André Maaßen设计Anno字体的背后动力是要为2000年设计新年贺卡（Anno 2000）。他想要创作完美的印刷图像，一个具有四种样式的字体家族：Anno 1，Anno 1 Italic，Anno 2和Anno 2 Italic。Anno 1及其斜体是半古典主义字体，笔画对比度很高，而Anno 2及其斜体是半怪诞字体，笔画对比度不高。Anno 1和Anno 2都是无衬线字体，但是它们各自都为该该类型做了新的解释。四种风格均包括老式数字以及西欧、中欧和东欧语的重音。Anno字体可用于多种应用和尺寸。当然，它自然也适合新年的贺卡及其他卡片！

The impulse behind André Maaßen's design of the Anno typeface was the design of a New Year's card for the year 2000 (Anno 2000). His desire to create the perfect printed image developed into a family with four styles: Anno 1, Anno 1 Italic, Anno 2, and Anno 2 Italic. Anno 1 and its Italic are semi-classicist typefaces, with a high degree of stroke contrast, while Anno 2 and its Italic are semi-grotesks, with less stroke contrast. Both Anno 1 and Anno 2 are sans serifs typefaces, but they each offer a new interpretation of the genre. All four styles include oldstyle figures as well as accents for Western, Central, and Eastern European languages. The Anno typeface may be used in a number of applications and sizes. And it is naturally suitable for New Year's greetings and other cards, of course!