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Roland Henß

German designer at Plazm of Capitalis Pirata (2001-2004), a free typeface in which each letter represents a well-known logo. For example, the capital M is in the shape of McDonald's golden arches. As reported by Stanley Moss in 2013, McDonald's lawyers wanted that M removed. Plazm wrote: As designers, educators, and artists, we are interested in better understanding the power of corporate iconography in the world today. In an effort to explore the meaning of corporate icons in our world, type designer Roland Henss has created an alphabet called Capitalis Pirata. By placing fragments of corporate icons into the form of an alphabet, Henss challenges the notion of ownership of letterforms. Since a copyright can not be placed on the alphabet itself, this typeface raises issues about the boundaries of ownership and the proprietary nature of letterforms in the public domain. Capitalis Pirata is a fully functioning digital typeface available strictly for education and discussion purposes. Capitalis Pirata is for free distribution only and may not be sold.

Roland Henss-Dewald (b. Bonn, 1952, d. 2015) taught at the Peter Behrens School of Arts (Fachbereiche Architektur und Design) ofthe University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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