Designers’ Collected Works

Lutz Baar

Swedish designer Lutz Baar creates noteworthy and well-rounded typefaces with a modern and contemporary vibe.

Jill Bell

The work of the American designer and calligrapher Jill Bell is full of joy and luminosity. Her typefaces are suited for a wide array of applications, and each conveys its own, personal touch.

Neville Brody

Superstar British designer Neville Brody has created typefaces that revolutionized the graphic design over the past two decades. These classics naturally have a sound place in the Linotype Library.

Matthew Carter

The renowned British designer Matthew Carter has worked as a type designer for over 40 years. His designs are suitable for an astonishing array of applications; many of them are already world-famous and the recipients of countless awards.

Adrian Frutiger

Adrian Frutiger is considered one of the most important typeface artists of the 20th century. He has been the creator of such internationally renowned typefaces as Avenir™, Linotype Centennial™, Frutiger™, Icone™, Meridien™ and Univers™. Numerous prizes distinguish his pioneering work in the fields of typography and the graphic arts.

Karlgeorg Hoefer

Prof. Karlgeorg Hoefer was one one the most influential calligraphers of the 20th Century. Aside from leading numerous workshops inside the United States, as well as abroad, he taught for decades at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach am Main (Germany). One of his most representative typefaces is Salto, which he developed in 1952 for the Klingspor foundry in Offenbach.

Peter Huschka

The German designer Peter Huschka has a soft spot for unique fonts, as can be seen in his Linotype creations: Linotype Chineze, Linotype Sinah, and Picture Yourself.

Akira Kobayashi

Japanese designer Akira Kobayashi is Type Director at Linotype. Since joining Linotype, he has been responsible for the futher development of classic typefaces like Avenir, Optima, and Zapfino. He has created numerous typefaces of his own, many of which have received prizes from all across the typographic spectrum.

Alessio Leonardi

Italian designer Alessio Leonardi creates experimental typefaces that capture the Zeitgeist of the 1990s, and are full of charm and wit to boot!

Michael Parson

Swiss designer Michael Parson creates experimental fonts. His palette ranges from techno to contemporary interpretations of foreign scripts.

Gottfried Pott

Gottfried Pott is an excellent expert in calligraphic handwriting. He designed famous fonts for Linotype and is author of numerous publications.

Gerard Unger

The high-quality fonts of renowned Dutch designer Gerard Unger offer versatile application in typography today.

Hermann Zapf

Hermann Zapf is renowned the world over as a master calligrapher and type designer. Throughout his tremendous life, he has contributed volumes to the history of typography. His oeuvre encompasses text faces, symbol fonts, and even script designs, such as the new classic Zapfino. So many of his typefaces have entered our daily lives that it is impossible to image contemporary design without them.