About ITC Stoclet Light
Like ITC Noovo, ITC Stoclet is an offshoot of the research and experimentation that British type designer Phill Grimshaw did while developing ITC Rennie Mackintosh. Stoclet is a condensed, angular typeface, inspired by some of the same Vienna Secession lettering that influenced Mackintosh. The sharpness of some of the angles in Stoclet contrasts with the swooping curves and long-waisted forms reminiscent of Art Nouveau. The immediate source was a Bauer face called “Secession,” shown in the Petzendorfer Schriften Atlas, but Grimshaw never intended to do a straight revival. The font includes a number of alternate characters, so you can choose how much of a period feel you want it to have. Although Stoclet cries out to be used in large, ornamental designs like stained-glass windows or ornamented doors, the letters are so simple, clear, and well fitted that they can easily be used in short blocks of text. |
