Talnemokkol (De-squared Hangul)

脱ネモ体 / 1980s- / Style / Type Classification

Hangul type that gives up fitting each syllable into a square and stacks consonant and vowel as fixed shapes, so height and width change from letter to letter. Ahn Sang-soo's typeface and posters carried the form to a wide audience.

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At a glance

Visual cues

  • Letter outlines breaking out of the square
  • Height and width changing letter by letter
  • Strokes of even weight, geometric in build
  • Lines whose feet do not align

Best used for

  • Headlines and titling where the assembly of Hangul itself is meant to show
  • Pages that step away from the default square setting to find another rhythm

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Dictionary entry

Type
Fix the shapes of consonant and vowel and leave the height and width changing from letter to letter
Composition
Open the leading to absorb the uneven feet of the lines, and keep the measure short
Material
Assume large sizes, hold the stroke to one weight, and let the ragged outline show
Caution
At text size and over long passages, the uneven feet of the lines make them waver and reading slows. Keep it to headlines and other places where it is set large.
Further study
the design thinking of the Hunminjeongeum / Ahn Sang-soo's talnemokkol / Hangul lettering culture

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