Herold AKA Reklameschrift Herold was
first cast in 1901. A schmal and a Kontur (outline) were added in
1904, a wider fett in 1907. Berthold also had Cyrillic and Greek
versions of the original style, the latter called
Olympos. [Seemann] Richard Gans had it as
Regina.
The schmal was carried by Fondografica as Lodi, by
Reggiani as Licia, and, as wood type, by Augusta as
Serie 1003.
Digital versions include Berthold Herold
Reklameschrift (Berthold) and Tom Wallace’s
Herold (HiH, 2008). The fuzzy details and the very
loose spacing of the latter suggest that it was based on a small
size. Vladimir Yefimov’s Herold (ParaType, 1993, with
Cyrillics) More…
Herold AKA Reklameschrift Herold was first cast in 1901. A schmal and a Kontur (outline) were added in 1904, a wider fett in 1907. Berthold also had Cyrillic and Greek versions of the original style, the latter called Olympos. [Seemann] Richard Gans had it as Regina. The schmal was carried by Fondografica as Lodi, by Reggiani as Licia, and, as wood type, by Augusta as Serie 1003.
Digital versions include Berthold Herold Reklameschrift (Berthold) and Tom Wallace’s Herold (HiH, 2008). The fuzzy details and the very loose spacing of the latter suggest that it was based on a small size. Vladimir Yefimov’s Herold (ParaType, 1993, with Cyrillics) is the only version to span two weights, Regular (i.e. fett) and Condensed (i.e. the original style). Andreas Seidel’s Heraut AS (Astype, 2003) offers ornaments, small caps, a few interlocking ligatures and various alternates. Dieter Steffmann’s freebie Herold is a digitization of the Extra Condensed. See also New Herman (Newlyn, 2016).
