Beton (typeface)
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Beton is a
Bauer Type Foundry from 1929 onwards, with most major styles released by 1931.[1][2] "Beton" is German for concrete
(originally from French), a choice of name suggesting its industrial aesthetic.
Beton is a "geometric" slab serif, reflecting the style of German geometric sans-serifs (in particular Futura) which had attracted considerable attention, and adapting the design to the slab serif structure.[3] Its structure is therefore quite strictly monoline. However, its letter 'a' is the conventional 'double-storey' 'a' used in most printing, unlike some of its competitors which reduce the letter to a circular single-story 'a'.
Beton and other similar designs were popular in printing during the 1930s. Competitors included the contemporary
Neutraface Slab and Archer.[5][6][7] Beton itself has been released digitally by several companies including URW and Linotype.[8][9]
References
- ^ ""Bauer Beton" type specimen catalog by The Bauer Type Foundry Inc". Flickr. Herb Lubalin Study Center. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Beton". Fonts in Use. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Tam, Keith. "The revival of slab-serif typefaces in the 20th century" (PDF). University of Reading (MA thesis). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Jonathan Hoefler; Tobias Frere-Jones. "Sentinel: historical background". Hoefler & Frere-Jones. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ Schwartz, Christian. "Neutraface Slab". www.christianschwartz.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Neutraface Slab". House Industries. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ Earls, David John. "Archer". Typographica. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "URW Beton". MyFonts.
- ^ "Linotype Beton". MyFonts.