voltathe type harmonizes so well with the image (please pardon the glare, iphone photo)—f
voltathe type harmonizes so well with the image (please pardon the glare, iphone photo)—feels like miró specified the types himself. copy set in two sizes of bauer volta: fett [extrabold] & mager [light]; the extrabold is most striking—draws one in. bauer issued volta in 1955, & also issued volta under the trade-name fortune in non-german-speaking markets. the series consists of three roman cuts—light, bold, extrabold; & single italic cut—bold. designed by konrad f. bauer & walter baum, volta was touted as a ‹clarendon› revival. 2nd & 3rd illustrations: showings of volta fett & mager from the volta section in the bauersche giesserei orange specimen book [frankfurt am main, iv/62, pp 80a, 80c]. -- source link
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