Walbaum (typeface)

Walbaum's roman and Fraktur type, in modern digitisations

Walbaum is the name given to serif typefaces in the "Didone" or modern style that are, or revive the work of early nineteenth-century punchcutter Justus Erich Walbaum, based in Goslar and Weimar.[1][2][3]

Walbaum-style typefaces are "rational" in design, with minimal serifs and strong contrast between thin horizontal and thick vertical strokes, following the work of typefounders such as Firmin Didot and Giambattista Bodoni.[4] They are often used in publishing and remain very popular in Germany. Walbaum also designed fraktur blackletter typefaces, which similarly have a complex and precise design.[5][6]

In the twentieth century, Walbaum's work was revived by several companies and digital revivals exist from František Štorm (in a release with optical sizes), Monotype, the Berthold Type Foundry, Linotype and others.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Neil Macmillan (2006). An A-Z of Type Designers. Yale University Press. p. 180. ISBN 0-300-11151-7.
  2. ↑ Christina Killius (1999). Die Antiqua-Fraktur Debatte um 1800 und ihre historische Herleitung. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 274–281. ISBN 978-3-447-03614-6.
  3. ↑ Alexander Waldow (1884). Illustrierte Encyklopädie der graphischen Künste und der verwandten Zweige. A. Waldow. p. 839.
  4. ↑ Shaw, Paul. "Flawed Typefaces". Print magazine. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Yannis Haralambous; P. Scott Horne (28 November 2007). Fonts & Encodings. "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". pp. 393–5. ISBN 978-0-596-10242-5.
  6. ↑ Julien Chazal (1 September 2013). Calligraphy: A Complete Guide. Stackpole Books. pp. 102–5. ISBN 978-0-8117-1294-1.
  7. ↑ "Walbaum 2010 Pro™ - Webfont & Desktop font « MyFonts".
  8. ↑ "Berthold Walbaum® Book BQ - Desktop font « MyFonts".
  9. ↑ "Walbaum™ - Webfont & Desktop font « MyFonts".
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