Typeface Design for Plakat
Quirky grotesque drawn from posters, street signs, and newspapers
Plakat is a quirky grotesque typeface by Good Type Foundry, inspired by lettering found on historical posters, street signs, and newspapers. Originally conceived in 2014, it was further developed and publicly released in 2016.
Set in Plakat
Insights
- The design draws from vernacular printed sources—posters, street signs, and newspapers—rather than a single canonical reference.
- The timeline (2014 origin, 2016 release) indicates an extended development period before publication.
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