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List of type designers

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A type designer (sometimes mistakenly referred to as a typographer), is a person who designs typefaces. A partial list of type designers follows by country, with a signature typeface (or two for significant designers).

Contents

Australia

  • Stephen Banham

    • Brazil

  • Eduardo Recife

    • Canada

  • Gerald Giampa
  • Ray Larabie
  • Jim Rimmer
  • Nick Shinn

    • India

  • R K Joshi (Indic scripts)

    • Israel

  • Henri Friedlaender (Hadassah, Shalom, Hadar, Aviv)

    • Italy

  • Raffaello Bertieri (Inkunabula, Paganini)
  • Giambattista Bodoni (Bodoni)
  • Alessandro Butti (Microgramma, Rondine)
  • Francesco Griffo (Bembo, Poliphilus)
  • Aldus Manutius
  • Aldo Novarese (Novarese, Eurostile, Fenice, Recta, Microgramma, Stop, Expert, Magister, Garaldus, Normandia, Recta, Estro, ...)
  • Amoretti Brothers (Amoretti)
  • Fabrizio Schiavi (PragmataPro, Sys, Abitare Sans, Siruca…)

    • New Zealand

  • Joseph Churchward
  • Kris Sowersby
  • Jack Yan

    • Poland

  • Dariusz Nowak-Nova (Linotype Fresh Ewka, Linotype NoweAteny)

    • Russia

  • Solomon Telingater (1903-1969)

    • Serbia

  • Hieromonk Makarije

    • Slovakia

  • Zuzana Licko (Mrs Eaves)
  • Peter Biľak (Eureka, Fedra, Greta, History, Irma, Julien, Karloff, Lava)

    • South Africa

  • Margaret Calvert (Transport)

    • Spain

  • Eudald Pradell, punchcutter.

    • Sweden

  • Akke Kumlien (Kumlien Medieval)
  • Karl-Erik Forsberg (Berling, Lunda, Carolus, Ericus, Gustavus, Polhem, Carolina Script, Aros Antiqua, and more)
  • Bo Berndal (Sispos and Sisneg. Old Swedish standard (SIS 030011, 1973) for public road signs, displays, etc.)
  • Franko Luin

    • Switzerland

  • Adrian Frutiger (1928-2015, Avenir, Frutiger, Univers)
  • Karl Gerstner
  • Max Miedinger (Helvetica)

    • Syria

  • Mamoun Sakkal (Shilia, Hasan Al Quds, Al-Futtaim)

    • Thailand

  • Anuthin Wongsunkakon

    • Computer typeface creators

    This is a list of creators of computer typefaces, usually distributed in TrueType format. Many of these designers also design shareware or commercial fonts as well.

  • Daniel Gauthier
  • Youngjin Hahn designer of Artwiz fonts
  • Ray Larabie(Larabie Font)
  • Harold Lohner

    • References

    List of type designers Wikipedia
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