Berthold Typefoundery

The H. Berthold typefoundry, renowned for crafting high-quality typefaces, was founded in 1858 by Hermann Berthold in Berlin. By 1918 the foundry had become the largest in the world, with offices in Stuttgart, St. Petersburg, Leipzig, Riga, Budapest and Vienna. Following World War II, Berthold actively developed proprietary typesetting equipment: in the 1950s, Berthold unveiled its first phototypesetting machine, the Diatype; and in the 1960s, Berthold introduced the Diatronic, its first keyboard-controlled phototypesetting for volume production.

 To complement its proprietary typesetting equipment business activities, Berthold developed the Berthold Exklusiv Collection, a collection of typefaces created solely for Berthold by distinguished designers. Günter Gerhard Lange, renowned master craftsman, began his association with Berthold at the same time Berthold entered phototype, in 1952. As artistic director from 1961 to 1990, Lange was responsible for the creation, meticulous production standards and attention to quality found in each of the Berthold Exklusivs. In 1991, Bernd Möllenstädt succeeded Lange as the type director for the Berthold Exklusiv Collection and continued Lange's tradition when directing the digitization of the Berthold Exklusivs.

 In 1997, Berthold Types Limited published the complete Berthold Exklusiv Collection in Type 1 format with full ISO/Adobe character sets. Soon thereafter Berthold signed a license agreement with Adobe Systems, Inc. to market the Adobe font software versions of the Berthold typefaces, now exclusively available from Berthold and authorized Berthold distributors. In 2000, G.G. Lange rejoined Berthold as an exclusive artistic consultant. With the return of G.G. Lange and the continuation of an active type program (recent new releases include Whittingham and Futura Serie BQ), Berthold reclaims its place as a leading typefoundry. Berthold is the only remaining independent typefoundry from the 19th Century. The tradition continuesÅ 

 Berthold Types Limited (commonly referred to as Berthold) is the successor to the the highly regarded H. Berthold typefoundry originally of Berlin, Germany. The Berthold foundry, founded in 1858, is renowned for crafting high quality typefaces. Berthold continues this tradition and offers one of the world's leading type collections, the Berthold Exklusiv Collection, which consists of 800+ quality-crafted typefaces created under the guidance of Günter Gerhard Lange. Berthold is located in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Adobe Font Software Versions

In 1991 H. Berthold AG licensed Adobe over 300 typefaces, including favorites like Akzidenz-Grotesk, Imago, and Formata. Adobe produced Type 1 font software versions of these typefaces and added them as 54 packages to the Adobe Type Library. Berthold is now the exclusive marketer of these Adobe font software versions.

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