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Fonts designed by Günter Gerhard Lange

AG Book
A more casual extension of the AG Book family, Günter Gerhard Lange designed
AG Book Rounded in 1980.
It has an informality that is appropriate for all kinds of advertising and display work.
AG Book Rounded has been
a popular choice for signage in Europe and often is used in children's works.

AG Old Face
In 1984 H. Berthold released this redraw of Akzidenz-Grotesk by Günter Gerhard Lange.
This design emphasizes the 19th Century hand-setting roots of  the original Akzidenz-Grotesk.

Arena New
Günter Gerhard Lange designed this original face for Berthold from 1951-1954.
A contemporary text face, with an element
of style missing from most text faces. A very original design.

Berthold Baskerville Book
When designing Berthold Baskerville Book, Günter Gerhard Lange analyzed and compared John Baskerville's original type (1752-1757) a
nd countless cuts based on the original design. Lange's interpretation also took into account today's printing and composing technology.
Compared to Berthold Baskerville, it is slightly lighter in weight and has more contrast in the strokes. The result is that Lange's Baskerville
 is balanced yet maintains the beauty of the original design. Lange also acknowledged Baskerville's background as a handwriting teacher
 with the graceful cursive capitals, particularly J, K, N, T, Y and Z. 

Berthold Bodoni Old Face
Günter Gerhard Lange extensively researched and analyzed numerous original Bodoni prints when creating Berthold Bodoni Old Face.
As with all of Lange's typefaces, he adapted this new Bodoni to meet the demands of today's composing and printing technology.
The results are a Bodoni strictly dedicated to Giambattista Bodoni's originals of the late 1700s, but with more color and stroke variations
than other Bodonis. H. Berthold first released the design in 1983, and added small caps and old style figures in 2000. Berthold Bodoni Old Face
 is known for legibility and clarity even in the smallest sizes.

Boulevard Script
Boulevard was designed for Berthold by Günter Gerhard Lange in 1955. The package also includes Lange's 1977 design, Berthold-Script and
Gustav Jaeger's 1986 design, Bellevue. These are three of Berthold's most popular scripts.

Berthold Caslon Book
Günter Gerhard Lange intensively researched both the English type founder William Caslon's 1725 types, and the Dutch forerunners of the 17th century
upon which Caslon based his work. H. Berthold released Berthold Caslon Book in 1977. Berthold's Caslon is a popular choice for large bodies
of text and also for display work

Champion
Günter Gerhard Lange designed this "fun" typeface for Berthold in 1957. Although a departure from his more serious designs, Champion shows Mr. Lange's diversity.

Concorde
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 bodies of text. It offers an excellent alternative to Times New Roman.

Concorde Nova + Expert
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 is especially suited for spread sheets, financial statements and cramped spaces with numbers. It is a good  alternative to Univers 57 and Frutiger Condensed when a condensed serif type is preferred

El Greco Script
El Greco was designed by Günter Gerhard Lange in 1964. El Greco is paired with Arkona, designed in 1935 by Karl Klauß. These scripts dress up informal documents and add lightness to formal documents.

Berthold Garamond Oldstyle
Claude Garamond began as an apprentice to a Paris printer in the early 1500s. Later he was one of the first to specialize in designing and casting type at a time when it  was most common for those functions to be melded with that of printer and publisher. His designs became standards in 16th century Europe and have inspired countless versions over the centuries . As is  his practice, Günter Gerhard Lange studied the original Garamond prints extensively before adapting his own interpretation, released by Berthold in 1972. Under the direction of Lange, small caps, old style figures and additional condensed versions will be added to the family in 2000, making Berthold Garamond an extensive and versatile family well-suited for a variety of applications

Imago
Sans Serif
Developing a new sans serif clearly distinguishable from existing sans serifs is a difficult task. Günter Gerhard Lange accomplished that with Imago, introduced by Berthold in 1982. It is narrower in proportion than others, has a square-like shape to its curves and numerals that are slightly shorter than its cap height. Particular attention was given to the expression of each individual character and great care was taken to keep them open and clear even in the smallest of sizes and boldest of weights. Under the direction of G.G. Lange, bold and bold italic weights were added in 2000, making Imago an extremely well-balanced family with universal applicability. Imago is especially useful for office memorandum, and scanning and faxing documents.

Berthold Walbaum Book
Modern
Justin Erich Walbaum's typeface of 1804 was cut by hand, thus, varying in forms and proportions in each size. Günter Gerhard Lange's  Berthold Walbaum Book is based on the 16 point size of Walbaum's 1804 typeface and has great contrast in stroke weight. Berthold released Berthold Walbaum Book in 1975. It is well-suited for body copy,  particularly for formal documents that need a contemporary flair, as well as for headlines.

Whittingham
Released on March 17, 2000 by Berthold, Whittingham is a new Berthold Exklusiv typeface designed by Günter Gerhard Lange, renowned master craftsman  and exclusive artistic consultant to Berthold, and his colleague Dieter Hofrichter, also a Berthold Exklusiv designer (Vergil).

Whittingham is a rendition of the type used around 1840 by Charles Whittingham, founder of the Chiswick Press in Birmingham, England. The Chiswick Press was one of the most successful commercial printing  houses of the 19th Century. Berthold's Whittingham retains characteristics of the Modern typefaces, like Bodoni and Walbaum, from the 18th Century, yet introduces a steel engravers' appearance -  especially in Whittingham's italic weights - similar to the other examples of 19th Century Scotch types (e.g. Pica Roman No. 2, Scotch Roman, Caledonia).

G.G. Lange and Hofrichter began developing Whittingham in 1992, and recently completed the family. They chose this typeface particularly for its distinguishing characteristics from other revivals of the  same period. As with each Berthold Exklusiv, Whittingham was subject to multiple trial settings, submissions of enlargements and reductions, and numerous revisions. G.G. Lange and Hofrichter's minute  examination of every graphic nuance results in a finely tuned, new serif face.

Whittingham is the first of many new, GGL Exklusiv designs that Berthold plans to add to the Berthold Exklusiv Collection. With the return of G.G. Lange as an exclusive, artistic consultant to Berthold,  and the release of Whittingham, Berthold reclaims its place as a leading typefoundry. Berthold is the only remaining independent typefoundry from the 19th Century.

Fonts designed by Bernd Möllenstädt

Formata
Sans Serif
Bernd Möllenstädt's first type design, Formata, was released in  1984. Instead of linear severity common to many sans serifs, Formata offers curved strokes and interesting details that are subtle in smaller sizes but distinguishable in larger sizes, thus, appropriate  for both text and display. The family has an extensive weight range and offers small caps and old style figures as well as condensed versions, making it an excellent choice for a wide range of  applications.

The Formata family is a good alternative to Bell Gothic and Egyptienne F and is especially useful for office memorandum, and scanning and faxing documents. Formata's bold condensed weight also is useful  for headlines need to grab the readers' attention.

Formata includes an outline weight, expert characters and condensed weights. In 2000, the Euro was added and, in 2001 Möllenstädt added small caps and fractions.

New Releases ...

Futura Serie BQ
Released by Berthold on September 14, 2000, Futura Serie BQ is a new version of the well-known geometric sans serif typeface design by Paul Renner and  the Bauer typefoundry. Futura Serie BQ is a totally new digital interpretation of Futura by noted Berthold type designer, Dieter Hofrichter of Münich, Germany. His interpretation emphasizes the consistency of Renner's original design yet satisfies the current needs of design professionals.

Futura Serie BQ offers the following improvements: a uniform series of weights; small caps and old style figures for all roman and condensed weights; and Euro symbols for all roman and condensed  weights. In addition, Berthold's new version of Futura eliminates the inherent problems (e.g. quirky incisions and unnecessary shadows) of earlier PostScript versions resulting from their photosetting  origins. Futura is a trademark of Neufville, SA.