Der typograph Hermann Zapf
Subtitle: eine werkbiografie
By: Nikolaus Julius Weichselbaumer
Series: Schriftmedien : Kommunikations- und buchwissenschaftliche perspektiven = -- Written media : perspectives in communication and book studies -- Band 2
Publisher: De Gruyter Saur; K.G. Saur Verlag; K G Saur Verlag Gmbh & Co
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berlin; Boston
Language: ger
Number of pages: 526
ISBN-13: 9783110414981; 9783110415056; 9783110415018
Subjects: Type and type-founding; Type designers; Calligraphy; Calligraphers; Biography; History
Description: "Hermann Zapf is one of the most productive calligraphers and typographers of the 20th century. His oeuvre offers an opportunity to analyze the possibilities, conditions, developments, and problems of the typography of his era. Based on extensive documentation, this study examines the impact of economic, aesthetic, and technological factors on his work as well as Zapf's efforts to enhance his reputation in other fields."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Feldtheoretischer Ansatz; title: Jugend und Ausbildung (1918-1945); title: Neubeginn und Etablierung als Gestalter (1945-1958); title: Freier Graphiker und Berater (1957-1975); title: Digitale Schriften und Programmierte Typographie (1976-1991); title: Das Alterswerk (ab 1992); title: Synthese; title: Zusammenfassung; title: Verzeichnisse