Monday, October 19, 2009

Design History Post 2 - Oct 19, 2009


Title: Various forms of typography
Artist: Hermann Zapf
Movement: --
Date: various
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Zapf

Desc.: Not only inventing some of the most commonly used typefaces today, German typographer Hermann Zapf also created the hot metal and phototypesetting compositions (two personal favorite types..). The majority of his styles have varied dramatically as evidenced by the examples at the left, many influential in the design of typography that follows years later.

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