Hermann Zapf, one of the undisputed titans in the world of calligraphy and typeface design and a longtime member of the Rochester Institute of Technology community, died June 4 at the age of 96 in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The design and typography community is mourning the passing of one of its most senior exponents, following the death of Hermann Zapf at ...

Hermann Zapf, the designer behind popular typefaces such as Palatino and Optima, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, almost 100 years ago. The typeface that bears his name, Zapfino, is in many ways his ...

When we think of the people who shaped early computing history, we think of inventors, engineers, CEOs. We might not think of Hermann Zapf, the German type designer who died this week at 96. But we ...

I was thrilled to finally find myself inside the private library of Jerry Kelly, the accomplished calligrapher and book designer. I had dreamt of this day for years, and on a Saturday this September I ...