Heimat creates typeface using street art from the Berlin Wall
Creative agency Heimat Berlin used images of lettering graffitied onto the Berlin Wall to create this typeface commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the barrier separating East and West Berlin.
The typeface forms part of a project titled If Walls Could Talk, which Heimat's Berlin office developed for non-profit street art association, The Cultural Heirs.
The organisation, which is committed to integration and violence prevention, as well as the prevention of discrimination and inequalities in society, released the typeface as an online tool so users can generate their own messages.
The typeface comprises images of every letter in the Latin alphabet that are taken directly from the wall, which divided Soviet-controlled East Berlin and capitalist west Berlin during the Cold War. Construction of the Wall commenced in 1961 and it formed part of the border between East and West Germany until a revolution prompted its demolition, which began on 9 November 1989.
In 2014, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was marked by the temporary installation of 8,000 glowing balloons along its former route.
During the 1980s, in particular, the West Berlin side of the Wall became a popular canvas for street artists, who covered it in graffiti and murals that were often overtly political.
"Street art and iconic design can have a dramatic impact on culture, and creating a campaign to celebrate freedom and warn about division to mark this important anniversary ...
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