Gridnik [SEP] designer
Gridnik
Gridnik is a geometrical typeface designed by Dutch graphic designer Wim Crouwel, in 1974. It is the digital version of the typewriter typeface "Olivetti Politene".
History.
Around 1974, Crouwel was commissioned by typewriter manufacturer Olivetti to design a typeface for their new electric typewriters. The result was a sans serif monoline (all lines are of equal thickness) typeface. Olivetti called it "Politene". All characters are based on a square grid, with the 45-degree corners. Before Crouwel could finish the design
, consisting of the word "nederland" and the numerals. These stamps were in circulation from 1976 to 2002.
Digital Gridnik.
The digital version of Gridnik was digitized from the original drawings by the type foundry "The Foundry" in London. Originally, it only consisted of one font – as part of the " 3 Crouwel" collection – but it was later expanded with a light a medium and a bold. This version is called "Foundry Gridnik". The name "Gridnik" was chosen by The