Content includes:
Emil Ruder Special
Emil Ruder and Serif typography
Emil Ruder and Sans Serif typography
Emil Ruder and Univers typography
Details
Format: Magazine
Designer/s: Helmut Schmid
Year: 2009
Client/Publisher: Seibundo Shinkosha Publishing Co
Size: 226mm x 297mm
Emil Ruder apprenticed as a compositor in Zurich from 1929 to 1933 and later studied in Paris in 1938. He attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Zurich from 1941 to 1942, focusing on lettering and book design under Walter Kaech. From 1942, Ruder has taught typography at the School of Arts and Crafts in Basel, becoming head of the arts and crafts section in 1947. He has received numerous awards for his work, including prizes for the best books of the year and best posters of the year.
Idea 303, 2009-3. Emil Ruder special, cover design by Helmut Schmid
Emil Ruder apprenticed as a compositor in Zurich from 1929 to 1933 and later studied in Paris in 1938. He attended the School of Arts and Crafts in Zurich from 1941 to 1942, focusing on lettering and book design under Walter Kaech. From 1942, Ruder has taught typography at the School of Arts and Crafts in Basel, becoming head of the arts and crafts section in 1947. He has received numerous awards for his work, including prizes for the best books of the year and best posters of the year.
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