Herold a.k.a. Reklameschrift Herold
was first cast in 1901. A condensed (see Schmale Herold) and a Kontur (outline) were
added in 1904, a wider fett in 1907. Berthold also had Cyrillic and
Greek versions of the original style, the latter called
Olympos [Wetzig 1926–40]. Richard Gans had it as
Regina.
Digital versions include Berthold Herold
Reklameschrift (Berthold) and Tom Wallace’s
Herold (HiH, 2008). The fuzzy details and the very
loose spacing of the latter suggest that it was based on a small
size. Vladimir Yefimov’s Herold (ParaType, 1993, with
Cyrillics) is the only version to span two weights, Regular (i.e.
fett) and Condensed (i.e. the original style). Andreas Seidel’s
Heraut AS (Astype, 2003) offers ornaments,
small caps, a few interlocking ligatures and various alternates.
See also New More…
Herold a.k.a. Reklameschrift Herold was first cast in 1901. A condensed (see Schmale Herold) and a Kontur (outline) were added in 1904, a wider fett in 1907. Berthold also had Cyrillic and Greek versions of the original style, the latter called Olympos [Wetzig 1926–40]. Richard Gans had it as Regina.
Digital versions include Berthold Herold Reklameschrift (Berthold) and Tom Wallace’s Herold (HiH, 2008). The fuzzy details and the very loose spacing of the latter suggest that it was based on a small size. Vladimir Yefimov’s Herold (ParaType, 1993, with Cyrillics) is the only version to span two weights, Regular (i.e. fett) and Condensed (i.e. the original style). Andreas Seidel’s Heraut AS (Astype, 2003) offers ornaments, small caps, a few interlocking ligatures and various alternates. See also New Herman (Newlyn, 2016) and Nouveau LX (Vanarchiv, 2020).
