VAG Rounded

**Gare** · 08 November 2016, 04:09 PM

There's always been precious little about the four-family member VAG Rounded font.

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After looking around for something totally unrelated, VAG Rounded is short for "Volkwagen AG" , the AG being the German equivalent of a corporation limited by share ownership. The copyright is 1979, and the VAG face itself was created by Sedley Place the same year. Linotype has a version that Adobe licenses, and the font reminds me of a typeface URW put out years ago called Frankfurter.

My Best,

Gary

**ss-kalm** · 08 November 2016, 04:16 PM

I like VAG rounded. As a draftsman, it reminds me of the lettering we used to get when using lettering templates, because the technical pens naturally had round ends.

**gwpriester** · 08 November 2016, 07:22 PM

One of my favorite typefaces.

**mwenz** · 08 November 2016, 08:27 PM

http://fontsinuse.com/typefaces/4344/vag-rounded, be sure to get to the last couple lines using the More... link.

**Cloud** · 08 November 2016, 08:36 PM

This was the typeface of one of my first proper print company.

**Gare** · 10 November 2016, 03:42 PM

As long as I brought up the topic of Gothic rounded fonts, Frankfurter Medium is available from URW and it has both u&lc character. There is also a font out there called Frankfurter Neue by Edson & Eliane, that's all the info I have and it's quite bold and has u&lc characters. Here's the similarity between Frankfurter Medium and VAG Rounded Bold:

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And there's a very good, free substitution for VAG Rounded, Linotte

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**ss-kalm** · 10 November 2016, 07:18 PM

And for all those who like FRANKFURTER there's also "Frankfurter Venetian" available ... from Dafont - You're welcome Gary! I understand why you wouldn't push this ...

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**Gare** · 10 November 2016, 08:29 PM

Originally Posted by ss-kalm

And for all those who like FRANKFURTER there's also "Frankfurter Venetian" available ... from Dafont - You're welcome Gary! I understand why you wouldn't push this ...

DaFont published it without my consent or permission, it was one of the first typefaces I ever created, and I think I gave it away on Xara Xone years ago. Thanks for remembering it! And yeah, I dislike blowing my own horn, or any other brass section instrument.

-g

**Ron Duke** · 05 April 2017, 10:19 AM

I'm in awe of your creativity...

Originally Posted by Gare

DaFont published it without my consent or permission, it was one of the first typefaces I ever created, and I think I gave it away on Xara Xone years ago. Thanks for remembering it! And yeah, I dislike blowing my own horn, or any other brass section instrument.

-g