A bold upright script designed by Heinrich Maehler (often
misspelled as H. Machler) and released by Klingspor in 1931 as
Salut.
Adopted by Photo-Lettering under the original name [PLINC One Liner 1971]. Fürst carried a copy
named Macro Black [Fürst c.1976]. FotoStar called it Sans
Script [post-1981 catalog].
Salut is digitally available from Monotype (used
for the sample). Some pecularities of the metal original like the
blackletter-like ‘w’ or ‘x’ have been preserved, others like the
slashed ‘7’ were smoothed out. Long ‘s’ and ligatures for ‘ch’/‘ck’
were not included, ‘ß’ is inauthentic. Not all letters join up
nicely.
Einhorn (Letraset, 1980) is a loose
interpretation with genuine qualities. FontSite’s
Salut is actually a version of Einhorn.
Unicorn is a freebie revival
that, More…
A bold upright script designed by Heinrich Maehler (often misspelled as H. Machler) and released by Klingspor in 1931 as Salut.
Adopted by Photo-Lettering under the original name [PLINC One Liner 1971]. Fürst carried a copy named Macro Black [Fürst c.1976]. FotoStar called it Sans Script [post-1981 catalog].
Salut is digitally available from Monotype (used for the sample). Some pecularities of the metal original like the blackletter-like ‘w’ or ‘x’ have been preserved, others like the slashed ‘7’ were smoothed out. Long ‘s’ and ligatures for ‘ch’/‘ck’ were not included, ‘ß’ is inauthentic. Not all letters join up nicely.
Einhorn (Letraset, 1980) is a loose interpretation with genuine qualities. FontSite’s Salut is actually a version of Einhorn. Unicorn is a freebie revival that, despite its name, stays closer to the original Salut, but leaves a lot to be desired. Agua is a poorly made and uncalled-for decorated variation.
