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02 Contents

04 Type Specimen

06 Type Texture

08 History & Designer

10 Classification & Anatomy

12 Function & Usage

14 Quotation

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ITC Kabel BookBegun by Rudolf Koch in 1925 for the Klingspor foundry. The typeface family was expanded and changed over the decades by D. Stempel AG and Linotype. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry. Kabel is a geometric sans serif, similar to Futura, Erbar, and Nobel. It is best characterized by its angular stroke endings, its Venetian e, and its distinctive g(9/12)

Begun by Rudolf Koch in 1925 for the Klingspor

foundry. The typeface family was expanded and

changed over the decades by D. Stempel AG and

Linotype. The face was named to honor the newly

completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the

typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry.

Kabel is a geometric sans serif, similar to Futura, Erbar,

and Nobel. It is best characterized by its angular

stroke endings, its Venetian e, and its distinctive g

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Begun by Rudolf Koch in 1925 for the Klingspor foundry. The typeface family was expanded and changed over the decades by D. Stempel AG and Linotype. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry. Kabel is a geometric sans serif, similar to Futura, Erbar, and Nobel. It is best characterized by its angular stroke endings, its Venetian e, and its distinctive g(10/13)











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ITC Kabel MediumBegun by Rudolf Koch in 1925 for the Klingspor foundry. The typeface family was expanded and changed over the decades by D. Stempel AG and Linotype. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry. Kabel is a geometric sans serif, similar to Futura, Erbar, and Nobel. It is best characterized by its angular stroke endings, its Venetian e, and its distinctive g(9/12)

Begun by Rudolf Koch in 1925 for the Klingspor foundry. The typeface family was expanded and changed over the decades by D. Stempel AG and Linotype. The face was named to honor the newly completed trans-Atlantic telephone cable. Today the typeface is licensed by the Elsner+Flake GbR foundry. Kabel is a geometric sans serif, similar to Futura, Erbar, and Nobel. It is best characterized by its angular


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Type texture

Kabel font has been designed in 1927. Koch was concerned with the new type industry and tried to preserve history of typogra-

phy in his typefaces. He illustrat-ed in balance between tradi-

tional and modern forms. As the result, Kabel has elements of

roman alphabets and number of letters which apart from geo-metric sans serif at that time.

In twenty century, new font design was booming which called sans serif. It has exist-ed in the beginning of 19th century but it re-ceived more attentions after all . Late 1920, German foundries leaded type industry with the sans serif which is based on geometric shape. Futura is one of representative font of it. It was created based on .

DesignerKabel font has been designed in 1927. Koch was concerned with the new type industry and tried to preserve history of typography in his typefaces. He illustrated in balance between traditional and modern forms. As the result, Kabel has elements of roman alphabets and number of letters which apart from geometric sans serif at that time. Rudolf Koch was born

in 1876 in Germany. He was a calligrapher, type designer and teacher. In 1906 he joined the Klingspor type foundry as a type designer. He designed at least 30 typefaces for Klingspor, Kabel is one of the best known typeface.

History

t isn’t only non addi-tional weight and sim-plifying sans serif face but also rejecting old, fancy style of typefac-es influenced gro-tesque typefaces. It is aesthetic was quite new and remarkable at that time. Kabel font has been created in this flow.

Kabel

Rudolf Koch1876-1934

Late 1920 ITC

In the twenty century, new font design ‘Sans

Serif’ was booming in Germany. It has existed

since the beginning of 19th century but received

more attention after. Late 1920, German foundries

lead type design industry with the sans serif which

is based on geometrical shape. Futura is one of

the representative font. It was created based on

an ideology of Bauhaus. The ideolgy was not

only simplifying alphabet but also rejecting old,

fancy style of typefaces influenced by grotesque

typefaces. It was aesthetically new and remarkable

at that time. Kabel was also created during this time.

History

Designer

Rudolf Koch was born in 1876 in Germany. He was a calligrapher, type designer and

teacher. In 1906 he joined the Klingspor type foundry as a type designer. He designed

at least 30 typefaces for Klingspor, Kabel is one of his best known typeface.

Kabel was designed in 1927. Koch was concerned with the new type industry and

tried to preserve history of typography in his typefaces. He illustrated in balance

between traditional and modern forms. As the result, Kabel has elements of roman

alphabets and number of letters which set apart them from geometric sans serif at that

time. It was redesigned and named ITC Kabel later on. Victor Caruso updated few

attributes such as greater x-height, consistent stroke weight, diamond shaped tittles,

etc. It is more widely used than the original label in these days.

Histo

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Kabel font has been designed in 1927. Koch was concerned with the new type industry and tried to preserve history of typogra-

phy in his typefaces. He illustrat-ed in balance between tradi-

tional and modern forms. As the result, Kabel has elements of

roman alphabets and number of letters which apart from geo-metric sans serif at that time.

In twenty century, new font design was booming which called sans serif. It has exist-ed in the beginning of 19th century but it re-ceived more attentions after all . Late 1920, German foundries leaded type industry with the sans serif which is based on geometric shape. Futura is one of representative font of it. It was created based on .

DesignerKabel font has been designed in 1927. Koch was concerned with the new type industry and tried to preserve history of typography in his typefaces. He illustrated in balance between traditional and modern forms. As the result, Kabel has elements of roman alphabets and number of letters which apart from geometric sans serif at that time. Rudolf Koch was born

in 1876 in Germany. He was a calligrapher, type designer and teacher. In 1906 he joined the Klingspor type foundry as a type designer. He designed at least 30 typefaces for Klingspor, Kabel is one of the best known typeface.

History

t isn’t only non addi-tional weight and sim-plifying sans serif face but also rejecting old, fancy style of typefac-es influenced gro-tesque typefaces. It is aesthetic was quite new and remarkable at that time. Kabel font has been created in this flow.

Kabel

Rudolf Koch1876-1934

Late 1920 ITC

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GeometricSans Kabel is geometric sans serif and

humanistic sans which had been

influenced from roman alphabets.

It has minimal contrast and vertical

stress. Few letters of kabel are

calligraphic. ITC Kabel has shorter

descender and larger x-height than

original kabel.

Minimal contrast

Vertical stress

‘M’ has sharp apex. VS

‘W’ has flat and diagonal

stroke top.

Every single stroke of

the alphabets ends in

different shapes.

‘g’ has connected ear to

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aperture.

‘e’ has slanted eye.

Also it is calligraphic.

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Kabel in use

Kabel is best used for logo, title and

signage. It had positive reaction when it

was released. Modern companies have

used it for their display face because of the

uniqueness of its glyphs. NBC employed

heavy weight of Kabel for onscreen sports

graphics. MTV used it for music video

credit font until 2011. Leggs’ pantyhose

modified it for their brand logo. PiggyWiggy

American supermarket used its lowercase

form. Also, Kabel has been used in many

TV shows, albums and films such as Disney

cartoon series, my bloody valentine’s album

‘Loveless’, film ‘Searching for Sugar Man’,

etc. The most well known usages of Kabel

are logo for Toronto Maple leafs, Monoploy

board game and ‘the Sims 3’.

Function &

Usage

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“The making of letters in every form is for me the purest and the greatest

pleasure, and at many stages of my life it was to me what a song is to the singer,

a picture to the painter, a shout to the elated, or a sign to the oppressed. It was

and is for me the most happy and perfect expression of my life.”

- Rudolph Koch

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K A B E La type specimen

Edit & Design

Jung KwonVancouver Community College

Digital Graphic Design

Typography

2014

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