Bauhaus vs Geometric Sans
バウハウス / ジオメトリック・サンセリフ
Bauhaus comes from Functionalism and Geometric Sans from Type Classification. Both are read here as style. They are reached for with different intent, which is the fastest way to tell them apart.
Bauhaus
Makes function and play coexist through the circle, triangle and square.
Geometric Sans
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It reduced letterforms to the circle, the line and the triangle, trying to build the letters of a new era out of geometry rather than out of the habits of the hand.
| Bauhaus | Geometric Sans | |
|---|---|---|
| Era | 1919–1933 | 1927– |
| Family | Functionalism | Type Classification |
| Kind | Style | Style |
| Cues | Elementary shapes / Primary colors / Functional beauty / Visible structure | Near-circular bowls / Monoline strokes / Geometric skeletons / Machine-age optimism |
| Best used for | Giving an idea a clear, legible form · Bringing intelligence and warmth to education and culture | Logos for architecture and industry that state reason and futurity in few words · Headings for charts and diagrams that should match geometric artwork |
| Type | Geometric sans-serif | Space it carefully at large sizes, correcting the gaps around circles |
| Composition | Treat shapes and letters as the same building blocks | Build from an orthogonal grid and arcs, allowing only one angle if any |
| Material | Red, blue and yellow held together by black and off-white | Flat single colors and thin rules, the same geometry in print and screen |
| Caution | Scattered shapes read as childish. Give every element a job. | What looks like geometry is full of optical corrections, so read them rather than turning shapes into letters. Circular forms are hard to tell apart in running text, and small sizes multiply misreadings. |