Author's note

Wallau Deutsch Bold, designed by Dieter Steffmann of Typographer Mediengestaltung, is a free psychedelic display font with a dense, theatrical silhouette. Its broad strokes bend into hooked curves and sharp inward cuts, giving the letters a hand-drawn irregularity. Narrow inner gaps make the construction feel especially dense.

Music posters are its strongest setting. The warped forms echo concert art, but they also fit album graphics, festival merchandise, and fantasy game titles. Across these uses, repeated hook-like details turn the wording into part of the illustration itself.

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Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2002. All rights reserved. Halbfette Wallau mit deutschen Grossbuchstaben, geschaffen von Rudolf Koch 1934. Digitilisiert durch Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal.
Font family
Wallau Deutsch
Font subfamily
Bold
Unique subfamily identification
TypographerMediengestaltung: Wallau Deutsch Bold: 2002
Full font name
Wallau Deutsch Bold
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2002; initial release
Postscript font name
WallauDeutsch-Bold
Designer
Dieter Steffmann

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2002-05-13
Revision1
Glyph count248
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classNo classification
WeightBold
WidthMedium (normal)
Width typeNormal
Mac styleItalic
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureBold
StyleUpright
Stroke weightBold
PitchNot monospaced
Symbol setWindows 3.1 ANSI