Albert Boton – born 17. 4. 1932 in Paris, France – type designer, graphic designer, teacher.
1952–55: trains at the Troy studio in Paris. Attends a course in calligraphy at the Ecole Estienne in Paris. 1955–57: type designer for the Deberny & Peignot type foundry in Paris under Adrian Frutiger and Ladislas Mendel. 1957–58: works in the graphics department of the Technès design studio. 1958–66: type designer and graphic designer for the Hollenstein studio in Paris. 1966–68: works for the
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Albert Hollenstein (born 1930, died 10. 8. 1974 in Vernazza) created the font ITC Eras™ together with Albert Boton.
ITC Eras is a typical sans serif typeface distinguished by its unusual slight forward slant and subtle variations in stroke weight. ITC Eras is an open and airy typeface inspired by both Greek stone-cut lapidary letters as well as Roman capitals.