Dekal
The Northern Block · Wolf Magin · 2024
A digital revival of Wolf Magin's 1969 Blackline typeface, rebuilt with three interchangeable inline line styles for screen and print use.
About
Originally drawn by Wolf Magin in 1969, Blackline's parallel thick-and-thin inline structure gave it a distinctive presence in the dry transfer lettering era. This revival expands the line spacing and character construction for improved screen rendering, while retaining the period character. Three interchangeable line styles, thirteen stylistic sets and over 500 characters per style make it well suited to apparel, posters and editorial display.
Classification
A digital revival of Blackline, Dekal uses contrasting thick and thin parallel lines to create a distinctive inline display character rooted in the dry transfer lettering era of the late 1960s and early 1970s.