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Bernhard Modern

by Bitstream
Individual Styles from $29.99 USD
Complete family of 10 fonts: $131.99 USD
The Bernhard Modern Font Family was designed by Lucian Bernhard and published by Bitstream. Bernhard Modern contains 10 styles and family package options.

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Bernhard Modern was drawn in 1937 by Lucian Bernhard for American Type Founders (ATF). It is his interpretation of engraving designs used in social printing. Bernhard Modern’s diminutive x-height, high contrast in character stroke weights, and ornate design give it a distinctive blend of sophistication and personality. Artisan products, from small-batch craft beverages to beauty products, can benefit from its distinctive mien.

Bernhard Modern’s graceful strokes resonate with consumers seeking authenticity, craftsmanship, and care – qualities that align perfectly with boutique Direct-To-Consumer alcohol brands.

Its versatility extends from luxury wine to whiskey branding, as well as upscale food and beverage packaging. All of which requires a balance of historic gravitas and contemporary elegance.

Designers: Lucian Bernhard

Publisher: Bitstream

Foundry: Bitstream

Design Owner: Bitstream

MyFonts debut: Jan 1, 2000

Bernhard Modern

About Bitstream

Bitstream is known among type enthusiasts and professionals alike as being one of the companies that lead the way towards the democratization of type. For centuries, the type world had been the exclusive domain of skilled typographers who worked large, cumbersome presses. With the birth of digital type though, came a revolution in the industry that enabled Bitstream, one of the first digital type foundries, to help grow the desktop publishing industry. The company’s founders shared a vision in which desktop publishing and digital type would open up doors and allow for the access of previously exclusive typefaces to a broader public audience. Eventually, this idea of opening up the type market led to the development of fonts like Amerigo and New Lincoln Gothic; designs that played huge roles in the launching, and eventual success, of desktop publishing. With best-selling typefaces like Futura in its line up, this library made an enormous impact on the type industry and helped to form it into what it is today.

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