Designed by Karl Sommer and released by Ludwig &
Mayer in 1930, together with Motor, a set of caps and numerals with
“speed lines”. In smaller sizes, e has an angled
bar. [specimen]
Revived by Letraset around 1972, with some minor differences
(e.g., c bottom is angled in the other direction,
q descender has semi-serif). Comes with an
alternate narrow S. Extended with the lighter
Dynamo Medium (Colin Brignall, 1977), Dynamo Shadow (Alan Meeks, 1977),
Dynamo Chrome (Alan Birch, 1982) and
Dynamo Condensed. The original bold style is also
shown in Photo-Lettering’s
Nostalgia booklet (1972). Copied as
Explora. [Typeshop c.1977]
Digitizations by ITC and Elsner+Flake (Medium, Bold, Bold
Condensed, Bold Shadow; used for sample). Previously available from
URW as URW Dyana. See More…
Designed by Karl Sommer and released by Ludwig & Mayer in 1930, together with Motor, a set of caps and numerals with “speed lines”. In smaller sizes, e has an angled bar. [specimen]
Revived by Letraset around 1972, with some minor differences (e.g., c bottom is angled in the other direction, q descender has semi-serif). Comes with an alternate narrow S. Extended with the lighter Dynamo Medium (Colin Brignall, 1977), Dynamo Shadow (Alan Meeks, 1977), Dynamo Chrome (Alan Birch, 1982) and Dynamo Condensed. The original bold style is also shown in Photo-Lettering’s Nostalgia booklet (1972). Copied as Explora. [Typeshop c.1977]
Digitizations by ITC and Elsner+Flake (Medium, Bold, Bold Condensed, Bold Shadow; used for sample). Previously available from URW as URW Dyana. See also SoftMaker’s Durango.
