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 ...

Prolific typeface designer Hermann Zapf passed away earlier this month at the age of 96. The creator of approximately 200 fonts and typefaces, he is best known for his works Optima, Palatino, Zapfino, ...

In 1963 Hermann Zapf walked into an American design school, snapped a piece of chalk in half and, with its side edge, drew a perfect lowercase g on the blackboard. He went on to give an inspired ...

Hermann Zapf, the typographer who designed the font died last week. Not only were Dingbats a precursor to emoji, they were also good for riling Bryan Ferry Last week, the typeface designer and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

June 26 marked the 70th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, which the current Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called a compass for “the hope and home of all humankind.” In part to ...