Aurora Grotesk

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Aurora Grotesk An expert discussion on the metal origins and digital grandchildren of Aurora Grotesk. I summarize. The original seems to date back to the Johannes Wagner Foundry (1912), but Paul Barnes points out that the same typeface appears under a multiple of names in the Handbuch der Schriftarten, 1926: Akzidenz-Grotesk, Breite fette, Haas'sche Schriftgießerei Aurora Grotesk, C.E. Weber (12 styles; scan by Ulrich Stiehl) Edel-Grotesk, Fette, Ludwig Wagner Favorit-Grotesk, Otto Weisert Klassische Grotesk, Breite fette, J. D. Trennert&Sohn Koloß, Breite, J. John Söhne, Hamburg Krupp-Hallo, Wagner&Schmidt and then Ludwig&Mayer Progreß-Grotesk, C. E. Weber Siegfried-Grotesk, D. Stempel Venus-Grotesk, Breite fette, Bauersche Gießerei On the digital side, in chronological order: Swiss 939, aka AuroraBT Bold Condensed and AuroraBT Roman Condensed (between 1990 and 1999): two narrow Aurora styles by Bitstream (see also Uli Stiehl's charts). Reservoir Grunge (1999, free font by Zeta Fonts, South Africa). Annonce (2006, Canada Type) by Hans van Maanen. Dada Grotesk (2007, Optimo) by Alexandre Dimos and Gaël Étienne (deValence).	EXTERNAL LINKS Aurora Grotesk MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Typography ⦿ Choice of fonts ⦿ History of type ⦿ Dadaism ⦿