Signal was designed by Walter Wege for Berthold in
1931. Two forms of ‘r’ were offered, in roman and cursive forms,
along with other
alternates. A lighter Script-Signal and heavier
Block-Signal were added in 1932, and a
Deutsch-Signal with German
Kurrentschrift letterforms in 1934.
Typefoundry
Amsterdam had the design as Sirene (three
weights), Jeżyńskiego
as Faksymile (two weights, before 1940), Reggiani
as Stilo, Grimoldi
as Serie Velox (two weights) [Lane
& Lommen 1998] [Reichardt
2011]. Typefounders of Chicago had the heavy weight as
Punch. American Wood Type Mfg. Co. had a wood type
version as Flash
Script.
Berthold had a digital version of the original style only. As of
2023, it appears to be taken off More…
Signal was designed by Walter Wege for Berthold in 1931. Two forms of ‘r’ were offered, in roman and cursive forms, along with other alternates. A lighter Script-Signal and heavier Block-Signal were added in 1932, and a Deutsch-Signal with German Kurrentschrift letterforms in 1934.
Typefoundry Amsterdam had the design as Sirene (three weights), Jeżyńskiego as Faksymile (two weights, before 1940), Reggiani as Stilo, Grimoldi as Serie Velox (two weights) [Lane & Lommen 1998] [Reichardt 2011]. Typefounders of Chicago had the heavy weight as Punch. American Wood Type Mfg. Co. had a wood type version as Flash Script.
Berthold had a digital version of the original style only. As of 2023, it appears to be taken off the market. See BN Grizzly (2023) for a digital interpretation.
