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Rapid finds its origins with no-nonsense Modernist construction company logos found on heavy-duty machinery and road work vehicles in Switzerland. Referencing the intensity and power of the tools, the pragmatic style was adapted from industrial engines to industrial music and soon became a reference point for the early UK Club scene. The aesthetic gained popularity thanks to designers such as Peter Saville, 8vo, and Designers Republic, and eventually could be seen throughout the crowds of the early UK Club scene — from warehouses in Manchester and Sheffield to basements in London. As the rave scene evolved so did the style, becoming synonymous with progressive visual culture and informing universally understood aesthetics for ideas of “the future.”
Today, Rapid carries with it artifacts of this warped design history that went from construction companies to rave culture to science-fiction. The typeface offers an extreme width and weight range for all your time and space-traveling typographic needs.
ST Rapid is designed by Laurenz Brunner, first released by Source Type in 2022.
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- Regular
- Regular Wide
- Regular Extended
- Medium
- Medium Wide
- Medium Extended
- Bold
- Bold Wide
- Bold Extended
- Black
- Black Wide
- Black Extended
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[SIC] (PARENTHESES) {A,B}
RE: SUBJECT SCI-FI
« MERCI » ‹DANKE›
[SIC] (PARENTHESES) {A,B}
RE: SUBJECT SCI-FI
« MERCI » ‹DANKE›
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111 CHF
111 CHF
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Encoding:Latin Extended
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Version:1.0