Van Doesburg's earliest uses of the alphabet was in limited quantity, made up of letterpress ruling pieces, and not as strictly formed as his more finished 1919 version. A similarly constructed rectilinear sans-serif typeface, designed in 1917 by Piet Zwart bears comparison.
In Van Doesburg's initial forays into alphabet design, he utilized a limited range of characters, crafted from letterpress components, and not as thoroughly developed as his later 1919 work. A comparable sans-serif typeface, designed in 1917 by Piet Zwart, exhibits analogous characteristics.