Properties (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Film_Director
Calligrapher |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:International_Typographic_Style
Graphic design community Type design community |
| gptkbp:awards |
AIGA Medal
Type Directors Club Medal Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Arts,_Bremen |
| gptkbp:born |
January 8, 1918
|
| gptkbp:died |
June 4, 2015
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_the_Arts,_Berlin
gptkb:Academy_of_Fine_Arts,_Nuremberg |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Hermann Zapf
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Graphic design
Typography Calligraphy |
| gptkbp:inspiredBy |
Modernist design
Humanist typography Classical calligraphy |
| gptkbp:involved |
Teaching typography
Lecturing on type design Participating in design conferences |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Creating typefaces
Designing the Zapfino typeface Designing_the_Palatino_typeface |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on modern typography
Contribution to digital typefaces Inspiration for future typographers Recognition_in_design_education |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkb:Frankfurt,_Germany |
| gptkbp:nationality |
German
|
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
gptkb:Dante
gptkb:Palatino gptkb:Zapf_Chancery Optima Zapfino Aurelia Melior |
| gptkbp:worksAt |
gptkb:Stempel_Type_Foundry
Linotype |