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Kabel a semi geometric typeface, origi- nally designed by Rudolf Koch in 1972. Rudolf, German a designer was a book d e s i g n e r, calligrapher, illustrator, and poet. He was popular designer in pre- world War II, Gremany. Kabel was not an all-geometric based typeface, and was also inspired by the art deco period. The typeface Kabel has a short x-height with long decenders and ascenders. Between 1927- 1929 Koch created new weight of K a b e l
the typeface; Medium, Bold, and Heavy. In 1975 Kabel was turned over its licenc- ing to Stempel type foundry, where it became ITC Kabel. In the United States it is known as “Cabel.” ITC Kabel was later redesigned by Victor Caruso. This older typeface redesigned now has a larger X- height a heavier weight value, smaller ascenders and descenders. Kabel 7/25/06 9:34 PM Page 4
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 1234567890 1234567890 !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/ !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Kabel 7/25/06 9:34 PM Page 6
ABCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRST ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz UVWXYZ 1234567890 abcdefghijklmnopqrst !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/ uvwxyz The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy 1234567890 dog. !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/ The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. K a b e l K a b e l
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz UVWXYZ 1234567890 abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/ 1234567890 The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. !@#$%^&*()_+{}[]:;’”<>,.?/
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B i b l i o g r a p h y
• Carter, Rob and Phillip Meggs. Typographic Specimens: The Great Typefaces. John Wiley & sons, Inc. 1993. (p252-253)
• ITC Classics: ITC Kabel. International typeface Corporation. 2002-2005. www.itcfonts.com/fonts/classics.aso?nCo=AFMT&sec=fnt&art+kabel. 4/24/05
• About Kabel: Font Family. www.linotype.com/892/kabel-family.html?PHPSESSID=dcc89d266f34bd1aa7041060fa22a4d7