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Adrian Frutiger (born May 24, 1928) is a typeface designer who influenced the direction of digital typography in the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. He is best known for creating the Univers and Frutiger typefaces.
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'''Adrian Frutiger''' (1928) is a typeface designer who influenced the direction of digital typography in the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. He is best known for creating the Univers and Frutiger typefaces.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
* ''Der Mensch und seine Zeichen'', 3 vols., Weiss Verlag, Dreieich, 1978-81.
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* ''Der Mensch und seine Zeichen'', 3 vols., Dreieich: Weiss, 1978-81. {{de}}
 
** ''Signs and Symbols: Their Design and Meaning'', trans. Andrew Bluhm, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13988 Log]. {{en}}
 
** ''Signs and Symbols: Their Design and Meaning'', trans. Andrew Bluhm, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13988 Log]. {{en}}
 
** ''L’Homme et ses signes: Signes, symboles, signaux'', trans. Danielle Perret, 2nd ed., 1999; 2014, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13988 Log]. {{fr}}
 
** ''L’Homme et ses signes: Signes, symboles, signaux'', trans. Danielle Perret, 2nd ed., 1999; 2014, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13988 Log]. {{fr}}
  
* ''Type Sign Symbol'',  Zurich: Editions ABC, 1980, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13360 Log].  
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* ''Type Sign Symbol'',  Zurich: Editions ABC, 1980, [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=13360 Log]. {{en}}/{{fr}}/{{de}}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
 
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Frutiger
 
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Frutiger
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[[Category:Typography|Frutiger, Adrian]]
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[[Category:Graphic design|Frutiger, Adrian]]

Revision as of 12:32, 25 March 2015

Adrian Frutiger (1928) is a typeface designer who influenced the direction of digital typography in the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. He is best known for creating the Univers and Frutiger typefaces.

Works

  • Der Mensch und seine Zeichen, 3 vols., Dreieich: Weiss, 1978-81. (German)
    • Signs and Symbols: Their Design and Meaning, trans. Andrew Bluhm, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989, Log. (English)
    • L’Homme et ses signes: Signes, symboles, signaux, trans. Danielle Perret, 2nd ed., 1999; 2014, Log. (French)
  • Type Sign Symbol, Zurich: Editions ABC, 1980, Log. (English)/(French)/(German)

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