The American designer Chris Costello created the font Papyrus® in 1983. This unusual roman typeface merges effectively the elegance of a traditional roman letterform with the hand-crafted look of highly skilled calligraphy. It includes an extra set of initialing capitals to enhance its unique style.
Karlgeorg Hoefer was born on February 6th, 1914 in Schlesisch-Drehnow. Following schooling in Schlesien and Hamburg, he served a four-year typesetting apprenticeship from 1930-1934 in Hamburg. After two years of military service, he studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule (School of Arts and Crafts) in Offenbach am Main and then worked in Potsdam. From 1939 until 1945 he was in active military service and was also a prisoner of the Russians.
His activities as a calligrapher began after his
[...]The American designer Robert E. Smith (born 1910 in Chicago) created the fonts Brush Script™ (1942) and Park Avenue® Script (1933).
Sean Fermoyle created the font Process.
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.
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Beneta™
Karlgeorg Hoefer designed Beneta in 1991, inspired by the Littera beneventana, the
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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.
Designer Michael Gills (born 1962 in London) created the following fonts: Charlotte™ (1992), Elysium™ (1992), Figural™ (1992), Fling™ (1995), ITC Forkbeard™ (1998), Frances Uncial (1995), Gilgamesh™ (1994), Hand Drawn™ (1993), Isis (1990), Katfish™ (1994), Prague™ (1991), Type Embellishments One (with Colin Brignall, 1993).
These fonts are included in the Linotype Library.
Park Avenue is a trademark of Linotype GmbH registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain other jurisdictions. Salto is a trademark of Linotype GmbH and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Prague is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
Papyrus is a trademark of International Typeface Corporation registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and which may be registered in certain other jurisdictions.
Brush Script is a trademark of The Monotype Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.
