Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
Encyclopedia
Gudrun Zapf von Hesse is a typographer, calligrapher
and book-binder. She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. She designed several font
s for the type foundry
D. Stempel AG, such as Diotima (1955). She served a book-binding apprenticeship with Otto Dorfner.
Zapf von Hesse is married to typeface
designer Hermann Zapf
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Calligraphy
Calligraphy is a type of visual art. It is often called the art of fancy lettering . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner"...
and book-binder. She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. She designed several font
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
s for the type foundry
Type foundry
A type foundry is a company that designs or distributes typefaces. Originally, type foundries manufactured and sold metal and wood typefaces and matrices for line-casting machines like the Linotype and Monotype machines designed to be printed on letterpress printers...
D. Stempel AG, such as Diotima (1955). She served a book-binding apprenticeship with Otto Dorfner.
Zapf von Hesse is married to typeface
Typeface
In typography, a typeface is the artistic representation or interpretation of characters; it is the way the type looks. Each type is designed and there are thousands of different typefaces in existence, with new ones being developed constantly....
designer Hermann Zapf
Hermann Zapf
Hermann Zapf is a German typeface designer who lives in Darmstadt, Germany. He is married to calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf von Hesse....
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Designed types
- Alcuin
- Ariadne
- Calligraphic 810
- Carmina
- Christiana
- Columbine
- Diotima
- Nofret
- Shakespeare
- Smaragd