Adrian Frutiger
Swiss typeface designer (1928-2015) · Switzerland · Writers · Died at 87
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Something wrong?Adrian Johann Frutiger was a Swiss typeface designer who influenced the direction of type design in the second half of the 20th century. His career spanned the hot metal, phototypesetting and digital typesetting eras. Until his death, he lived in Bremgarten bei Bern.
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Specimens of typefaces created by Adrian Frutiger
The typeface Ondine, designed by Adrian Frutiger
Univers Bold Condensed on a London street sign
ASTRA-Frutiger, a condensed variant of Frutiger, on a road sign near Lugano in Switzerland in 2011
Frutiger in use by the Dutch rail system
Avenir used by the election campaign of French president François Hollande
Sample of the font Frutiger StonesAwards
About this person
Country
Switzerland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2015 · aged 87
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