... (around 1898). In 1957, at the behest of the Haas Typefoundry ’s Eduard Hoffmann , Max Miedinger designed a ...

Wiki - sii - 16 Oct 2007 - 4:29pm - 0 comments

... his design of the Helvetica type family (actually, Haas Grotesk ). In the late 1920’s Miedinger trained as a ... Edouard Hoffmann who was the director of the Haas Typefoundry . At the foundry, Miedinger worked primarily as a salesman. But in ...

Wiki - filip blazek - 11 Jul 2005 - 7:08am - 0 comments

... : During the mid-1950s, at the behest of the Haas Typefoundry’s Edouard Hoffmann, Max Miedinger designed a Grotesque sans serif ...

Forum topic - gabrielhl - 31 Jan 2006 - 6:10pm - 68 comments - 0 attachments

... lists Splendid-Grotesk on p. 203 as a face by the typefoundry W. Woellmer, Berlin. It is nearly identical with f.e. Breite ... by John, Merkur-Grotesk by Butter and Akzidenz-Grotesk by Haas, Switzerland. This last one should not be confused with Bertholds AG. ...

Forum topic - Erkki - 17 Oct 2007 - 9:35am - 10 comments - 0 attachments

... “Originally the leading nineteenth century typefoundry Peignot (of Gustave Peignot). On his death, his son Georges Peignot ... It was closed in 1979, at which time the designs passed to Haas.” Further Details Deberny & Peignot 18 rue Ferrus ...

Forum topic - mlvr - 10 Oct 2006 - 2:01am - 27 comments - 0 attachments