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Lo-Type

Lo-Type®

by Berthold
Licenses from $309.99 USD
Complete family of 6 fonts: $309.99 USD
Lo-Type Font Family was designed by Louis Oppenheim, Erik Spiekermann and published by Berthold. Lo-Type contains 6 styles and family package options.

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    Lo-Type Family Package

    6 fonts

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    • Lo-Type Light Lo-Type Light

    • Lo-Type Regular Lo-Type Regular

    • Lo-Type Medium Lo-Type Medium

    • Lo-Type Medium Italic Lo-Type Medium Italic

    • Lo-Type Bold Lo-Type Bold

    • Lo-Type Condensed Medium Lo-Type Condensed Medium

    Per Style:

    $51.66 USD

    Pack of 6 styles:

    $309.99 USD

    About Lo-Type Font Family


    Lo-Type was designed by Louis Oppenheim and first released by Berthold in 1914. In 1980 Erik Spiekermann adapted the faces and expanded the family with the addition of a regular weight. Subtle deviations and inconsistencies between the characters in the different weights are intentional. The large x-height, idiosyncratic shapes and wobbly edges make it particularly eye-catching and unique. As Louis Oppenheim wrote, “Advertising should never be dry. A little bit of humor combined with straight facts will produce a happy mixture.”

    Designers: Louis Oppenheim, Erik Spiekermann

    Publisher: Berthold

    Foundry: Berthold

    Design Owner: Berthold

    MyFonts debut: null

    Lo-Type® is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.

    About Berthold

    The H. Berthold typefoundry, renowned for crafting high-quality typefaces, was founded in 1858 by Hermann Berthold in Berlin. By 1918 the foundry had become the largest in the world, with offices in Stuttgart, St. Petersburg, Leipzig, Riga, Budapest and Vienna. To complement its proprietary typesetting equipment business activities, Berthold developed high quality typefaces. The H. Berthold foundry’s most celebrated family of typefaces is argua...

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