Café Am Busbahnhof Photo(s) by Kunst am Bau / DDR. Imported from Flickr on Apr 25, 2014. Source: www.flickr.com Uploaded to Flickr by Kunst am Bau / DDR and tagged with “hobo” and “ringlet”. License: All Rights Reserved. “Cafe at the bus station”, Schmidtstedter Straße, Erfurt-Innenstadt. Typefaces Formats Signs (1388) Topics Food/Beverage (1952) Tagged withEast Germany (52)painted (75)cafés (91)lettering derived from typeface (479)bus/tram stops (31)German (language) (1316)counters (32)eroded/weathered type (125) Artwork location Germany (2545) Erfurt (4) In Sets Set 1 (fy_younghtings) (172) COVER (Bianka Bús) (5) Vintage Font (Studio C u b e Y) (90) 5 Comments on “Café Am Busbahnhof” Florian Hardwig says: May 7th, 2014 4:17 pm Note the Konsum logo in the counter of ‘a’ — a ‘K’ made up of a smokestack and a sickel, symbolizing industry and agriculture. Boernie says: May 8th, 2014 2:03 pm Herkules-Font: moorstation.org/typoasis/de… Florian Hardwig says: May 8th, 2014 2:11 pm Danke, Boernie! Yes, I saw that Dieter Steffmann made a digital version – but have you had a closer look at its curves? There’s a reason why this font is free. I’m afraid it is so bad that I can’t even use it for a typeface sample. boernie says: May 9th, 2014 8:27 am Nobody is perfect… Florian Hardwig says: Jun 5th, 2019 6:05 pm Here’s the sign shown in context, in 2019: Post a comment Name Email – will not be published Website Your response Submit Comment More Ringlet in use ABC AM America promo1975ABCContributed by Florian Hardwig Typographie: Schrift und Graphik mit Letrasetc. 1978Christof GassnerHelmut LangerFriedrich FriedlContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Deep Purple – “Hallelujah” / “April” single cover1969Contributed by Humberto Gillan Sponsor More in Food/Beverage Lamas Destilaria2021Gabriel FigueiredoContributed by Gareth Hague Beer: A Genuine Collection of Cans2011Chronicle BooksContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Isarkindl Bierc. 2015Nina BachmannContributed by JAF Staff Pick Coke student ads (Agnes Scott News, 1963–64)1963Contributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick More in Signs Carl Langerfeldt, BraunschweigunknownContributed by Florian Hardwig The Olive Leaf, Bloomington2010Contributed by Lyle Dechant Dagne Dover logotype2019Dagne DoverContributed by Sharp Type St Albans Museum + Gallery2018Jim SutherlandStudio Sutherl&Contributed by Jeremy Tankard More Fonts In Use Sucker’s Portfolio by Kurt Vonnegut2013unknownContributed by Florian Hardwig Staff Pick Oscillography by Anne Pantillonc. 2016Chris GautschiContributed by Swiss Typefaces Staff Pick Meret Oppenheim. Worte nicht in giftige Buchstaben einwickeln2014BonbonValeria BoninDiego BontognaliContributed by Stephen Coles Staff Pick Future Shock by Alvin Toffler, Random House edition (and subsequent uses)1970S. Neil FujitaContributed by Michael Bilsborough Staff Pick
5 Comments on “Café Am Busbahnhof”
Note the Konsum logo in the counter of ‘a’ — a ‘K’ made up of a smokestack and a sickel, symbolizing industry and agriculture.
Herkules-Font:
moorstation.org/typoasis/de…
Danke, Boernie! Yes, I saw that Dieter Steffmann made a digital version – but have you had a closer look at its curves? There’s a reason why this font is free. I’m afraid it is so bad that I can’t even use it for a typeface sample.
Nobody is perfect…
Here’s the sign shown in context, in 2019: