Guenter type got its name after Guenter Gnauck — a calligrapher from Eastern Germany whose works brought an inspiration and initial incitement for the design. But in contrast to the calligraphic nature of the inspiration source, Guenter has a specific construction using only straight stems. Along with KvadratZ family Guenter belongs to the so called "in-one-touch" series. The first version in one basic style was developed by Zakhar Yaschin in 2001. In 2009 the font was redesigned with the addition of 3 new styles and released by ParaType as a family.