Georg Trump – born 10. 7. 1896 in Brettheim, Germany, died 21. 12. 1985 in Munich, Germany – graphic artist, typographer, type designer, painter, teacher.
1912–14: studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Stuttgart under J. V. Cissarz and from 1919–23 under F. H. E. Schneidler. 1921: assistant at the school. 1923–26: ceramic artist in Italy. 1926–29: professor at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Bielefeld. 1930–35: works with the H. Berthold AG type foundry in Berlin and from 1937 onwards with the C.
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Font Designer: Georg Trump
Georg Trump, a master of 20th Century German calligraphy and typeface design, originally developed Jaguar™ for the C.E. Weber type foundry in Stuttgart. Jaguar is a lively, non-joining calligraphic script typeface, which was one of the last commercial designs he produced. Trump‘s creation is well suited for headlines and titling purposes, the bigger the better! Its letters have a healthy thick/thin stroke contrast that help them spring up off the
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