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The Font Akzidenz-Grotesk was first released in 1898 under the name Accidenz-Grotesk. In German, Akzidenz means trade type and Grotesque means early sans serif. It is believed that the typeface was derived from either Walbaum or Didot, which have similar looks when their serifs are removed, but is officially reported to be based on Ferdinand Theinhardt’s Royal Grotesk light. Akzidenz-Grotesk is a classic design in the truest sense of the word. It is timeless, authoritative, and quietly elegant. It has served as the design foundation for many contemporary sans serif typefaces and was the first sans serif to be widely used around the world. Max Miedinger at the Haas Foundry used it as a model for the typeface Neue Haas Grotesk, released in 1957 and renamed Helvetica in 1960. Miedinger sought to refine the typeface making it more even and unified. Two other releases from 1957, Adrian Frutiger’s Univers and Bauer and Baum’s Folio, take inspiration from Akzidenz-Grotesk.
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H. Berthold Typefoundry Bernhold is a name long associated with type design. H. Berthold AG was one of the largest and most successful type foundries in the world for most of the modern typographic era. Established in 1858 by Hermann Berthold and based in Berlin, the company played a key role in the introduction of major new typefaces and was a successful player in the development of typesetting machines. The growth of H. Berthold AG’s large and distinguished library of original typefaces of uniform excellence has been directed by Gßnter Gerhard Lange. Lange supervised the production of the Berthold typeface library, that consisted of a series of exclusive designs as we as typefaces licensed from other foundries, comprising a total of more than 2000 typefaces, including Akzidenz-Grotesk, The H. Berthold foundry’s most celebrated family of typefaces.
G端nter Gerhard Lange G端nter Gerhard Lange was born in Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, Germany, in 1921. He was a soldier in the German army in World War Two and lost a leg in combat, leading to a medical discharge. In 1949 he moved to Berlin and enrolled at the University of Pictorial Arts, studying freelance art. After graduation his first major client was the typeface foundry, Bernhold AG. He was promoted to artistic director in 1961, a position which he held until 1990. He was not only the designer of classic typefaces such as Akzidenz-Grotesk BQ, Bernhold Bodoni Old Face BQ, and Imago BQ, but also a communicator and teacher who was an inspiration to many young type designers. December 2nd, 2008, G端nter Gerhard Lange passed away in Munich at the age of 87. In his obituary he was referred to as one of the important type designers and typographers of the 20th century.
They gave
Akzidenz Grotesk the ultimate accolade a typeface can have: a functional,
formal rightness,
transcending the whims of fashion. - Karl Gerstner, Swiss Graphic Designer