TYPE DESIGN

Anna-Sophia Pohlmann – Eternity

par Anna-Sophia Pohlmann

From rational to functional: Eternity is a family of six styles inspired by the French typeface Romain du Roi. Its creation is one of the first examples of rational type design. Grandjean, who cut the punches for the metal type, took many liberties to moderate the original letterforms. Eternity raises the question of what makes a functional typeface contemporary. What are the important criteria for a typeface to be usable in different contexts? The finished typeface continues to use the characteristic elements of Romain du Roi and Philippe Grandjean, but challenges the functionality of the typeface by breaking with mathematical and analytical principles.