Classic Sans

What is the Classic Sans Font?

Classic Sans is the Mother of all sans typefaces.. Around 1880 Ferdinand Theinhardt designed this Grotesk for use in scientific publications. By designing his font for the Royal-Prussian-Academy of Sciences in Berlin Ferdinand Theinhardt received immediate acceptance and appraisal for his new typeface. His own foundry »Theinhardt Schriftgiesserei« published four weights. Five years later he sold his foundry to the Brothers Mosig and Oskar Mommen. In 1908 Mosig and Mommen was sold again. Check Wikipedia for details under Theinhardt.. In those days letters had to have serifs in order to be real typefaces. Sans typefaces of that time were not accepted as real typefaces, they were something weird. In German weird translates to grotesk! The font was used for Accidentien (small typesetting jobs), like leaflets, business cards, letterheads and so on. It was a weird font for small jobs.. Last year in Berlin I found some type-samples of Theinhardts Grotesk in Erik Spiekermanns extensive library and was instantly dedicated to revive the original typeface with most of its inconsistencies. I added some weights and corresponding italic cuts with a light slant. I designed small-caps, all kinds of numbers as well as ligatures and currency symbols, I also added the necessary diacritics in order to make the typeface usable for most latin-writing languages.. Classic Sans 12-Pack contains the following cuts: XLight and XLight-Italic, Light and Light-Italic, Medium and Medium-Italic, Roman and Roman-Italic, Bold and Bold-Italic as well as Black and Black-Italic. The Medium weight is lighter than the Roman and can be used to typeset a lighter but sturdy body-copy. This packet is most useful for all kinds of jobs and will never let you down in terms of elegance and usability. It is a very good offer at the low 12-Pack price.. Enjoy this original font!

Classic Sans Font Families

When you download Classic Sans, the family will include the following font styles:

• Classic Sans XLight
• Classic Sans XLight Italic
• Classic Sans Light
• Classic Sans Light Italic
• Classic Sans Roman
• Classic Sans Roman Italic
• Classic Sans Medium
• Classic Sans Medium Italic
• Classic Sans Bold
• Classic Sans Bold Italic
• Classic Sans Black
• Classic Sans Black Italic

Preview of the Classic Sans Font

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Who Designed the Classic Sans Font?

This font has 12 style(s) and was published by Wiescher-Design.

Is Classic Sans a Free Download?

Like all of the fonts listed here on The Font Bot, Classic Sans is a premium font and is not available to download for free.

Please do not try to find a free download of Classic Sans. If you really want this font for your new project, support the designer and the foundry and click here to purchase it officially.

I'm sure if you tried really hard, you could figure out how to download Classic Sans for free. You might also get a virus on your computer or get hacked as a result. Not to mention it is illegal to use Classic Sans if you did not pay for it.

How Much is Classic Sans to Buy?

If you've made it this far down the page and you are really interested to use Classic Sans for your new project, great!

The last time we checked the price for Classic Sans, it was available for as little as $72.00.