Adrian Frutiger

Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964

From Introduction: “In the present exhibition, an attempt has been made to assemble a representative collection of Frutiger’s work in several different, but related, fields. The thread of continuity is supplied by the title Graphismes, a word which defies translation – and needs done. Topics include new faces for filmsetting, type designs, marks, magazines, books, restyled series, wood engravings and sculptures. Includes illustrated examples of these designs. Frutiger was a typeface designer who influenced the direction of digital typography throughout the last half of the 20th century and into the 21st. He is perhaps best known for creating the Univers and Frutiger typefaces.

Details

  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Designer/s Adrian Frutiger
  • Year 1964
  • Client/Publisher Monotype Corporation
  • Size 140mm X 270mm
Adrian Frutiger
Adrian Frutiger was born in Unterseen, Switzerland, in 1928 and trained as a compositor before studying at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Zurich. Moving to Paris in 1952 to work at Deberny & Peignot. He developed Univers, released in 1957, a systematic family of twenty-one variants using a numerical classification system that became a model for subsequent type families. Commissioned to design signage for Charles de Gaulle Airport in 1968, the humanist sans-serif he developed was released commercially as Frutiger in 1976 and became one of the most widely used wayfinding typefaces in the world. Later work included Avenir in 1988. Explore related designers including Emil Ruder, Armin Hofmann, and Max Bill. See also International Typographic Style and Swiss graphic design history.

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Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964
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Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964
Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964

 

Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964
Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964

 

Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964
Graphismes by Frutiger, Monotype House, 1964

 

 

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