Rudelsberg Alternate Font

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Author's note

Rudelsberg Alternate, digitized by Dieter Steffmann from Otto Eckmann's design, is a free Art Nouveau display font with sweeping, blade-like curves. Pointed tips keep the organic shapes slightly unruly.

Poster titles are its strongest role, especially for historical exhibitions, fantasy events, or music packaging built around turn-of-the-century ornament. In branding, the lettering can become part of an emblem itself, with its hooked contours supplying the product identity rather than acting as neutral text.

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Copyright notice
Copyright (c) Typographer Mediengestaltung, 2002. All rights reserved. Digitized and hinted by Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal. Entworfen von Otto Eckmann um 1900 fuer die Rudhard'sche Giesserei in Offenbach am Main.
Font family
Rudelsberg Alternate
Font subfamily
Regular
Unique subfamily identification
TypographerMediengestaltung: Rudelsberg Alternate: 2002
Full font name
Rudelsberg Alternate
Name table version
Version 1.0; 2002; initial release
Postscript font name
RudelsbergAlternate
Designer
Dieter Steffmann
Description
Digitized and hinted by Dieter Steffmann, Kreuztal. Entworfen von Otto Eckmann um 1900 fuer die Rudhard'sche Giesserei in Offenbach am Main.

Extended font information

Platforms supported

PlatformEncoding
MacintoshRoman
MicrosoftUnicode BMP only

Font details

Created2002-06-10
Revision1
Glyph count255
Units per Em1000
Embedding rightsEmbedding for permanent installation
Family classFreeform serifs
WeightSemi-bold
WidthSemi-condensed
Mac styleBold
DirectionOnly strongly left to right glyphs + contains neutrals
Pattern natureRegular
PitchNot monospaced
Complete pack contains 4 font weights listed below:
Rudelsberg-Alternate.ttf
rudel27.ttf
ru.ttf
Rudelsberg.ttf
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