With condensed type gaining popularity in the 1970s, Berthold released Günter Gerhard Lange’s original design, Concorde Nova, in 1975. Though a condensed typeface, it has great legibility and is clear and appealing. Concorde Nova...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 3, 2015
Berthold first released Concorde in 1969. Günter Gerhard Lange designed this text face to meet the demands of today’s composing and printing technology. This contemporary design is a highly legible typeface well-suited for large...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 3, 2015
Created for Berthold in 1976 by prolific designer Hermann Zapf. He said of his design “The basic idea was to create a roman which was to combine good legibility with a more human feeling”...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 2, 2015
H. Berthold released this Aldo Novarese design in 1984. Colossalis has slightly condensed character widths with flattened outer contours. Novarese designed this slab serif with a striking bold look, making it very useful for...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified October 3, 2015
Designed for attention and impact in advertising, the first Egyptians or slab serifs appeared at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (1800s). They regained popularity following World War I and in 1930 Berthold released...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
A very angular font, not one curve in sight – it’s hip to be square! The font includes quite a few alternate letterforms, which I’ve also made available in combinations with diacritics. These alternates...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
I noticed this font for its versatile techno look – it makes wonderful logotype word images. Every letter combination is perfectly kerned so that the letters fit together nicely… Also includes some alternate letterforms,...
by · Published May 26, 2015
· Last modified December 28, 2022
I just loved the design idea behind this font, but the original font had a lot of ugly artifacts – so I have completely redrawn ALL the letters, before expanding the character set. The...