NB Akademie™ Pro (MMXX Edition)
Four years after the successful release of NB Akademie™ Std Editon in 2016 the typeset got expanded with 12 additional typesets and an OpenType Pro Edition supporting 110+ latin based languages.
NB Akademie™ Pro is a contemporary sans-serif grotesque type system designed by Stefan Gandl comprising of 32 typesets (Light—Black, Italics & Mono):
Light, Light-Italic, Mono Light, Mono Light-Italic, Book, Book-Italic, Mono Book, Mono Book-Italic, Regular, Italic, Mono, Mono-Italic, Medium, Medium-Italic, Mono Medium, Mono Medium-Italic, SemiBold, SemiBold-Italic, Mono SemiBold, Mono SemiBold-Italic, Bold, Bold-Italic, Mono Bold, Mono Bold-Italic, ExtraBold, ExtraBold-Italic, Mono ExtraBold, Mono ExtraBold-Italic, Black, Black-Italic, Mono Black, Mono Black-Italic.
Light, Light-Italic, Mono Light, Mono Light-Italic, Book, Book-Italic, Mono Book, Mono Book-Italic, Regular, Italic, Mono, Mono-Italic, Medium, Medium-Italic, Mono Medium, Mono Medium-Italic, SemiBold, SemiBold-Italic, Mono SemiBold, Mono SemiBold-Italic, Bold, Bold-Italic, Mono Bold, Mono Bold-Italic, ExtraBold, ExtraBold-Italic, Mono ExtraBold, Mono ExtraBold-Italic, Black, Black-Italic, Mono Black, Mono Black-Italic.
The typeface’s infuences and naming go way back to legendary German type designer Ferdinand Theinhardt and his revolutionary typeset ‘Royal Grotesque’ (1880) designed for the publications of the “Königlich-Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin”. After selling his own type foundry ‘Ferd. Theinhardt Schriftgiesserei Berlin’ Theinhardt’s ‘Royal Grotesk’ later became internationally successful as Berthold’s Akzidenz Grotesk (1896) — the godmother of all modern grotesque typefaces.
Neubau Akademie™
Pro test Mono Specimen
Pro test Mono Specimen
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Neubau Akademie™
Study of a Grotesque Typeface in its Historical and Sociocultural Context
Study of a Grotesque Typeface in its Historical and Sociocultural Context
by Dr. Gunnar Klack
On the occasion of Neubau’s Akademie™ Pro Edition release, the original 52 pages article written by Gunnar Klack, initially published in 2016, is reissued here for the first time in its entirety as a PDF Brochure download.
About the Author
Gunnar Klack, PhD, studied architecture at the Berlin University of Arts (UdK). He received his doctorate from the Technical University (TU) of Berlin. Doctoral dissertation on the works of architects Herrmann Fehling and Daniel Gogel. Freelance writer for Spex, Zeit-Online and Die Welt. Teaching assignments for Lexia Study Abroad and TU Berlin. Traineeship at Berlinische Galerie – Museum of Modern Art, Photography and Architecture. Research associate at the Chair for Heritage Conservation at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (ISR), TU Berlin.
Gunnar Klack, PhD, studied architecture at the Berlin University of Arts (UdK). He received his doctorate from the Technical University (TU) of Berlin. Doctoral dissertation on the works of architects Herrmann Fehling and Daniel Gogel. Freelance writer for Spex, Zeit-Online and Die Welt. Teaching assignments for Lexia Study Abroad and TU Berlin. Traineeship at Berlinische Galerie – Museum of Modern Art, Photography and Architecture. Research associate at the Chair for Heritage Conservation at the Institute of Urban and Regional Planning (ISR), TU Berlin.
NB Akademie™ (MMXX Edition)
Type Specimen
A revised version of the original type specimen including an exemplary character map overview of all 32 typesets is available as a free download.
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NB Akademie™ MMXX Edition Type Specimen Download
NB Akademie™ Study MMXX Brochure DownloadNB Akademie™ Pro & Std MMXX Edition Download
NB Akademie™ Study MMXX Brochure DownloadNB Akademie™ Pro & Std MMXX Edition Download
