Design started in 1963. The unpublished
Egeria-Grotesk (1962) may be considered a precursor
[Wikipedia].
First weights were issued around 1970 as foundry type. Later
adopted for linecasting and electronic typesetting on Linotron and
Digiset systems. Also made into wood and dry-transfer type. Until
the 1980s, the family was expanded into 15 styles, incl. condensed styles and a shaded
weight. There are Cyrillic, Greek, and Vietnamese versions, as well
as phonetics. Maybe the first sans serif to feature small caps and
optional oldstyle numerals across all weights. [Elsner+Flake:
Maxima Now, 2009] [Reichardt 2011]
A first digital version was made by Elsner+Flake in 1985–1990.
Some styles also available from URW. In 2009, a redesigned and
expanded version developed by More…
Design started in 1963. The unpublished Egeria-Grotesk (1962) may be considered a precursor [Wikipedia]. First weights were issued around 1970 as foundry type. Later adopted for linecasting and electronic typesetting on Linotron and Digiset systems. Also made into wood and dry-transfer type. Until the 1980s, the family was expanded into 15 styles, incl. condensed styles and a shaded weight. There are Cyrillic, Greek, and Vietnamese versions, as well as phonetics. Maybe the first sans serif to feature small caps and optional oldstyle numerals across all weights. [Elsner+Flake: Maxima Now, 2009] [Reichardt 2011]
A first digital version was made by Elsner+Flake in 1985–1990. Some styles also available from URW. In 2009, a redesigned and expanded version developed by Wunderlich was released by Elsner+Flake as Maxima Now.
