Very large family with 26 styles in total issued at Stempel from 1904 to
1924. [Reichardt 2011] The name was registered
only in October 1908 [Reichsanzeiger],
and the first three weights were announced in the Nov/Dec 1908
issue of Deutscher
Buch- und Steindrucker. The 1904 date probably refers to a
precursor, Breite fette Grotesque, which was
integrated into the Reform-Grotesk family with revised
forms for ‘G’ and ‘R’. [Panné-Farré]
Some available with Cyrillics [Reichardt 2011] [Wetzig 1926–40]. For
Normen-Reform-Grotesk-Kursiv, see DIN
16.
10 styles were reissued
“in renewed form” as Reform-Grotesk B [Stempel:
Das Buch der Groteskschriften, 1932]. The family
was reworked from 1925 on, and 13 styles were offered in 1927
[Bertheau 1995]. Shown with a single-story
‘a’ in the 1931/1932 addendum to Seemann [Wetzig 1926–40].
In 1953, the family was moved to Stempel’s subsidiary Klingspor,
and sold as Information
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Very large family with 26 styles in total issued at Stempel from 1904 to 1924. [Reichardt 2011] The name was registered only in October 1908 [Reichsanzeiger], and the first three weights were announced in the Nov/Dec 1908 issue of Deutscher Buch- und Steindrucker. The 1904 date probably refers to a precursor, Breite fette Grotesque, which was integrated into the Reform-Grotesk family with revised forms for ‘G’ and ‘R’. [Panné-Farré]
Some available with Cyrillics [Reichardt 2011] [Wetzig 1926–40]. For Normen-Reform-Grotesk-Kursiv, see DIN 16.
10 styles were reissued “in renewed form” as Reform-Grotesk B [Stempel: Das Buch der Groteskschriften, 1932]. The family was reworked from 1925 on, and 13 styles were offered in 1927 [Bertheau 1995]. Shown with a single-story ‘a’ in the 1931/1932 addendum to Seemann [Wetzig 1926–40].
In 1953, the family was moved to Stempel’s subsidiary Klingspor, and sold as Information [Bertheau 1995].
Digital interpretations include Pierre Pané-Farré’s Reform-Grotesk FSL (2015–2022, released in 2025) and, less directly, Nick Sherman’s Reformation (unreleased as of 2025).
