Punchy Retro Titles
Simple. Predictable. Illegible.
übergroße!
Paul Renner & Josef Albers
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Track & Field
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Dambura is inspired by geometric stencil fonts from the 1920’s. Paul Renner’s esoteric Futura Black was the main starting point.
Just like Renner’s stencil font, Dambura uses primitive shapes to build a complete alphabet. The typeface subscribes to stricter constraints however, simplifying letterforms even further. Dambura eschews unexpected flourishes in favour of tedious conformity, predictability and illegibility. Read more →
Dambura and this accompanying microsite were designed and produced by Rory Macrae. This site uses textfit.js and Futura PT. It’s hosted on GitHub pages and uses Cloudflare. © 2017.