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Folio (typeface)
Neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Folio is a sans-serif typeface in the neo-grotesque style designed by Konrad Friedrich Bauer and Walter Baum in 1957 for the Bauer Type Foundry (German: Bauersche Gießerei).[1] Bauer licensed the design to Fonderie Typographique Française for sale in France under the name Caravelle.[2]
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Category | Sans-serif |
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Classification | Neo-grotesque |
Designer(s) | Konrad Friedrich Bauer Walter Baum |
Foundry | Bauer Type Foundry |
Date released | 1957 |
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Folio is considered part of the International Typographic Style, with Helvetica and Univers also released at the same time. All three are modeled after Akzidenz-Grotesk.[3] However, Folio more closely follows the original model than the other two,[3] which have larger x-heights.[1] The typeface experienced moderate success in the United States.[3] The typeface family was extended in 1963, adding an Extra Bold weight and a Bold Condensed width.[3] Bauer released 17 styles of Folio between 1956 and 1969.[2]
Folio Extended (Folio Halbfett) included alternate versions of upper case A, E, M, N, and R.