Hermann Zapf was a German type designer and calligrapher who lived in Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to the calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Typefaces he designed include Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino. He is considered one of the greatest type designers of all time.
Himmler is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.
A Dutch masculine given name and Low German surname that is a form of the Germanic Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "Strong bear" or "Strong as a bear". It is related to the Scandinavian name Bernt.
Eichhorn is a German surname meaning “squirrel”. Notable people with the surname include:
The Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG) Offenbach am Main is a German art and design university located in Offenbach am Main, in the German state of Hesse. It was given university status in 1970, and founded in 1832.
Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse was a German book-binder, calligrapher and typographer.
Mucke or Mücke or Muecke is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pistorius or Pistor are Latinized surnames, corresponding to the Dutch Bakker or the German Becker. Notable people with the surname include:
Höfer is a German surname, derived from Hof, which refer to:
Windisch is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
D. Stempel AG was a German typographic foundry founded by David Stempel (1869–1927), in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Many important font designers worked for the Stempel foundry, including Hans Bohn, Warren Chappell, F. H. Ehmcke, Friedrich Heinrichsen, Hanns Th. Hoyer, F. W. Kleukens, Erich Meyer, Hans Möhring, Hiero Rhode, Wilhelm Schwerdtner, Herbert Thannhaeuser, Martin Wilke, Rudolf Wolf, Victor Hammer, Hermann Zapf, and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. With the introduction of Memphis in 1929, the foundry was the first to cast modern slab serif typefaces.
Blumenthal is a surname of German origin, meaning: "flower valley" in German. It can be found among people of German and Jewish origin.
Diotima is a serif typeface designed by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse and published by Stempel.
Kutschera is a Germanized version of Czech surname Kučera. Notable people with the surname include:
Busse is a surname. People with this surname include:
The Frederic W. Goudy Award & Lecture were established in 1969 by funds donated to Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust in memory of her late husband, Melbert B. Cary, Jr., a typographer, type importer, fine printer, book collector, and president of AIGA. The award was named after illustrious American type designer Frederic W. Goudy, a friend and business associate of Melbert Cary.
Hesse is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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