Konrad F. Bauer – born 9. 12. 1903 in Hamburg, Germany, died 17. 3. 1970 in Schönberg, Germany – type designer, teacher. Trained as a typesetter and studied art history.
1928: starts work at the Bauersche Gießerei in Frankfurt am Main. 1932–36: works on the editorial staff for the "Zeitschrift für Bücherfreunde". 1938–40: editor for volumes 7–9 of the yearbook "Imprimatur". 1948: art director for the Bauersche Gießerei in Frankfurt am Main. 1952–64: heads the jury of the competition "Die [...]
Walter Baum – born 23. 5. 1921 in Gummersbach, Germany, died 8. 3. 2007 – type designer, graphic artist, teacher.
1935–39: trains at a typesetter. 1946–48: studies at the Meisterschule für das gestaltende Handwerk, Offenbach. 1949–72: director of the Bauersche Gießerei’s graphics studio in Frankfurt am Main. 1972–86: director of the Kunstschule Westend in Frankfurt am Main.
Fonts: Volta® (1956), Folio® (1956–63), Verdi (1957), Impressum® (1963), numerous fonts together with Konrad F. [...]
Konrad F. Bauer and Walter Baum designed Impressum in 1963.Impressum was the Bauer typefoundry and Intertype's competitor to Linotype'sExcelsior. Like Excelsior, its proportions made it very popular with newspaper publishers, and the type works particularly well in smaller bodies of text. Today, Impressum is available from at www.Linotype.com.
Although it was created long after the days of the Old West, Impressum still has some Clarendon in it, making it a fitting choice for this documents with western theme. Alternatively, it can still be used for newspaper work.
Impressum is a registered trademark of Bauer Types.
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