Gutach
Description
Gutach is a typeface for printed text which was originally developed for a publication about primary school teacher, illustrator and painter Oskar Alfred Hoppe. To match the location and time (southwest Germany; early 20th century) of the book, Gutach takes inspiration from the Antiqua styles by artists such as Emil R. Weiß, Elisabeth B. Friedländer and Herbert Post. These typefaces mark a late, but very delicate stage of gothic-roman hybrids in manual typesetting. While the round shapes of Gutach resemble the construction of broken scripts, the uprights and diagonals remain romanesque. Although this contrast is quite conspicuous, Gutach provides an evenly reading experience and is able to function in small sizes.
