Bernhard Gothic

Bernhard Gothic
Category Sans-serif
Classification Geometric
Designer(s) Lucian Bernhard
Foundry American Type Founders
Date released 1929 - 30
Re-issuing foundries Intertype
Design based on Futura, Kabel
Also known as Greeting Gothic
Sample

Bernhard Gothic is a family of geometric sans serif typeface designed by Lucian Bernhard in 1929 for the American Type Founders (ATF). Five variations by Bernhard were introduced over two years:

A final member of the family, Bernhard Gothic Medium Condensed, was introduced by ATF in 1936, but it is unclear as to who the designer was.[1]

Bernhard Gothic is more organic and less regular than other geometric sans-serif typefaces, including Futura, Kabel, and Twentieth Century, showing influence of Bernhard's earlier more expressionistic faces.

Hot Metal Copies

Intertype's 1936 copy was called Greeting Gothic.[2]

Digital Copies

Digital copies are available from Elsner+Flake, Font Company, URW++, Berthold, Spiece Graphics, Monotype Imaging and FontHaus.

References

  1. ↑ MacGrew, Mac, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," Oak Knoll Books, New Castle Delaware, 1993, ISBN 0-938768-34-4, pp. 32 - 33.
  2. ↑ MacGrew, "American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century," p. 33.
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