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Berthold Block is a sans-serif typeface released by the H. Berthold foundry in the early twentieth century and intended for display use. Block has a chunky design suitable for headings, with short descenders allowing tight linespacing and rounded corners. It is sometimes simply called "Block". Font design expert Stephen Coles describes it as "a soft but substantial display face with compact dimensions and an organic appearance…[it] isn’t meant for body copy." The Klingspor Museum credits it to Hermann Hoffmann, who managed type design for Berthold.

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  • Berthold Block (Schriftart) (de)
  • Berthold Block (en)
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  • Die Schriftart Block wurde von dem deutschen Schriftgestalter Herrmann Hoffmann um 1908 entworfen und von der Schriftgießerei H. Berthold AG vertrieben. Die Schriftart gilt als Klassiker der deutschen Typografie. Erik Spiekermann überarbeitete in den 1970er Jahren die Schrift und erstellte weitere Variationen.Die Block ist eine serifenlose Grotesk. (de)
  • Berthold Block is a sans-serif typeface released by the H. Berthold foundry in the early twentieth century and intended for display use. Block has a chunky design suitable for headings, with short descenders allowing tight linespacing and rounded corners. It is sometimes simply called "Block". Font design expert Stephen Coles describes it as "a soft but substantial display face with compact dimensions and an organic appearance…[it] isn’t meant for body copy." The Klingspor Museum credits it to Hermann Hoffmann, who managed type design for Berthold. (en)
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  • Block (en)
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  • Berthold Block is a sans-serif typeface released by the H. Berthold foundry in the early twentieth century and intended for display use. Block has a chunky design suitable for headings, with short descenders allowing tight linespacing and rounded corners. It is sometimes simply called "Block". Font design expert Stephen Coles describes it as "a soft but substantial display face with compact dimensions and an organic appearance…[it] isn’t meant for body copy." The Klingspor Museum credits it to Hermann Hoffmann, who managed type design for Berthold. The original metal type release of Block was intentionally "distressed" in style, matching the effect of worn type; some re-releases have a cleaner design. Ferdinand Ulrich suggests that this was to match the organic feel of advertising lettering of the time, including the work of Lucian Bernhard. Block was one of Berthold's most popular typefaces, and was released in a wide range of versions, including lighter weights and type in wood (for large sizes). Metal type versions had stylistic alternate characters such as a more compact 'S' to allow fine-tuning of appearance of type and fit the desired number of characters into a line. (en)
  • Die Schriftart Block wurde von dem deutschen Schriftgestalter Herrmann Hoffmann um 1908 entworfen und von der Schriftgießerei H. Berthold AG vertrieben. Die Schriftart gilt als Klassiker der deutschen Typografie. Erik Spiekermann überarbeitete in den 1970er Jahren die Schrift und erstellte weitere Variationen.Die Block ist eine serifenlose Grotesk. (de)
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