Article: A showcase of Wim Crouwel typefaces.
Fregio Mecano is a modular typeface of Italian origin that dates to the 1920s. The designer is unknown but based on the above scan that features the typeface Fregio Razional (bottom right corner) from The Encyclopedia of Type Faces by W. Turner Berry, where the design is attributed to Giulio da Milano for Nebiolo, it’s probable that Milano designed Fregio Mecano as well. Giulio da Milano designed the typeface Gala (digitized by Canada Type) which shares many similarities with Fregio Mecano. Section Bold Condensed is a modern digitized font based on the original Fregio Mecano typeface. Another sample of Fregio Razional from the Nebiolo specimen catalog can be seen on Flickr.
“Rock Hard, Ride Free” by Ana Paula Caldas - on Behance
“Quotes Experiment” by Mihail Mihaylov - on Flickr
From MyFonts.com:
“German artist, theoretician and designer, part of the Bauhaus. In 1925 he became a teacher there with his new wife Anni (née Fleischmann), an influential textile designer. When the Bauhaus was closed by the Nazis in 1933, the couple left for America. They taught at the Black Mountain College of Art in North Carolina, which itself became a center of Bauhaus design. In 1950 Albers went on to direct the Yale Design School until 1960. Albers made major contributions to colour theory.”
