Typeface Restoration for Gunnar Biilmann Petersen’s Alphabet
1932 archival drawings as direct source material
Biilmann is a contemporary digital sans serif developed by A2-TYPE from an original alphabet drawn by Danish architect and graphic designer Gunnar Biilmann Petersen in 1932. The studio worked directly from GBP's drawings held in the Danish Design Museum's archive. A2-TYPE received permission from the Biilmann family in 2018 to restore and reimagine the alphabet.
Set in Biilmann
Insights
- Source material was GBP's original hand drawings archived at the Danish Design Museum, not secondary reproductions.
- Explicit permission was obtained from the designer's family in 2018 prior to the revival.
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