Theinhardt
Optimo · François Rappo
François Rappo's grotesque revival named for Ferdinand Theinhardt, in nine weights with italics across six widths, plus Mono and Pan.
About
A milestone grotesque revival by François Rappo, drawn from his study of late-19th and early-20th-century sans-serif type. Named after Ferdinand Theinhardt, whose work shaped the genre, the family is composed of nine complementary weights with italics that hold their character at every step. The system extends across Compact, Condensed, SemiCondensed, standard, SemiExtended and Extended widths, plus a Mono companion and a Pan version for cross-script systems. Considered the original grotesque par excellence, Theinhardt is engineered for extensive modern usage.
Classification
Optimo describes Theinhardt as François Rappo's revival of late-19th and early-20th-century sans-serif typefaces, named after Ferdinand Theinhardt, with nine weights and italics plus Compact, Condensed, SemiCondensed, SemiExtended, Extended, Mono and Pan companions.