font_foundry: ParaType

Black Grotesk

Black Grotesk font

Designed at ParaType in 1997 by Tagir Safayev. Based on Gasetny Chorny (“Newspaper Black”), of Ossip Lehmann foundry, St.-Petersburg, 1874, and Kompakte Grotesk of Haas. An old-fashioned German sans serif “Grotesque”. For use in...

Betina Script

Betina Script font

The type family was designed at ParaType (ParaGraph) in 1992 by Alexander Tarbeev. Based on the handwriting of the German graphic artist Betina Kuntzsch. For use in advertising and display typography. Additional Latin letters...

Astron

Astron font

AdverGothic

AdverGothic font

Designed at ParaType in 1989 by Vladimir Yefimov based on Advertisers Gothic, 1917, by Robert Wiebking, inspired by Art Nouveau lettering. For use in advertising and display typography.

Xenia

Xenia font

Designed for ParaType in 1990 by Lyubov Kuznetsova. A bold square-serif style. For use in advertising and display typography. The decorative style was added in 1993 by Lyubov Kuznetsova and Alexander Tarbeev.

Text Book

Text Book font

Designed at Polygraphmash in 1958 by Elena Tsaregorodtseva; Latin characters and italic were added in 1987 by Emma Zakharova. An early sans serif (‘Grotesque’), it was developed for primers and the first level school...

Vesna

Vesna font

PT Vesna™ was designed by Natalia Vasilyeva in 2000. Licensed by ParaType. An original calligraphic script for use in advertising and display typography.

Wind

Wind font

Developed at ParaType in 1995 by Alexander Tarbeev, based on TextBook, 1987, by Emma Zakharova. For use in advertising and display typography.

Tatiana

Tatiana font

Designed at ParaType in 1995 by Tagir Safayev. Based on informal handwriting. Formerly known as PT Tagir. For use in advertising and display typography.

Tauern

Tauern font

A family of extra compressed styles designed at ParaType in 1993 by Alexander Tarbeev. For use in advertising and display typography. Decorative versions were added in 1996.