Karl Hermann Schaefer
| Karl Hermann Schaefer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 May 1892 Dortmund, Germany |
| 💀Died | 15 September 1947 (aged 55) Bethel, Germany15 September 1947 (aged 55) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | German |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | typography |
| Notable work | Schaefer Versalien |
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Karl Hermann Schaefer (22 May 1892 – 15 September 1947) was a German type designer. After training as a graphic artist at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Dortmund and attending painting courses with the painter August Ibing, Schaefer worked as a type designer primarily for the Schriftguss Type Foundry. With his acquisition of the Bald & Krüger printing company in Hagen, in the 1930s he worked as the head of the print shop.[1]
Fonts Designed by Karl Hermann Schaefer
- Atlas (1933, Fonderie Typographique Française)[2]
- Blickfang Schmuck (1927, Schriftguss Type Foundry)[1]
- Capitol (1931, Schriftguss Type Foundry)[3]
- Cito Versalien (1930, Schriftguss Type Foundry)[1]
- Fatima a re-issue of Atlas by Schriftguss Type Foundry)[2]
- Kombi (1931, Ludwig & Mayer)[1]
- Orchidea (1937, Schriftguss Type Foundry)[1]
- Schaefer Versalien (1927, Schriftguss Type Foundry)[4]
Further reading
- Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983. ISBN 0-7137-1347-X Search this book on ..
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Karl Hermann Schaefer". Luc Devroye. School of Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X Search this book on ., p. 251.
- ↑ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X Search this book on ., p. 258.
- ↑ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X Search this book on ., p. 333.
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