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 The unpublished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]
Digitized in 1981 at Typoart with the help of URW. [Norton]
URW sells a version in four styles. [MyFonts]
In 2009, Elsner+Flake, who had obtained Typoart’s digital data
already in 1985 and 1989, 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 The unpublished Egeria-Grotesk (1962) may be considered a precursor [Wikipedia].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]
Digitized in 1981 at Typoart with the help of URW. [Norton] URW sells a version in four styles. [MyFonts] In 2009, Elsner+Flake, who had obtained Typoart’s digital data already in 1985 and 1989, released Typoart Maxima (in the 1989/90 expansion stage) and also Maxima Now, a redesigned and expanded version developed by Wunderlich in collaboration with Elsner+Flake’s design studio under the direction of Günther Flake. [Elsner+Flake: Maxima Now, 2009]
