Tannenberg

The styles for Tannenberg were released between 1933 and 1935. The family eventually consisted of five styles: three weights, one condensed and one inline style. Tannenberg was designed by Erich Meyer and released by the D. Stempel AG.

Some consider Tannenberg the archetypal typeface in this genre. However, the success of typefaces in this category may also be tied to the market share of the foundries and their ability to promote their designs. It hardly seems a coincidence that the most well-known examples come from the largest foundries—Berthold, Stempel, and Bauer—while similar designs from smaller foundries such as Trennert and Schriftguß are scarcely known today.