Designed by Jakob Erbar shortly before his death in 1935 and
released in 2 weights posthumously in 1936. Walter Höhnisch added
an italic in 1937. All 3 styles were available in the same year for
the Linotype machine. [Seemann] A reworked version of the regular
was issued in 1945 as Candida Werkschrift. The series
was extended by a schmalhalbfett (bold condensed, 1949)
and a fett (extrabold, 1951). [Musterkartei DIN 16507]
Reichardt credits the schmalhalbfett as well as a kursiv
fett (extrabold italic) and a schmalmager (condensed)
to Höhnisch, all made in 1957. [Klingspor]
Baltica is an adaptation made at the Polygraphmash
type design bureau in 1951–52 by Vera Chiminova, Isay Slutsker, et
al. [ParaType/MyFonts]
The digital versions by Bitstream/Tilde and Linotype/Adobe span
the 3 core styles. Scangraphic has them in two
size-specific More…
Designed by Jakob Erbar shortly before his death in 1935 and released in 2 weights posthumously in 1936. Walter Höhnisch added an italic in 1937. All 3 styles were available in the same year for the Linotype machine. [Seemann] A reworked version of the regular was issued in 1945 as Candida Werkschrift. The series was extended by a schmalhalbfett (bold condensed, 1949) and a fett (extrabold, 1951). [Musterkartei DIN 16507] Reichardt credits the schmalhalbfett as well as a kursiv fett (extrabold italic) and a schmalmager (condensed) to Höhnisch, all made in 1957. [Klingspor]
Baltica is an adaptation made at the Polygraphmash type design bureau in 1951–52 by Vera Chiminova, Isay Slutsker, et al. [ParaType/MyFonts]
The digital versions by Bitstream/Tilde and Linotype/Adobe span the 3 core styles. Scangraphic has them in two size-specific versions each. URW’s add a Stencil D Medium, while Elsner+Flake has the two condensed weights. OL Candida (Dennis Ortiz-Lopez, 2004) is a single-style revival of the schmalmager (as Medium Condensed). ParaType’s digital Baltica offers the widest range of styles.
