
Block, designed by H.
Hoffman and initially released by H.
Berthold in 1908, gained popularity as a typeface with distinctive bold characters and very short descenders.
It became a staple for job printing in Germany for many years.
Subsequent versions of Block, reworked by Hoffman, were released through 1926.
In the late 1970s, H.
Berthold expanded the typeface by adding weights, including italics, to enhance its flexibility and suitability for a variety of design applications.

Hermann Hoffmann
Hermann Berthold started the H. Berthold typefoundry in Berlin in 1858, known for its high-quality typeface production. It was the world's largest foundry by 1918, boasting offices in Stuttgart, St. Petersburg, Leipzig, Riga, Budapest and Vienna. The foundry, apart from its primary typesetting equipment business, also developed superior quality typefaces. Akzidenz-Grotesk (released 1896), their most famous typeface family, is often recognized as the progenitor of all sans serifs. Information about the Premium foundry can be found on their official page.
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Desktop: for utilization on desktop computers, applicable for most standard applications, personal and professional, integrated into desktop software. Permission enables installation on operating systems like Mac OS X or Windows, functioning within applications like Microsoft Word, Mac Pages, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Photoshop. Generation and printing of documents, static images (.jpeg, .tiff, .png) are permissible. Licensing is user-dependent, selectable on purchase interfaces. Note potential restrictions as determined by the foundry—such as usage in logos, geographical limitations, or commercial product inclusion. Expanding users is accumulative—place a new order for expansion.
Webfont: designated for a single website domain, not distributable across multiple sites by agencies. Webfont kit usage registers a pageview count per inclusion. For graphic images online, a Desktop license is suggested. MyFonts offers various webfont licenses: Annual, Pay Once, and Pay As You Go—only one available per webfont. Further details available online.
Digital Ad/Email: Embeddable in HTML5-based advertising, supplied as a kit for use in digital advertisements like banners, sharable with ad creative third parties, under your responsibility. Terms permit use in digital ads and advertising networks. Usage patterns differ from typical web pages, with variable impressions. Prices are adjusted accordingly. Purchase the needed impressions beforehand, or reconcile at the end of each month.
Electronic Doc: Embeddable in e-text products such as eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, or interactive PDFs. Licensing is publication-number based, each issue considered separate. Regional or format variations do not constitute separate publications. Free updates do not require new licenses, whereas paid new versions do. For cover graphics, a Desktop license is usually adequate.
| Category | Scope of Use | Permission |
|---|---|---|
| Desktop | Installed on OS systems, used in applications, document and image creation | X |
| Webfont | Single domain websites | X |
| Digital Ad/Email | HTML5 digital advertisements | X |
| Electronic Doc | eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, interactive PDFs | X |






