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Hermann Zapf
Hermann Zapf (; November 8, 1918 – June 4, 2015) was a German type designer and calligrapher who lived in Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to the calligrapher and typeface designer Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Typefaces he designed include Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino.
Early life.
Zapf was born in Nuremberg during turbulent times marked by the German Revolution of 1918–1919 in Munich and Berlin, the end of World War I, the exile of Kaiser Wilhelm, and the establishment of Bavaria as
Drawings and Letterforms". CD-ROM illustrating Zapf's typographic designs.
- "Spend Your Alphabets Lavishly!: The Work of Hermann & Gudrun Zapf". Collection of works by Hermann and Gudrun Zapf.
- "Alphabet Stories: A Chronicle of Technical Developments by Hermann Zapf" ("Alphabetgeschichten", in the German edition). Narrative encompassing Zapf's life and work from his childhood in Nuremberg though the release of his typeface designs by Linotype GmbH. The first edition was published in 2007.
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