Originally designed by Pierre Miedinger [nephew of Max] for the Zürich-based brewery Brauerei Hürlimann as part of the company’s corporate design in 1974.

Digitized and extended by Elektrosmog (Marco Walser & Philippe Desarzens) in 1999. In 2006, two new lighter weights as well as italics were added. [Lineto] Originally known as Brauer Neue, the name was shortened to Brauer in 2019.