Adrian Frutiger's Univers Sans-Serif Typeface Family is the First Font Released Simultaneously as Hand-Set, Monotype & Phototype

In 1957 the French type foundry Deberny & Peignot released the sans-serif typeface family Univers designed by the Swiss type designer Adrian Frutiger. Univers was the first typeface released simultaneously as hand-set type, Monotype hot type, and phototype, bridging all the technological advances that had developed over the history of typesetting up to that date. The company produced twenty-one width and weight variations of "Univers" complete with an innovative numbering system that identified each characteristic, and dispensing with historical names, such as "bold" and "extra bold.