Akzidenz-Grotesk Pro offers extended language support for Central European, Baltic and Turkish as well as Welsh, archaic Danish and Esperanto and is available in CFF PostScript flavored OpenType.
Akzidenz-Grotesk Standard (Western European Character Set) is available in both PostScript and TrueType flavored OpenType.
Akzidenz-Grotesk, the original sans and most influential grotesque, was first released by the Berthold type foundry in 1896. The design originates from Royal Grotesk light by Ferdinand Theinhardt who also supplied the regular, medium and bold weights. Throughout the years, Berthold has expanded this extremely popular and versatile family. AG ExtraBold (1966) and AG Super (1968) were developed by Guenter Gerhard Lange and are excellent choices for headlines. In 2001, Guenter Gerhard Lange added more weights for Berthold including Super Italic and ExtraBold italic.
Building on its strong heritage, Berthold Types, successor to the highly regarded H. Berthold type foundry, looks back onto a history of 148 years of distinguished type design. Lange, along with Bernd Moellenstaedt and Dieter Hofrichter, form the core of BertholdÕs ÒType AtelierÓ located in Munich to provide an indispensable element in the continued development of the Berthold Exklusiv typefaces.
For more information about Akzidenz-Grotesk OpenType, visit https://www.bertholdtypes.com
This article was last modified on January 10, 2022
This article was first published on May 2, 2006
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