Member Eli… Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 This topic was imported from the Typophile platform Hi! I'm writing a paper about the graphic design of Lula magazine, I've found out the Lula typeface is a modificated Kursivschrift stehend from Linotype. I want to know more about it but can't find a lot of information (all I know is that it's german and it's based on cartographic lettering) Is there someone who knows something about this type, or where I can get information about it? Link to comment
Member bem… Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Have you checked Linotype's website? Link to comment
Member PR… Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Not sure where to get information about it, but this German magazine also uses it: Young Miss Petra Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I asked Erik Spiekermann about Kursivschrift a while back. He had this to say: "These used to be the fonts cartographers used. Left-leaning italic for rivers, etc. They used to be engraved, thus the look. Berthold used to credit them with the administration responsible for the standard, i.e. Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt (Bavarian Office for Land Registry or something -- the state cartography office). They're really cool and i've been meaning to use them for years. I set maps with that stuff on a Diatype, back in the 60s (i know, i know...)" Link to comment
Member Uli… Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Here is an extract from an old map of the "Bavarian Forest" http://www.sanskritweb.net/temporary/BayrischerWald.jpg where the typeface "Kursivschrift stehend" was used, e.g. in the word "Pfarrkirche" (below the town name "Spiegelau", which name was typeset in "Karten-Augustea", another typical "map font"). Link to comment
Member Eli… Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thank you, all your answers helped me a lot! I just have one more question, is there someone who knows more about the designer(s) of this font? Linotype just says 'German Cartographic Design', but I can't get a lot of information about this Link to comment
Member Ste… Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I believe the designer is unknown. Perhaps like DIN it was created by committee. Link to comment
Member Uli… Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 A certain Mr. Quinn Keaveney asked me for historical details with reference to this typophile thread. Since I do no longer possess the picture BayrischerWald.jpg, I refer to this more recent documentation: http://www.lexikaliker.de/2012/05/roemisch-linkskursiv-2/ Link to comment
Member hra… Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I love Kursivschrift. It's a shame the designer is unknown. There are so many fonts today where the designer should be unknown... hhp Link to comment
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