Walter Tiemann – born 29. 1. 1876 in Delitzsch, Germany, died 12. 9. 1951 in Leipzig, Germany – type designer, typographer, painter, teacher. Studied painting at the art academy in Leipzig.
1898: starts working for various publishers, including S. Fischer, Reclam and Rütten & Loening. 1903: teaches at the Staatliche Akademie für Graphische Künste in Leipzig. Works with the Insel publishing house. 1905: meets Karl Klingspor. 1907: founds the Janus Presse with C. E. Poeschel. [...]
Font Designer: Walter Tiemann, 1923
The Tiemann™ font was designed by Walter Tiemann in 1923 and appeared with the Klingspor font foundry.
It is one of the modern book fonts created in the first half of the 20th century, but differed from most in its Modern Face forms. It displays the same strong stroke contrast and flat serifs but its proportions have more in common with those of neorenaissance fonts.
Tiemann is an elegant, legible font suitable for books and longer texts, but [...]
Tiemann font was designed by Walter Tiemann in 1923 and appeared with the Klingspor font foundry. It is one of the modern book fonts created in the first half of the 20th century, but differed from most in its Modern Face forms. It displays the same strong stroke contrast and flat serifs but its proportions have more in common with those of neorenaissance fonts. Tiemann is an elegant, legible font suitable for books and longer texts, but also found in headlines, newspapers and magazines due to its classic yet unusual appearance.
Tiemann is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
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