Neuzeit S
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| Typeface | Neuzeit S |
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| Category | Sans-serif |
| Classifications | Geometric sans-serif Realist sans-serif |
| Designer(s) | C.W. Pischiner |
| Foundry | Stempel Linotype |
| Date released | 1927 |
Neuzeit S is a sans-serif typeface designed by C.W. Pischiner in 1928 for the Stempel foundry. The German name translates to English as "new time." The face combines characteristics of both geometric and realist (neo-grotesque) sans-serif classifications. In 1959 additional weights were added by the Linotype foundry's version. A related but different face, DIN Neuzeit, is rounder and more purely a geometric sans-serif.
Neuzeit S is distinct for its contrast of wide circular characters o, O, p, q, and Q with the more compact characters h, n, u, and t.
