(x) "Kunst Kredit 1980/81" Wolfgang Weingart poster - Akzidenz-Grotesk {Chris L}

whomadd
9.Jul.2008 2.29pm
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Can anybody help me out with the font used for “KUNST 1980/81” on this poster????

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dezcom
9.Jul.2008 4.00pm
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It looks like the Super weight.

Weingart once told me the story of finding Job Cases of Akzidenz in a dust print lab in Basel. In those days, Ruder was his teacher and used mostly Univers. The trasure trove of lead type in AG made Weingart jump for joy.

ChrisL


dezcom
9.Jul.2008 4.04pm
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AG was his favorite face. He loves the bolder weights. The one he used was a lead font, however.

http://www.fonts.com/findfonts/detail.htm?pid=423428&gclid=CLKH7q_zs5QCF...

ChrisL


whomadd
10.Jul.2008 2.26pm
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the other type on this poster looks like AG but the part that I am confused by is the numbers the word “KUNST”. They have a much more rounded and bulbous shape than AG which is what i’m looking for.


dezcom
10.Jul.2008 3.38pm
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Perhaps VAG Rounded, the Volkswagon face? The other thing is just distortion from blowing up type with the benday screen over it?

ChrisL


dezcom
10.Jul.2008 3.40pm
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whomadd
10.Jul.2008 6.50pm
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oh yea i think thats the one! awesome thanks so much i really appreciate it!


dezcom
23.Jul.2008 2.38pm
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My one and only ever in history successful font ID and it never gets recognized, falling off the radar before ever noticed :-(

ChrisL


dezcom
23.Jul.2008 5.09pm
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YAY!!! Thanks Troubleman!

ChrisL


Bald Condensed
23.Jul.2008 5.14pm
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I reckon there are a couple of IDers who must be glad I’m back, ya bunch of gloryhunters. :^P


dezcom
24.Jul.2008 8.39am
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Yves, Sorry to covet your badge of glory so much. When you have been beat out a million times by those much better than me, and have had but one success, you at least want that one paltry victory to be noted by the Belgian Master :-)
Glad you are home safe, dude!

ChrisL


Bald Condensed
24.Jul.2008 10.29am
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I was never really away, but maintaining the Type ID Board became a bit too much of a handful. :^/