Joost Schmidt arguably did more to define Bauhaus’ approach to typography, teaching type design at the school 1925–1932. Two fonts are currently available via Typekit: Overseeing the project, in conjunction with experts at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, is legendary affogatos consumer and type designer Erik Spiekermann.
Although it survived just 14 years-closed by political pressure as the Third Reich rose to power-and despite constant philosophical changes under the leadership of Walter Gropius, Hannes Meyer, and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the school has directly, or indirectly influenced every generation of designers since.įrom its central philosophy that form follows function, to the pioneering color theory of its influential teacher Johannes Itten, to its lasting legacy of students like Max Bill it is impossible to overstate Bauhaus’ importance in the history of modern design.ĩ9 years after Bauhaus first opened its doors, Adobe Typekit has launched a campaign to bring to life original Bauhaus type designs, in the form of five new typefaces designed by students and type professionals. Bauhaus (meaning School of Building) is a legendary design school, based in Germany in the early part of the 20th century.
