Hermes

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Credits

Designer(s)
Tagir Safayev
Foundry(ies)
Paratype
Release Year
1993
Country of Origin
Russian Federation
Classification
Sans Serif, Grotesk
Original Format
Digital
Distributor(s)
MyFonts
Tags
display, grotesk, sans serif

Background

Based on Placard typeface (Hermes Grotesk) of the Lange type foundry (St.-Petersburg), an adaptation of Hermes Grotesk, of the Woellmer type foundry (Berlin, middle of the 19th century). This sans serif with its old-fashion stability looks well in advertising and display typography.

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Last edited by Brendan Falkowski on January 22, 2010, 01:02pm EST

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