Founders Grotesk Condensed
Klim Type Foundry · Kris Sowersby · 2011
A condensed grotesque drawn from Miller & Richard, Caslon Doric and Helvetica headline cuts, built for tight headlines and posters.
About
The condensed cut of Founders Grotesk, by Kris Sowersby, pulling rudimentary geometry and serpentine curves from Miller & Richard's early 20th century Grotesque series, further details from H. W. Caslon's Doric series, and tight spacing strategies from Helvetica's Halbfett headline-sized metal cuts of the late 1950s. Five weights from Light to Bold give posters, mastheads and packaging a confident, editorial-feeling condensed sans without the rigidity of a strict revival. Sits within the wider Founders Grotesk system alongside the standard, Text, X-Condensed and Mono cuts.
Classification
Klim classifies it as Modern: Lineal/Grotesque; the condensed cut of Founders Grotesk, an amalgamation of Miller & Richard's early 20th century Grotesque series, H. W. Caslon's Doric and Helvetica's Halbfett headline cuts.