Bureau Grot

Font Bureau · David Berlow · 1989

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David Berlow's 19th-century-inspired grotesque, one of Font Bureau's signature designs, spanning extreme widths for American editorial and headline use.

About

Bureau Grot channels the energy of Victorian wood-type grotesques into a systematic modern family. Its breadth — from Extra Compressed to standard — made it a workhorse in American newspaper and magazine design through the 1990s and 2000s. The full system encompasses weights from ExtraLight to Black across multiple widths.

Classification

19th-century-inspired grotesque revival; wide weight range with strong headline presence; used extensively in American editorial design

Weights

ExtraLightLightBookRegularMediumBoldExtraBoldBlack

Optical sizes and widths

CondensedCompressedExtra Compressed

Family

Bureau Grot CondensedBureau Grot CompressedBureau Grot Extra Compressed

Languages

Latin