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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