Monument
Forgotten Shapes · Stephan Müller and Reymund Schröder · 2015
A scholarly revival of Schriftgießerei Emil Gursch's 1903 Berlin grotesque, reconstructed by Stephan Müller and Reymund Schröder with five weights and matching italics.
About
Originally cut in 1903 for Berlin's booming commercial print trade, Monument is a sans serif of even stroke width and high-waisted, relatively narrow capitals, with a defining characteristic of abrupt angular shoulders on arched letters such as 'h', 'n' and 'u'. Forgotten Shapes rebuilt the family across five weights from Light to Heavy, each with a corresponding italic, staying faithful to the original's distinctive geometry while making it viable for contemporary use. The revival is accompanied by detailed historical research into the Berlin type foundry scene of the early twentieth century.
Classification
A revival of an 1903 Berlin foundry sans serif with even stroke width, high-waisted narrow capitals and abrupt angular shoulders; fits squarely within the historical grotesque tradition of German jobbing typefaces.