The German designer Dieter Kurz created the fonts (1994), and (1997). Linotype Sketch is included in the Take Type Library, chosen from the contestants of Linotype's International Digital Type Design Contests of 1994 and 1997. Dieter Kurz designed Matthia, a winner font of Linotype’s 1st Type Design Contest, as a slender, flowing brush font. Its characters are in a handwritten style yet stand almost straight, making Matthia a mixture of reserved and lively, of static and dynamic. The font is reminiscent of advertisement typefaces popular in the 1950s and extremely versatile, suitable for short texts in small point size or headlines on posters. The display font Linotype Sketch has a calligraphic character. The forms lean slightly to the right and have a spontaneous and individual look. This light, cheerful font also displays a harmony among the forms and gives text a personal touch. Linotype Sketch combines well with modern text fonts which have the same narrow proportions. This font is well-suited for headlines and short and middle length texts with point size 12 or larger. Sketch and Matthia are trademarks of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, which may be registered in certain jurisdictions, exclusively licensed through Linotype GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.