Who is Adrian Frutiger...

Who is Adrian Frutiger…

Adrian Frutiger was born on May 24, 1928 in interlaken, Switzerland and is one of the prominent typeface designers of the twentieth century. He continues to influence the direction of digital typography in the twenty-first century. He is known for creating the typefaces Univers and Frutiger. His early interest in sculpture was discouraged by his father and by his secondary school teachers; they encouraged him to work in printing. Though in the world of print, he maintains the love of sculpture that has influenced his type forms. At the Kunstgewerbeschule, Frutiger primarily concentrated on calligraphy — a craft favoring the nib and the brush, instead of drafting tools. By the age of sixteen he was working as a printer’s apprentice near his hometown. Following that he moved to Zurich where he studied at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts.

What makes Univers "unique"?

Univers is unique because different weights and variations within

the type family are designated by the numbers rather than the names.

Frutiger envisioned a large family with multiple widths and weights

that maintained a unified design idiom. Univers is very helpful when

a wide range of variation is require

Frutiger's typefaces include:

Ondine (1954)

President (1954)

Meridien (1955)

Egyptienne (1956)

Univers (1957)

Apollo (1962)

Serifa (1967)

OCR-B (1968)

Iridium (1975)

Frutiger (designed 1975 for Charles de Gaulle Airport, issued by Linotype in 1976)

Glypha (1977)

Icone (1980)

Breughel (1982)

Versailles (1982)

Linotype Centennial (1986)

Avenir (1988)

Westside (1989)

Herculanum (1990)

Vectora (1990)

Linotype Didot (1991)

Pompeijana (1992)

Rusticana (1993)

Frutiger Stones (1998)

Frutiger Symbols (1998)

Linotype Univers (1999)

Frutiger Next (2000)

Nami (2006)

Frutiger Arabic (2007)

Frutiger Serif (2008)