Prefab is a family of clumsy geometric typefaces made with compass and rule, lacking any optical correction. It is inspired by three main sources: polish traffic signage typeface, vernacular typography and prefabricated concrete housing blocks in Poland, called Wielka Płyta, Panelák or LPS (large-panel system building). It can be described as an experiment in the field of critical typography but it is also an approach to create a family of brutalist typefaces.
2009.01–2010.06







![Béla Tarr, Panelkapcsolat [The Prefab People] (1982), movie still](http://www.maciejratajski.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/images/panelkapcsolat.jpg)
![Construction of a Wielka Płyta concrete block of flats [Panelák or large-panel system building – LPS] (image found on the Internet)](http://www.maciejratajski.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/medium/images/12541.jpg)
