“In 1974, the designers André Gürtler, Christian Mengelt & Erich Gschwind [Team’77] were commissioned by Bobst Graphic to draw a new text typeface specifically conceived for phototypesetting. … Media was originally released by Bobst Graphic in 1977 and immediately featured [that year] in issue 8/9 of Typographische Monatsblätter (TM).” — Optimo

Optimo issued a digital revision made by Christian Mengelt and Erich Gschwind as Media77 in December 2015. Condensed styles were added in Sep. 2021. [Optimo]