Belwe Roman
Belwe Roman is a display typeface designed by Georg Belwe in 1907. The type has Old Style qualities, but short ascenders and very short descenders as well as calligraphic and Fraktur influences.
Belwe Roman
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- Name
- Belwe
- Period
- Belwe Roman was established or created in 1907.
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Belwe Roman is a display typeface designed by Georg Belwe in 1907. The type has Old Style qualities, but short ascenders and very short descenders as well as calligraphic and Fraktur influences.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Belwe • Style — Serif • Classifications — Display • Releasedate — 1907 • Creator — Georg Belwe • Foundry — J.G. Schelter & Giesecke
Foundry Type
Foundry Type
Belwe Roman was originally cast by the Schelter & Giesecke Type Foundry in text, medium bold, and bold weights. An inline version was cast as well.
Cold Type Copies
Cold Type Copies
Belwe Roman was revived in Cold Type versions by Compugraphic as Belwe. It was popular enough for all four original weights and styles to be reissued.
Digital Copies
Digital Copies
A digital version, also simply called Belwe, was released in 1989 by ITC. Another version, Belwe EF, is made by Elsner+Flake.
Usage
Usage
• Used in the video game Hearthstone, as a UI and card name typeface. • Used in logos of the next two video games: Sonic Drift and Sonic Drift 2, as a subtitle. • Used in the logo of the outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturer Patagonia, Inc. • Used by the Jubilee Foods grocery chain
Primary material
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authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2310913: Belwe Roman
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- “Belwe Roman”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces, Blandford Press Lts., 1983, , p. 19.
- 2.Provan, Archie, and Alexander S. Lawson, 100 Type Histories (volume 1), National Composition Association, Arlington, Virginia, 1983 p. 24.
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