Offenbach font
The Offenbacher font is a German script , which in 1927 by Rudolf Koch in two versions - was developed - as an English and a Latin alphabet. It is sometimes referred to as "Rudolf Koch Kurrent" and, according to Koch, is supposed to combine easy writing with aesthetic beauty.
In contrast to the German Kurrent script, this font is center-weighted and has a ruling ratio of 2: 3: 2 or 3: 4: 3 (Kurrent script 2: 1: 2) at an angle of inclination of around 75 to 80 degrees (Kurrent script 70 degrees). It is best written with a wide or ribbon nib , with the chisel-shaped writing tip forming an angle of 15 to 20 degrees to the base line.
The Offenbach script was not able to establish itself as the starting script in schools; from 1930 the Sütterlin script was the official lesson script in most German countries. The Offenbach font was slightly revised by Martin Hermersdorf , a pupil of Koch, and used as a duplicate at Bavarian schools from 1950 to 1955 under the name Koch-Hermersdorf font .
Writing sample
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“Just the writing alone |
| keep the divine thoughts | |
| of wise men | |
| and the sayings of the gods, | |
| yes even all philosophy and science | |
| and hands them over | |
| from century to century | |
| the coming generations. " | |
| Diodorus Siculus |
Quote
"Our time absolutely requires a font that is carried by a healthy sense of beauty, while our eyes demand strong, tart forms rather than smooth, soft ones." (Georg Haupt: Rudolf Koch - Der Schreiber , Insel-Verlag, Leipzig 1936)
See also
literature
- Harald Suss: German script. Learn to read and write. Droemer Knaur, 2002, ISBN 978-3-426-66753-8 .
- Rudolf Koch: The Offenbach script. Instructions for writing a German and a Latin script from Rudolf Koch. Heintze & Blanckerts, Berlin 1928.
