Hermann Zapfs 90th birthday

My best wishes for the happiest birthday ever! I love Optima and Zapfino. I use Optima in nearly all of my work-related correspondence, and Zapfino is my favorite for personal messages. You are both so very very talented and the world of fonts has been changed forever due to your exquisite lettering and design. — Anne, USA

May you have a wonderful birthday with many more to follow. Thank you for your beautiful fonts. — Carol, New Zealand

Congratulations and thank you for sharing your ALPhabEtical world! jeanne martin smith — jeanne smith, USA

Happy birthday! As a great fan of Optima I enjoy the fruits of your creativity everyday. I wish you many more good years. Your work is truly appreciated. — Orville Herndon, USA

Please accept my warm wishes of the best of luck on the occasion of your 90th birthday. Your works are an unattainable model of typographic artistry. At the same time they are a point of reference in my work as a font designer. Thank you both for that. — Franciszek Otto, Poland

Liebe Frau Zapf, Lieber Herr Zapf, meine herzlichsten Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag und alles Gute für die Zukunft. — Lorenz Schirmer, Germany

Ich wünsche Ihnen herzlichen Glückwunschen und langes Leben aus Anlaß ihres 90. Geburtstages! Ich danke Ihnen dafür, dass Ihre Werke Schönheit sogar in einer grauen Alltagsarbeit ermöglicht! — Odim Brandão Ferreira, Brasilien

Happy Birthday to the master of typography! — pat Taylor, usa

Alles Gute zum Geburtstag — Georges Bourone, Luxemburg

Optima is still the best expression of everyday elegance. Thank you so much for your work. Be well. — Brian Darby, USA

Meine besondere Wertschätzung möchte ich Ihnen als selber schon ergrauter Grafiker aussprechen und meine Hochachtung für die Seelenkräfte, die sie in Ihre Arbeit in einem langen Leben investierten. — Marko Haag, Deutschland

— Martin Valerio, Spain

Have a wonderful Birthday Hermann.. I love Zapfino and want you to know it is the most romantic type I have ever seen. It always takes my breath away. I am glad it has taken 50 years for us to appreciate a beautiful piece of ART!!!!! — Corynne Bailey, Bermuda / Graphic Student at UCA in Epsom UK

Sehr geehrte Frau Zapf von Hesse, sehr geehrter Herr Zapf, meine besten Glückwünsche zu diesem denkwürdigen Ereignis. Sie müssen "Lieblinge der Götter" sein, dass sie gemeinsam ein so biblisches Alter feiern dürfen. Mir als Bewunderer Ihres Lebenswerkes kann das nur Recht sein, bin ich doch Nutznießer Ihres unermüdlichen kreativen Schaffens. Meine Hochachtung und Verehrung, Willi Mohrbacher Marketing Programs Manager Linotype GmbH — Willi Mohrbacher, Deutschland

Congratulations! — Ingrid & Gudmund Nyström, Sweden

THANKS FOR YOUR LIFES TO CALLIGRAPHY AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! FROM MEXICAN CALLIGRAPHY LOVER!!!! — JOE SLIM, MEXICO

Zapfino is one of the most fluid and gestural calligraphic fonts to date. I have designed several alphabet tumbles (cascades) with Zapfino as my favorite. And t thin this all started on a napkin! Herzlichen Glückwunsch to you both! — Gerald Moscato, USA

Happy birthday!! — Elisa Milanese, Italy

Happy Birthday Prof. Zapf! A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Have a wonderful trip. — Allan Haley, USA

A very happy birthday to you both! Your love of letter and life is quite the inspiration. Another 90 years to you! — Michael Kostal, USA