- Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
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Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (born January 2, 1918) is a typographer, calligrapher and book-binder. She is the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. Goudy Award. She designed several fonts for the type foundry D. Stempel AG, such as Diotima (1955). She served a book-binding apprenticeship with Otto Dorfner.
Zapf von Hesse is married to typeface designer Hermann Zapf.
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Designed types
- Alcuin
- Ariadne
- Calligraphic 810
- Carmina
- Christiana
- Columbine
- Diotima
- Nofret
- Shakespeare
- Smaragd
See also
References
Gudrun Zapf von Hesse: Bindings, Handwritten Books, Typefaces, Examples of Lettering and Drawings, foreword by Hans A. Halbey. Mark Batty Publisher, New York, NY 2002.
External links
- MyFonts: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse
- Font Designer - Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse
- Typophile: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse
- Birthdate Reference
Categories:- 1918 births
- German calligraphers
- Typographers
- Living people
- Graphic designer stubs
- Typography stubs
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