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Georges Auriol (real name: Jean Georges Huyot) – born 1863 in Beauvais, France, died 1938 in Paris, France – type designer, graphic artist, painter, author.
1883: joins the editorial staff of the magazine "Chat Noir", the literary organ of the cabaret of the same name in Paris. 1900: Auriol designs several alphabets at the request of Georges Peignot, director of the type foundry Peignot & Sons. Friends with Th.-A. Steinlen and H. de Toulouse Lautrec.
Fonts: Auriol® (1901–1904), La
[...]"Am 30. Dezember 1922 kam ich in der Schweiz, in Horgen am Zürichsee, zur Welt. In einem grossen Haus mit grossem Garten verbrachte ich meine Jugend, und viel Freizeit verbrachte ich auf dem See mit Segeln, Paddeln, Schwimmen und Fischen. Zeichnen und Malen waren aber seit meiner frühesten Kindheit meine Lieblingsbeschäftigungen.
Nach den Schulen absolvierte ich eine Lehre als Schriftsetzer. Anschliessend besuchte ich die Fachklasse für Typografie und die Fachklasse für Grafik an der Schule
[...]Born: London, 5 April 1945
Education: Kings College, Taunton, and Cambridge School of Art.
Art director, caricaturist and type designer.
ART DIRECTOR
The Wall Street Journal Europe
1999 –
Die Welt
1998–1999
Redesigned the newspaper; Drew daily editorial cartoons.
Drew logotype for Berliner Morgenpost
International Herald Tribune
1987–1998
Redesigned the newspaper. Drew editorial cartoons.
The New York Times
1978–1987
Designed the Financial sections and business
[...]John Benson – born 1939 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA – lettering artist, stonecarver.
John Benson has designed and carved headstones, civic and memorial tablets, and architectural lettering since he graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design as a sculpture major. In 1964, he was commissioned to design and carve the inscriptions for the Kennedy Memorial at Arlington Cemetery. John Benson created inscriptions for famous buildings such as the Prudential Center in Boston, the National
[...]The designer Harold Broderson (born December 13, 1913) created Brody in 1953.
Body is a brush script face that mimics the show card style of lettering, which was very popular throughout the United States during the first half of the 20th Century. The letters appear as if they were drawn quickly and spontaneously with a wide, flat lettering brush. The lowercase letters connect to each other, cursive script style. Brody is the perfect display face to provoke a nostalgic feeling for the 1950s.
[...]The late Phill Grimshaw was a prolific designer who delighted in the sheer fun and challenge of drawing display typefaces. His fonts reflect his understanding of calligraphy, his own imagination for dynamic letterforms, and his knack for drawing a great variety of styles. After studying at the Royal College of Art in London in the 1970s, he settled in his native Manchester in northern England to work as a lettering artist. He developed a specialization in type design, influenced and encouraged
[...]Designer Alan Meeks (born 1951 in London) created the following fonts: Ambrose™, Aachen medium and bold (with Colin Brignall, 1969/1977), Algerian™ Condensed (1988), Astoria, Belwe™ Mono (1976/1989), Bertie™ (1985), Bickley™ Script (1986), Bramley™ (1979), Brigade, Burlington™ (1985), Cabaret™ (1980), Campaign™ (1987), Cancellaresca™ Script (1982), Candice™ (1976), Chalfont, Champers™ (1991), Chesterfield™ (1977), Claude™ Sans (1988/1990), Copacabana, Dynamo (with
[...]The American designer Robert E. Smith (born 1910 in Chicago) created the fonts Brush Script™ (1942) and Park Avenue® Script (1933).
The British designer Martin Wait created the following fonts:
Artiste™ (1991), Balmoral™ (1978), Banner™ (1986), Bertram™ (1991), Challenge™ (1982), Conference™ (1978), Emphasis™ (1989), Forest™ (1986), Freestyle Script™ (1981/86), Hadfield™ (1980), Horndon™ (1984), Informal Roman™ (1989), Julietrose™ (2006), Laser™ (1987/88), Pendry Script™ (1981), Pritchard™ (1990), Rapier™ (1989), Refracta™ (1988), Riva™ (1994), Roquette™ (1993), Scriba™ (1992), Wild Thing™ (1995).
The type foundry Otto Weisert in Stuttgart created Kalligraphia (1902) and Arnold Boecklin™ (1904).
Traces of the floral forms of the Jugendstil can still be seen in Arnold Boecklin. Alphabets of this type were mainly meant for larger point sizes, as on posters. A decorative feel was much more important than legibility and Arnold Boecklin was of particular importance to the book design of the Jugendstil movement. Today the font is often used to remind people of ‘the good old
[...]Designer Richard Lipton created the font Bickham Script™ in 2000. Bickham Script is a flowing, formal script typeface based on the lettering of 18th century writing masters, as rendered in the unparalleled engravings of George Bickham. This ornate script lends a signature flourish to invitations, menus, annual reports, restaurant logos, and packaging. With dozens of alternate letterforms in addition to its range of weights, Bickham Script's personality can range from poised to
[...]Designer Gabriel Martínez Meave created Arcana™ in 2003.
Arcana Manuscript is a calligraphic exploration of the Victorian gothic aesthetic that created literary classics such as Frankenstein and Dracula. Gabriel Martínez Meave first wrote with a fountain pen, then digitized the results to create this unique typeface. “Arcana” takes its name from the ultimate secrets that lie behind astrology, alchemy, and magic. In gothic novels, such secrets were written in forbidden books,
[...]Entstanden durch Zusammenschluß der Firmen Deberny & Cie (gegr. 1818) und Peignot & fils (gegr. 1842) im Jahre 1923. Die wichtigsten Schriftdesigner waren A. M. Cassandre und Adrian Frutiger. In den 50er Jahren wird eine der ersten brauchbaren Fotosetzmaschinen, die Lumitype, gebaut. Im Jahre 1972 erwarb die Haas’sche Gießerei in Münchenstein die Firma.
Font Designer: Robert E. Smith, 1942
Brush Script™ is a lively calligraphy typeface with brush character designed by Robert E. Smith in 1942. Its figures are peppy and dynamic and flow easily into words and sentences. The marked stroke contrast and consciously hurried stroke bring the letters to life. Even today, Brush Script can be seen in advertisements and sales material, especially in the areas of luxury and consumer articles.
Banco® was the first typeface work of French designer Roger Excoffon and was released in 1952. The strong forms look as though they were rolled out of sheet metal and feature upright, tapering strokes. The slight slant, the varying heights of stroke ends, and the relationships between line and curve give Banco its sense of liveliness and dynamism. Excoffon did not design a matching lower case alphabet for his capitals, but this was accomplished later by Phill Grimshaw, who also designed the
[...]Works and Samples of Richard Yeend
Arnold Boecklin, Barbedor and Linotype Buckingham Fraktur are trademarks of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Auriol and Banco are trademarks of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.
Balzano and Bickham Script are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Arcana is a trademark of Gabriel Martínez Meave.
Aristocrat, Arriba, Artiste, Balmoral, Bickley and Bordeaux are trademarks of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Biffo and Brush Script are trademarks of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Ashley is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
