Berthold first published Akzidenz-Grotesk in 1896. The design originates from Royal Grotesk light by Ferdinand Theinhardt, who also designed the regular, medium and bold weights. The classic Akzidenz-Grotesk family has been compiled from several, formerly independent sources over the years. When H. Berthold AG was growing and buying smaller type foundries at the beginning of the 20th Century these types were unified into one family as the demand grew for a large sans serif family. This resulted in inconsistencies in the shape and wight steps throughout the original sans.
Akzidenz-Grotesk Next, designed by Bernd Moellenstaedt and Dieter Hofrichter, was conceived as a single family that uses the principal shape characteristics of the original Akzidenz-Grotesk, which now appear throughout all the weights. The x-height has been readjusted as well as the weights to obtain a more consistent design throughout the family from extralight to black.
Akzidenz-Grotesk Next is available in PostScript and TrueType flavors of OpenType with over 500 glyphs and extended language support for Central European, Baltic and Turkish as well as Welsh, archaic Danish and Esperanto.
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