ES Build
Extraset · Xavier Erni (Neo Neo)
A geometric sans rooted in Herbert Bayer's Bauhaus Universal typeface, offering 18 OpenType character sets to slide between strict geometric reduction and more readable neutrality.
About
Designed by Xavier Erni of Neo Neo with assistance from Arthur Schwarz, ES Build takes Bayer's terminal-free bowl construction as its starting point while adding uppercase letters and a 675-glyph palette that Bayer's original deliberately refused. The 18 character sets, selectable via OpenType features, let users move between a full Bauhaus treatment, a standard interpretation and a neutral reading, all within the same four-weight family. A variable font file is available on request with the complete family purchase.
Classification
ES Build is explicitly geometric in construction, drawing directly from Herbert Bayer's Bauhaus Universal typeface, with circular bowls, reduced terminals and optical corrections typical of the geometric sans genre.