Tobias Frere-Jones
Subtitle: Gerrit Noordzij prize exhibition
By: [contributed by Dawn Barrett ... and others]
Contributors: Barrett, Dawn
Publisher: De Buitenkant
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
ISBN-13: 9789076452586
Subjects: Type designers; Biography; Type and type-founding
Description: Summary: In 2006, Frere-Jones became the first American to receive the Gerrit Noordzij prize, presented by the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague in honor of his unique contributions to type design, typography, and type education. A book produced by the Type and Media 08/09 class to commemorate the exhibition of Tobias Frere-Jones' work, March 2009. The book collects his work between 1987 and 2006, articles by Frere-Jones, as well as anecdotes and stories from friends/colleagues. Contributors: Dawn Barrett, David Berlow, Rachel Berger, Amanda Bowers, Sheila Levrant de Brettville, Matthew Carter, Neil Donnelly, Sasha Frere-Jones, Cyrus Highsmith, Jonathan Hoefler, Natalia Ilyin, GJ Nelson, Chris Vermaas and Dirk Wachowiak.
Notes: "This catalogue is published in the context of the presentation of the Gerrit Noordzij prize 2009 to Wim Crouwel and the opening of the exhibition of the work of Tobias Frere-Jones, awarded with the prize in 2006"--P. 90.