As the name implies, Linotype Syntax™ Serif is an addition to Hans Eduard Meier's famous Syntax type family. The original concept behind Syntax was to develop a typeface that merged the grace of a Renaissance roman with the structural characteristics of a sans serif. Meier began the design in 1954 and in 1968 it was released by the typefoundry D. Stempel AG in hotmetal with three weights: Light, Semibold, and Extra Bold.
In 1995, Hans Eduard Meier began working with Linotype to
[...]"Am 30. Dezember 1922 kam ich in der Schweiz, in Horgen am Zürichsee, zur Welt. In einem grossen Haus mit grossem Garten verbrachte ich meine Jugend, und viel Freizeit verbrachte ich auf dem See mit Segeln, Paddeln, Schwimmen und Fischen. Zeichnen und Malen waren aber seit meiner frühesten Kindheit meine Lieblingsbeschäftigungen.
Nach den Schulen absolvierte ich eine Lehre als Schriftsetzer. Anschliessend besuchte ich die Fachklasse für Typografie und die Fachklasse für Grafik an der Schule
[...]Almost half a century has passed since Hans Eduard Meier drew the first pencil sketches in 1955 which would provide the basis for the forms and scope of today´s Linotype Syntax typeface family. Considering the technical developments which led from hot metal composition to digitization, the passage of time is a strong affirmation of the timelessness of the Syntax design. The five weights of Syntax Antiqua were the last hot metal types produced by the German type foundry Stempel AG. The
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Font Designer: Hans Eduard Meier, 2000
New: The flexible and typographically unusual Linotype Syntax® Letter Lapidar from the famous typeface designer Hans Eduard Meier is now available in single weights from the Linotype Library webshop. Linotype Syntax Letter Lapidar family is a bonus font of the Linotype Syntax Letter CD. The unique contours of this font are like those of the chiseled letter forms of the ancient Greeks. Linotye Syntax Lapidar is available in two different design
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Font Designer: Hans Eduard Meier, 2000
Linotype Syntax Lapidar family is a bonus font of the Linotype Syntax Letter CD. The unique contours of this font are like those of the chiseled letter forms of the ancient Greeks. Linotype Syntax Lapidar is available in two different design forms: Linotype Syntax Lapidar Text and Linotype Syntax Lapidar Display.
Linotype Syntax Letter, along with Linotype Syntax, Linotype Syntax Serif, Avenir® Next, Compatil®, Eurostile® Next,
[...]The sans serif typeface Syntax™ was designed by Switzerland’s Hans Eduard Meier, based on the proportions of a Renaissance roman type. It went into use in 1968 as the last hot-metal typeface from the D. Stempel type foundry. And has remained a classic through a variety of technical changes and adaptations. In collaboration with its creator, a gentle overhaul of the typeface was begun in 1995. Ultimately, after maintaining a manageable size for 20 years with semi-bold, bold and italic, the
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Modeled on the writings chiseled in stone in the second century B.C., Syntax™ Lapidar is an energetic, spirited typeface designed by Hans Eduard Meier in 2000. Linotype Syntax Lapidar Text and Linotype Syntax Lapidar Serif Text have five weights each, with both cap and lowercase letterforms. Lapidar Display and Lapidar Serif Display also have five weights each, with mostly all cap letterforms and many alternates. It's a terrifically fun and inventive family, and if you look closely, you can see the resemblance to the more modern and restrained Syntax™ relatives. Great for menus, artist books, travelogues, or advertising - and if used very sparingly, it could add just the right element of lapidary significance to corporate documents.
