Blütezeit is a contemporary take on humanist sans serif faces popular in the mid-2000s. It is drawn based on inspirations and cultural influences found on the European content, with serif- and typewriter-inspired details, and display-friendly low x-height and high contrast.
Superfat
48px
normal
“Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow”
Bold
48px
normal
Boxkämpfer jagt zwölf Schoßhunde quer über Sylt
Regular
48px
normal
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz
Light
48px
normal
Waltz, bad nymph, for quick jigs vex.
Hairline
48px
normal
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Superfat
128px
normal
“Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow”
Bold
128px
normal
Boxkämpfer jagt zwölf Schoßhunde quer über Sylt
Regular
128px
normal
Vangelis quäkt: Grüß Felix bzw. Jody schön!
Light
128px
normal
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz
Hairline
128px
normal
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
Blütezeit draws inspiration from European, specifically late 2010s German typography, which was often set in humanist sans serif typefaces.
While it’s hardly news that traveling will change your perspective, it sometimes does in little, unexpected ways. In ways that are not necessarily immediately obvious. Like a tendency of a culture to set their everyday ads, signage, corporate identities, and general lettering in a certain type of typeface.
Germany in the late 2010s was full of humanist sans-serif faces. Things like the ubiquitous FF Meta, the Deutsche Bahn typefaces for the German Railways are maybe just the most culturally significant examples. But it goes a lot deeper. Culture is always reciprocal, and we are constantly inspired by the things around us.
This gallery does not contain any direct inspiration, but it is a moodboard of a snapshot of a place in time. Blütezeit tries to capture that feeling.