Abb.: „Referenz Grotesk“ von Stefanie Schwarz and Dirk Wachowiak

01.04.2020

Im März 2020 wurde die Schriftfamilie nun unter dem neuen Namen „Referenz Grotesk“ bei Sudtipo in Buenos Aires veröffentlicht. Sudtipos ist einer der renommiertesten Schriftvertriebe Südamerikas und freut sich erstmals einen Font „Made in Germany“ im Programm zu haben:

Made in Germany, Referenz Grotesk is a typeface full of references referring to the type design history of Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. Its typographic history holds a broad spectrum of shapes and characters, including F.H. Ernst Schneidler (1882–1956), Imre Reiner (1900–1987), Walter Brudi (1907–1987), Kurt Weidemann (1922–2011) and Frank Heine (1964–2003).

Extensive studies about the Academy's typographic history resulted in the new font Referenz Grotesk that includes traces of Weidemann’s Corporate as well as calligraphic hints that link to Schneidler’s Stuttgarter Schule (Stuttgart School) where writing played an important role during the form finding process. For the regular text fonts these features are integrated in a subtle manner whereas several alternative glyphs pick up more expressive forms that open up a broad range of visual expressions.

Designed by Stefanie Schwarz and Dirk Wachowiak, Referenz Grotesk is available at sudtipos.com