Eksell Sans

This striking display face seems to live in an alternate universe. A strange world merging science fiction and Wild West where avant-garde musicians put out hip jazz records.

Eksell Sans is the only other alphabet by Olle Eksell (1918–2007). The iconic Swedish designer and illustrator approached typographic shapes with a visionary attitude. He came up with this wildly original letterforms in 1973 and designed the font he personally missed to prove he could master the craft.

Taking cues from display faces of the seventies, Eksell constructed an alphabet out of straight lines and circle arcs. The letterforms are slightly reminiscent of Bob Newman’s Zipper (Letraset, 1970) and Aldo Novarese’s Sintex (VGC, 1972). Still, Eksell’s daring design takes those concepts into entirely new territories.