Grotesque (typeface classification)
- Grotesque (typeface classification)
Grotesque, or Grotesk in Germany, is a style of sans-serif typeface from the 19th century. The name was coined by William Thorowgood, the first person to produce a sans-serif type with lower case, in 1832. Capital-only faces of this style were first available from 1816, made by William Caslon IV of the Caslon foundry under the name "2 Line English Egyptian".
Examples of Grotesque designs are:
* Akzidenz Grotesk (1896)
* Franklin Gothic (1905), Morris Fuller Benton
* Monotype Grotesque (1926) by F.H. Pierpont
* Univers (1957), Adrian Frutiger
* Helvetica (1957), Max Miedinger, based on Akzidenz GroteskLater designs are sometimes classified as neo-grotesque.
External links
* [http://www.linotype.com/en/795/thesansseriftypefaces.html The Sans Serif Typefaces]
* [http://typophile.com/node/16872? Indices : Designers : William Caslon IV]
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