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Exhibition poster for Marcello Morandini at Die Neue Sammlung, 1993.

Pierre Mendell — Marcello Morandini, Die Neue Sammlung, 1993

White lowercase sans-serif type reading "marcello morandini die neue sammlung 30. juni – 26. sept. 1993" is punched through with a regular grid of black squares, layered over a mid-grey ground so the letterforms merge with the perforated pattern.

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Credit

Creator
Pierre Mendell
Rights
Die Neue Sammlung
Year
1993
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August 21, 2026

Traits

Typography

BoldGroteskGrotesk

Thick, intentional lettering providing necessary structural weight to modern minimalist layouts.

Palette & Light

MonochromeBlack & White

Colour removed to a single tonal channel, forcing contrast, texture, and tone to carry the whole image.

Layout

FrontalSymmetrySymmetry

Highly structured, perfectly centered focal points emerging from negative space.

Treatment

CleanDigitalUntreated Surface

Vector-clean, unmediated surface — flat fills, crisp edges, and even light, with no grain, halation, dust, or process residue anywhere in the image.

Medium

PosterWorkPoster / Out-of-Home

Single-surface display work built to be read at distance — bills, gig posters, and out-of-home placements.

Subject

TypeOnlyText as Image

Lettering carrying the image alone, with no photographic or illustrative subject beneath it.

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