Designed by Markus J. Low, a Swiss designer who worked in
the US since 1961. [Reichardt/Hoefer] Won the First Prize in
the 1965 National Type Face Design Competition [Daylight].
Released with VGC in 1967 [Splorp].
Designed in 1960, starting with the capital
letters and basing them on the golden section. Four years later,
Low added the lowercase letters, making them conform optically
rather than mathematically to the rhythm of the capitals [Knopf
1974].
Digital versions include Basilea (Image Club)
[1989
ad], Marina (Brendel), OPTI Susan and
OPTI Brasilea [sic!] Medium (Castcraft,
1990–94), Sousanna (Novel Fonts).
Kellie Ann is a digital interpretation by
Letterhead Fonts (2002, discontinued). See also MarkusLow (The Northern Block, 2010) and
Alexon (Red Rooster).
“In the late 1950s, Boton and Hollenstein collaborated on
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Designed by Markus J. Low, a Swiss designer who worked in the US since 1961. [Reichardt/Hoefer] Won the First Prize in the 1965 National Type Face Design Competition [Daylight]. Released with VGC in 1967 [Splorp]. Designed in 1960, starting with the capital letters and basing them on the golden section. Four years later, Low added the lowercase letters, making them conform optically rather than mathematically to the rhythm of the capitals [Knopf 1974].
Digital versions include Basilea (Image Club) [1989 ad], Marina (Brendel), OPTI Susan and OPTI Brasilea [sic!] Medium (Castcraft, 1990–94), Sousanna (Novel Fonts). Kellie Ann is a digital interpretation by Letterhead Fonts (2002, discontinued). See also MarkusLow (The Northern Block, 2010) and Alexon (Red Rooster).
“In the late 1950s, Boton and Hollenstein collaborated on a type design that eventually became a face called Basilea. […] Some time after Basilea was released, Hollenstein saw the initial sketches for the design and encouraged Boton to develop the serifless version” [Fonts.com], which became Eras.
