Günther Förg drew inspiration from the formal vocabulary of modernism, both in painting and architecture. His abstract works, often monochrome, were sometimes structured by geometric lines and flat colors, recalling the principles of order and simplicity associated with architectural movements such as the Bauhaus or the International Style. But while Förg adopted the formal principles of modernism, he nonetheless deconstructed its ideals of perfection, order, and purity.

It was this last paragraph, written by Nicolas de Chérisey for the Förg exhibition in Paris, that guided the design of this Leporello book. The use of the Helvetica typeface was a given. However, the organizational underlines that accompany the font appear capricious and disorganized, like an affront to ‘Swiss’ rigor. Typography: Helvetica.