Notebook Study of Rudolf Koch's lovely vital letters. Gouache and turkey quill. First attempt at these, plenty more to develop! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Koch (1876-1934) was a great master and teacher renowned for his humble and generous presence. His letters have no trace of pretentiousness, and while they are firmly rooted in the tradition of the great medieval and Renaissance masters, they are equally as well rich in a modern graphical impact, with the negative space as powerful, if not more so, as the mark. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ His long time colleague Fritz Kredel cut the woodblocks from which Das ABC Büchlein (the Little ABC Book) was originally printed. This edition is from David Godine, 1979.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ (Koch is perhaps best known today for the design of his typeface Neuland which has inspired thousands of calligraphic imitations the majority of which ignore the most important character of the letters, that they were designed by cutting away the negative spaces around the forms) ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #rudolfkoch⁣ #bertholdwolpe⁣ #fritzkredel ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣ #Shodo⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣ #書道 #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣ #design (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_YkN3bDJS-/?igshid=1v7qn7i5xpoty

A Koch inspired alphabet

Para mí querido @peperamosonline #calligraphy #neuland #rudolfkoch (en Brighton)

Trying out new things – Rudolf Koch's "Wilhelm Klingspor Schrift"! #calligraphy #practicing #needmorepractice #rudolfkoch #pilotparallelpen

The eternal paragone between words and images. . . . September 14, 2018: “3. Kabel, designed by #RudolfKoch, released in 1927. When we saw this typeface in #FrankLloydWright’s #ModernArchitecture, we instantly knew it had the perfect pre-war aesthetic that we had been looking for. Bonus point: Koch was as obsessed with #WilliamMorris as the part-time art historian of #Victoriana.😍 #greatminds 😎” https://www.instagram.com/p/ChsmfR3JDrZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

It’s not winning matters, it’s taking part. — Here is my submission letter J, inspired by #rudolfkoch for #calligraphymasterschallenges @calligraphymasters #cmalphabet_day10 @calligraphymasterschallenges written with 6 mm parallel pen using unforgiving black ink on HP premium 32 paper. . . . . . #buroniantext #calligraphylettering #calligrafreaks #calligraphymasters #calligram #darkcalligraphy #dailylettering #experimentalcalligraphy #fontstattoo #fontsinuse #fontnerd #gothicfont #gothiccalligraphy #gothicstyles #gesturalcalligraphy #ilovelettering #lettersthatblend #letteringsjunkie #letteringcommunity #typespires #moderncalligraphyworkshop #scribblesthatmatter #typespired #tattooletters #tattooletterings #tattooideasketches #カリグラフィー (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUb91T1Lh17/?utm_medium=tumblr

We define freedom as being able to do and say what we want, but how can somebody who is trapped in a financially exploitative system escape their chains? How can they be free to fight for what is right when they are always struggling to obtain the bare minimum to survive? Freedom to exploit is the only real freedom granted to “all”. One could, with a small family loan of a few million dollars, start a business, employing workers at minimum wage with no benefits, while those same workers produce $30/hour or more in value after costs and wages are accounted for, all of which goes directly to their boss’ pocket. Why would somebody who has their basic needs provided to them agree to work for scraps? They wouldn’t. Hence, our system requires a class of workers who would die of starvation if they didn’t participate in an exploitative wage labor system. And here is where we get to the true motivations of constructed racial divisions and policing: keep workers down and separated, and they can never demand better for themselves. For the only leverage that the people have is to stand together in solidarity. After all, it is them who do the hard work that keeps our society running. If the owning class went on strike, nobody would even notice. This cannot be stressed enough: a deep, violently enforced division between a small, rich, owning class and a large, poor working class isn’t a result of capitalism: it’s a requirement. What a fair society must provide is freedom from exploitation. And not just within the US: these changes must be made on a global scale, for some of the greatest exploitation of all is perpetrated on an international level with entire countries in the global south being sucked dry of materials and labor, just like during the days of colonialism, primarily to the benefit of the ultra rich in western countries. I can go on, but my point here is that you should think about what freedom you would rather have: freedom to exploit, or freedom from exploitation. Shoutout to @melatmidnight, who has been exposing exploitative and racist practices by New Orleans business over the past days. . #blackletter #rudolfkoch #blacklivesmatter #latestagecapitalism (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBBmNGSncHO/?igshid=86kthmx5g07k

Brushed Neuland practice #calligraphy #flatbrush #neuland #rudolfkoch #calligraphymasters