On Erbar and Early Geometric Sans Serifs

Indra Kupferschmid | October 18, 2016

Before Helvetica and Futura defined modern typography, Jakob Erbar’s Erbar-Grotesk offered an early vision of the geometric sans serif—balancing modern clarity with subtle traces of tradition.
On Erbar and Early Geometric Sans Serifs
Beyond the Fragile Geometry of Type

CJ Dunn | April 29, 2026

“Geometry is a Metaphor. Measurement is nothing more than human’s attempt to control nature … it must therefore be fragile.”
Beyond the Fragile Geometry of Type