Adrian Frutiger

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:graphic_design
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:AGI_(Alliance_Graphique_Internationale)
gptkb:Swiss_Graphic_Designers_Association
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Swiss_Design_Award
gptkb:Type_Directors_Club_Medal
Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts, Zurich
gptkbp:birth_date 1928-05-24
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution designing signage systems
development of digital typefaces
typeface legibility research
gptkbp:created Avenir typeface in 1988
Frutiger typeface for Charles de Gaulle Airport
Univers typeface in 1957
gptkbp:death_date 2015-09-10
gptkbp:education gptkb:School_of_Applied_Arts,_Zurich
gptkbp:exhibitions held at the Bauhaus Archive, Berlin
held at the Design Museum London
held at the Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich
held at the Museum of Design Zurich
held at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
gptkbp:field gptkb:graphic_design
gptkb:Writer
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adrian Frutiger
gptkbp:influenced modern type design
designers like Adrian Shaughnessy
designers like Erik Spiekermann
designers like Matthew Carter
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Paul_Renner
gptkb:Hermann_Zapf
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:art
gptkb:architecture
nature
gptkbp:known_for typeface design
gptkbp:legacy impact on visual communication
influence on typography education
widely used typefaces
gptkbp:nationality Swiss
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Avenir_typeface
gptkb:Frutiger_typeface
gptkb:Univers_typeface
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Biel/_Bienne,_Switzerland
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bretten,_Germany
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marlies_Frutiger
gptkbp:style geometric sans-serif
humanist sans-serif
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIGA_Medal
gptkb:art_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4