The Typeface known as, Grotesque

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PIERPONT Frank some of the eccentrecies “After were reduced, this series retains enough character to become one of the world’s great sans-serifs.

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1926 Frank Hinman Pierpont was born in New Haven, CT,1860, and he died in London, England in 1937, at the age of 77. He gained knowledge and training as an auto-mechanic during his youth, and by 1894, he was working at the Loewe AG Type Foundry in Berlin, where the monotype letterpress machine was designed.

In 1899, at the age of 39, Pierpont moved to London, where he became the Manager and President of the Monotype Foundry.

Some other notable typefaces designed by Pierpont, include Rockwell, Revival 555, and Plantin; all serif typefaces.

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Grotesque is a modernistic, and universal

The typeface Grotesque MT is amongst

typeface that could be used for a variety

the early sans-serif typefaces, originally

of typographic situations. This would be a

dispersed in 1926, by the Monotype Foundry.

satisfactory type choice for anything from

Frank Hinman Pierpont created Grotesque

posters, papers, and T-shirts; to street

MT based off of Hermann Berthold’s

signs, logos, and branding. This typeface

Akzidenz-Grotesk, designed in 1896, and

connotes a somewhat fun, and playful

Thorrowgood’s Grotesque, from 1832.

characteristic with the unique angled

Monotype Grotesque was designed in

ends on many of the characters, including

the United Kingdom during the industrial

the C, S, T, E, G, and J. Grotesque MT has

revolution for use in letterpress machines.

a very modern, geometric form, while

Everything was becoming more intricate,

clinging to a clear, and functional

machinery was invented that made lives

appearance, making it an all-purpose

easier, and in a time of such complexity,

typeface for all printing media.

Grotesque was a glimmer of simplicity.

1296 point size

60*

The

Family Grotesque Regular Grotesque Light Condensed Grotesque Condensed Grotesque Extra Condensed

Sharp angled terminals

Designer:

Grotesque Light Grotesque Italic

Frank Hinman Pierpont

Year:

Grotesque Light Italic

1926

Location: United Kingdom

Class: Grotesque Sans-Serif

Foundry: Monotype

Grotesque Black Grotesque Bold Grotesque Bold Extended

Purpose: Movable Metal Type

Point Sizes 6-1296 point

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Stem

Counter

Ascender

The stem is the

The counter is any

The ascender in

main, vertical

open, or enclosed

type anatomy,

stroke that appears

spaces of the

refers to the stem

on the majority of

letterform in

of a lowercase

the letterforms in

type anatomy.

letterform rising

the alphabet.

above the x-height.

“The brown fo over the l Sharp Terminals Grotesque’s most recognizable feature, is the 60 degree angles on many of the characters. (t, c, s, F, G)

Tittles

Stress

Spine

The tittles above

Stress occurs on

The spine is the

the Grotesque

the bend of the

main stroke that

lowercase “j” and

main stroke of the

makes up the “S”

“i” are square,

“C” in the anatomy

in type anatomy.

rather than circular.

of typography.

quick ox jumps lazy dog” Stroke Weight Grotesque is a simple, yet unique, Sans-serif design that utilizes the slight line variations on certain curves of characters. Derived from bracket-serif typeface anatomy.

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Andrew Leider KCAI 2013