Originally drawn by Walter Haettenschweiler in 1954, derived
from an assignment by Ernst Keller at Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich,
and made as an improvement over Commercial-Grotesk
(Haas, 1940). No lowercase. [Swiss Type
Design] Included in Lettera vol. 1, an alphabet
source book edited by Alex Stocker and Armin Haab. Also known
simply as Schmalfette (“Bold Condensed”).
“Photoscript had made a lowercase version quite early on. Later,
they made a less condensed version and called it
Haettenschweiler Extended.” — Microsoft
The digital Haettenschweiler (Ascender/Microsoft,
1993–1995) is an unauthorized adaptation. It is slightly wider and
bolder, and has a lowercase. “I never received a single cent, but
at least they named it after me.” — Walter
Haettenschweiler
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Originally drawn by Walter Haettenschweiler in 1954, derived from an assignment by Ernst Keller at Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich, and made as an improvement over Commercial-Grotesk (Haas, 1940). No lowercase. [Swiss Type Design] Included in Lettera vol. 1, an alphabet source book edited by Alex Stocker and Armin Haab. Also known simply as Schmalfette (“Bold Condensed”).
“Photoscript had made a lowercase version quite early on. Later, they made a less condensed version and called it Haettenschweiler Extended.” — Microsoft
The digital Haettenschweiler (Ascender/Microsoft, 1993–1995) is an unauthorized adaptation. It is slightly wider and bolder, and has a lowercase. “I never received a single cent, but at least they named it after me.” — Walter Haettenschweiler
Schmalfette CP (CounterPoint Type Studio, 2016), used for the sample, is a more faithful (although likewise unauthorized) revival made by Jason Walcott at the suggestion of Rob King. Jeremy Mickel also made a custom version in 2016 for Pentagram.
