Topics: Typographers : Masters

Historical information on, and/or work samples of, typographers and typeface designers who are considered to be Masters in the field of typography.

Baskerville, John View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Born in 1706 in Worcestershire, England, John Baskerville was a writing master, stonecutter, letter designer, typefounder and printer.
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Garamond, Claude View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Claude Garamond was a Parisian designer and maker of printing types who lived from 1480-1561.
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Goudy, Frederic William View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Born in Bloomington, Illinois in 1865, Goudy was one of the most prolific type designers in history, creating a total of 124 type designs during his career.
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Licko, Zuzana View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Zuzana Licko is the co-founder of Emigre, together with her husband Rudy VanderLans. Licko was born in 1961 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia and emigrated to the U.S.
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Zapf, Hermann View: News Rack - Sub-Categories - DMoz
Born in 1918 in Nuremberg, Germany, Herman Zapf has designed some of the 20th century's most important fonts, including Palatino and Optima.
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