Acceptera – a “funkis” typeface

Acceptera is a new sans serif typeface inspired by the Swedish functionalist movement and designed by Mario Feliciano, Feliciano Type, in Lisbon, a friend and typeface designer colleague.

Acceptera (1931) is considered Swedens most important manifesto on Swedish functionalism, written by architects Gunnar Asplund, Wolter Gahn, Sven Markelius. The manifesto was written in connection with, and published shortly after, the 1930 Stockholm Exhibition.

The typeface also have references to Swedish graphic designer Anders Beckman (1907-1967), who designed type for his poster designs. Beckman is probably best known for his graphic profile for the H55 exhibition and the design school Beckmans, Stockholm that he founded in his own name in 1939.

It’s been very interesting to see the typeface Acceptera taking shape and Felicianos clear observation of Swedish typography in the modernism time era.

I assigned Feliciano to design a custom typeface; Sueca for the Swedish quality newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, back in 2008 and in that process Feliciano also showed a great understanding in the creation of a typeface family for the Swedish language that was distinct with a high legibility and readability.

”Acceptera” translates ‘to accept’ and we acknowledge; Acceptera is a typeface too.