Presentations of the complete Linotype portfolio of specific designers: know all of their fonts already? Test your knowledge today, and peruse the depths of our collection.
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.
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.
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 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.
For Linotype, the Swiss designer and artist Marco Ganz created Mano, one of the most spontaneous of typefaces, together with Veto, a distinctive, innovative and exceptionally legible sans serif.
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.
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.
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.
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.
