Photo-Lettering’s take on Schmalfette Grotesk (1954) by Swiss
designer Walter Haettenschweiler. Design date unknown.
Shown in three styles; Extra
Condensed 5 and 8, Condensed
10, all with added
lowercase (with round dots); plus two
Biform styles as well as Open (caps w/ biform alts) and Interlock
(see Swiss Interlock) variants [PLINC 1965].
The caps-only Dandee appears to be another
(earlier?) adaptation of Schmalfette Grotesk.
[PLINC 1965] Dandy is described
as “original handlettered design”, and Swiss Gothic as “graphic
handlettered interpretation of type style” [PLINC One Liner 1971].
The sample uses Swiss Interlock (without interlocking
alternates), the only style available in digital form. See also
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Photo-Lettering’s take on Schmalfette Grotesk (1954) by Swiss designer Walter Haettenschweiler. Design date unknown. Shown in three styles; Extra Condensed 5 and 8, Condensed 10, all with added lowercase (with round dots); plus two Biform styles as well as Open (caps w/ biform alts) and Interlock (see Swiss Interlock) variants [PLINC 1965].
The caps-only Dandee appears to be another (earlier?) adaptation of Schmalfette Grotesk. [PLINC 1965] Dandy is described as “original handlettered design”, and Swiss Gothic as “graphic handlettered interpretation of type style” [PLINC One Liner 1971].
The sample uses Swiss Interlock (without interlocking alternates), the only style available in digital form. See also Swiss Interlock Stencil.
