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Bauhaus Worksheet #11: Typographical abstraction
#Education
24/7/23
1
min reading time
from Julia Marquardt

In the collection of the Bauhaus-Archiv, there is a drawing by Monica Bella Ullmann-Broner which she completed in a preliminary course taught by Josef Albers. For this exercise, the Bauhaus student copied a timetable without reproducing a single letter or number. Try it yourself – change the text and typography into an abstract picture!

  • You'll need:
    – pencils
    – sharpener
    – rubber eraser

    1. Look at the picture and squint your eyes until the letters get blurry and begin changing shape and form in different shades of grey.

    2. Now try to express the typography on this poster as an abstract picture.

    Idea und concept: Julia Marquard


Bauhaus Worksheet #11:
Typographical Abstraction

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