The Hermann Zapf UN Charter Preamble installed at the Morgan Library (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) (click to enlarge) The UN Charter Preamble is tucked into an alcove on the staircase ...

Hermann Zapf–the legendary German designer and calligrapher behind the Optima, Palatino, Zapfino, and Dingbat typefaces–died in his home in Darmstadt, Germany, last Friday at the age of 96. Zapf, who ...

In the rarified, slightly arcane world of typography and font design, Hermann Zapf was a giant. You may know his name from the fonts Zapfino and Zapf Dingbats, a pre-emoji set of symbols, but he also ...

Hermann Zapf was one of the most influential typographers of the early digital age. Following his death earlier this month, Rob Alderson, former editor-in-chief of It's Nice That, explains how the ...

Hermann Zapf, who has died aged 96, was a greatly respected figure in the world of type, or font, design; while millions of people the world over encounter his work daily, he remained largely unknown ...

The year 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of both Hermann Zapf and Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. Hermann Zapf’s contribution to type design and calligraphy is immeasurable. His typographic work ...

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Cary Graphic Arts Collection opened a new exhibition to celebrate the 100 th birthdays of renowned German type designers and calligraphers Hermann Zapf and Gudrun ...

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