typeface 499

I created 499 as my senior thesis.

I chose a political era of propaganda and derived a typeface from that time period: WWII Germany. During this time, two schools of thought were coinciding with one another. One was pushing towards progression; one is rooted in Germany’s tradition. Visually, Futura represents the progression, and Blackletter represents the past. I designed a typeface with the intent of merging these two styles.