ANHANG
12/14 pt
EXAMPLE OF A LETTER Finanzamt Klobenstein Silberstr. 25 95950 Klobenstein Bolzano-Bozen
18. NOV. 2018
An: JD Reissinger Studentengasse 7 90203 Klobenstein Bolzano-Bozen
Betreff: ATTENZIONE - Steuerregistrierung - ATTENZIONE
Sehr geehrter Herr Reissinger,
Wir freuen uns über Ihre Entscheidung hier in Bolzano-Bozen zu studieren. Bitte registrieren Sie sich unverzüglich für Ihre Steuernummer für Studenten bei Ihrem zuständigen Finanzamt in Klobenstein.
Vielen Dank / Grazie Mille.
i.A. Hans Klobensteiner Finanzamt Klobenstein Abt. 5-2A XXP-R
Dieses Schreiben wurde maschinell erstellt und ist ohne Unterschrift gültig.
Faculty of Design and Art Free University of Bolzano - Bozen Typeface designed by JD Reissinger WUP 18/19 Prof. Antonino Benincasa Gian Marco Favretto Maximilian Boiger Calligraphy Workshop by Mag. Art. Eva Pรถll Font created with Illustrator & Fontself