MegaMegaTypeType
A single-weight condensed grotesque drawn at Polygraphmash in 1951, based on 19th-century metal type originals.
About
Designed by Nikolai Kudryashev and Zinaida Maslennikova at the Polygraphmash type design bureau in 1951, the typeface revives the tightly condensed grotesque tradition of 19th-century metal type. The specimen shows narrow, upright letterforms with sturdy vertical stems suited to compact newspaper setting. Published through InterMicro and distributed via ParaType, it is available in a single Normal style.
Classification
The specimen shows a tall, tightly condensed grotesque with high stroke contrast relative to a typical sans, narrow letterforms, and sturdy vertical stems consistent with 19th-century metal type grotesques. The overall texture is characteristic of condensed newspaper grotesques.