Klub 007 Strahov
007-Grotesk was created to support the oldest surviving music venue in the Czech Republic. The popular Klub 007 Strahov a.k.a. Sedmička (“Seven”) has become home for music genres such as punk, hip-hop, hardcore, ska, reggae, and rockabilly. Klub 007 Strahov, which is celebrating its 55th anniversary this year, draws in both connoisseurs and oddballs with distinctive taste.
In the first place, the typeface was meant for typesetting monthly programs. It’s tall and condensed and can be also used as a headline typeface. It includes a lot of glyphs that elevate the typesetting. Some of them are discretionary ligatures of international vehicle registration codes, abbreviations of names of days, a set of genre and activists pictograms, or an extended set of arrows.
The typeface is a part of new identity created by Karel Haloun, Petr Kudláček and Jan Arndt. It can be seen in the logo that works with fragments of period programs by means of a simple grid.
Want to support the club? Consider licensing the typeface: proceeds from the font sales will go towards ensuring the printing of monthly programs and posters.
