When designing Berthold Baskerville Book, Günter Gerhard Lange analyzed and compared John Baskerville’s original type (1752–1757) and countless cuts based on the original design. Lange’s interpretation also took into account today’s printing and…
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
· Last modified May 16, 2024
Based on John Baskerville’s types first issued between 1752 and 1757 in Birmingham, England, H. Berthold released its version in 1961. Baskerville types are known for their clarity and legibility. Berthold’s version is a...
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
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Berthold first published Akzidenz-Grotesk in 1896. The design originates from Royal Grotesk light by Ferdinand Theinhardt who also supplied the regular, medium and bold weights. Throughout the years, Berthold has expanded this extremely popular...
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
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Created in 1932 by German teacher, calligrapher and printer Herbert Post, Post-Antiqua originally consisted of capital letters only. Then, in 1939 Berthold released the lower case letters. The design is based on early hand-lettering....
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
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Justin Erich Walbaum’s typeface of 1804 was cut by hand, thus, varying in forms and proportions in each size. Günter Gerhard Lange’s Berthold Walbaum Book is based on the 16 point size of Walbaum’s...
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
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Claude Garamond began as an apprentice to a Paris printer in the early 1500s. Later he was one of the first to specialize in designing and casting type at a time when it was...
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
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Bourgeois Slab is built upon the framework of Bourgeois, our popular geometric type family. As with the sans-serif Bourgeois, Slab’s letter forms are thoroughly contemporary in look and feel. Echoing mid-century modernism in style,...
by Staff · Published December 27, 2022
· Last modified May 15, 2024
Bourgeois Rounded is built upon the framework of Bourgeois, our popular geometric type family. As with the sans-serif Bourgeois Rounded letterforms are contemporary in look and feel. Echoing late 20th century modernism in style,...