Bauhaus
バウハウス / 1919–1933 / Style / Functionalism
Makes function and play coexist through the circle, triangle and square.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Elementary shapes
- Primary colors
- Functional beauty
- Visible structure
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- Giving an idea a clear, legible form
- Bringing intelligence and warmth to education and culture
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Geometric sans-serif
- Composition
- Treat shapes and letters as the same building blocks
- Material
- Red, blue and yellow held together by black and off-white
- Caution
- Scattered shapes read as childish. Give every element a job.
- Further study
- Herbert Bayer / Wassily Kandinsky
Related entries
- Swiss (スイス・スタイル)Same Functionalism lineage.Compare Bauhaus and Swiss
- Memphis (メンフィス)Shared effects: Play.Compare Bauhaus and Memphis
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