Neue Brücke
Due Studio · Massimiliano Vitti · 2023
A narrow, single-weight neo-grotesque by Massimiliano Vitti, drawing on the woodcut lettering of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and the geometric rigour of square-grid construction.
About
Released by Due Studio in 2023, Neue Brücke takes its name from the German Expressionist group Die Brücke and references Kirchner's 1906 woodcut manifesto directly through one of its nine stylistic sets. The family ships in a single weight with 790 glyphs and a tight letter-spacing that gives it a dense, solid texture suited to display work. The stylistic sets shift the forms between rational geometry and softer neo-grotesque conventions, giving designers meaningful variation without additional weights.
Classification
Described explicitly as a neo-grotesk with geometric construction, narrow letterforms and tight spacing; its stylistic sets oscillate between rational geometric and softer neo-grotesque forms.