Ff meta serif a collaborative work by erik spiekermann, christian schwarty and kris. Meaning mozilla firefox logo and symbol history and. Interview with erik spiekermann and ralph du carrois fontshop. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Top 11 quotes of erik spiekermann famous quotes and sayings. Once we had finished restoring our johannisberger stopcylinder press from 1924, we were looking for projects to test the machine. Jul 30, 2015 with the publication of johannes erlers spiekermann monograph hello i am erik last year the readers also witnessed the presentation of a new typeface by erik spiekermann.
We also know from decades of experience that the best work happens in a committed relationship. Not only does he represent german typeface and corporate design like no other, but his work and the companies he foundedmetadesign, fontshop, and edenspiekermannhave also had an unparalleled influence on contemporary graphic design around the globe. Deutsche bundespost chose not to implement the typeface, so in 1991 spiekermann released it on his own. Erik is a worldfamous art historian, typographer, designer and author who says he is suffering from typomania.
Erik spiekermann is one of the bestknown typographers and graphic designers in the world. He is an honorary professor at the university of the arts bremen and artcenter college of. A winner of three lifetime achievement awards neednt brag, and spiekermann doesnt, though he is aware of his worth through and through, speaking with enthusiasm and no remorse for his spirited and unflinching rules and ideas, like his famous dictum. The logo for the 2012 olympics cost 400,000 pounds and took a year to design. Erik spiekermann calls himself an information architect. The type used for both the words mozilla and firefox in the previous version of the logo is called ff meta bold roman. He is an information architect, type designer ff meta, itc officina, ff info, ff unit, lotype, and berliner grotesk plus many exclusive corporate typefaces, and the author of books, articles, and regularly appearing columns on type, typography, and other cultural issues for magazines such as. The collaborative project took about 22 months of research, creative concepting, technical development, and beta testing. Believe it or not, graphic designer davide bassu has packed a massive bundle including. Inherent quality is part of absolute quality and without it things will appear shoddy. Jure tovrljan redesigns iconic logos to reflect a world. Having designed some of the most successful fonts of the last century, erik spiekermann commands the utmost respect from graphic designers around the world.
Even as a child, spiekermann was drawn to the typographic arts. It is a network of designers in several places, but it is also a company in berlin with 7 partners and 20 designers. What makes the microsoft logo so bad, according to branding boffins. He was also one of the artists to sign and endorse the first things first 2000 manifesto. See more ideas about typography, font shop and typography design. Erik spiekermann argues that nothing communicates a brands personality quite like a custom typeface. In typography fundamentals, author, educator, and expert ilene strizver teaches. Influential german designer erik spiekermann just noticed something interesting about airbnbs new logo. Designer erik spiekermann called it the worst piece of type ive seen in years, while others took the opportunity to turn the logo into a meme. German type designer erik spiekermann, created this sans fontfont between 1991 and 2010.
Boschs logo is a solid logo that references their past in a modern logo design. When i suggested to the friends at krautreporter that perhaps we could print one special issue, they immediately went for that crazy idea. Airbnbs new logo looks a lot like this other companys logo updated. Itc officina sans along with its serifed sister typeface is a good choice. Next erik spiekermann putting back the face into typeface on vimeo. Based on bertholds 19 berliner designed by hausschnitt, erik spiekermann redesigned and digitized the typeface for the foundry.
At find thousands of logos categorized into thousands of categories. Erik spiekermann putting back the face into typeface on vimeo. Get all of davide bassus logo collections in one huge bundle. Spiekermann opted for narrow letters, to save space, and strokes that are thin enough to counter the tendency of characters to run into each other but thick enough to ensure legibility. Jun 11, 2015 today, our ceo emmanuel has the amazing opportunity to interview erik spiekermann. Last week, i spent the day with erik spiekermann, who invited a small group into his berlinbased print workshop, p98a, for an introduction to the letterpress. It does, of course, help when a logo is seen by billions of people every day, but at the beginning even. Sep 24, 2014 erik spiekermann 1947 typesetter, printer, art historian, information designer, font designer and author founded in 1979 metadesign, that he expanded to the largest german design office until his departure in 2001. Share motivational and inspirational quotes by erik spiekermann. Erik spiekermann, the designer who helped create the current logo typeface, also made the typeface used on nokia phones. Erik spiekermann famous german designer and typographer.
Erik, i am curious to find out more about the reasons behind the legal definition of typefaces as software, rather than artworks. They can incorporate logos, special characters, pictograms, bullets, icons. Im a creative and talented graphic designer with extensive experience in design. Meanwhile, no less a figure than erik spiekermann, a god of type design. Erik spiekerman erik spiekermann is famous for his fonts, including the seminal meta typeface, and he is a favourite with big corporations. A big advertising for a dutch company that sells small business software, used.
Erik spiekermann internationally renowned graphic designer, typographer and type designer. The letrs software is a selfdescribed spotify of typefaces essentially its a new. Wir drucken krautreporter from erik spiekermann on vimeo. Its even more fitting that the chosen typeface, real, is one of spiekermanns own. Apr 21, 2020 p98a is a gallery and a letterpress workshop. Almost one year later, ff real was released as an extended family consisting of text and headline versions in weights each, by fontfont. Getting to know erik spiekermann in his impressive monograph. A book about his life and work hello i am erik was published by gestalten verlag in 2014. He is the founder of fontshop the first font reseller in digital type history and metafont one of the worlds most successful design companies.
Erik spiekermann, born may 30, 1947, is a german typographer and graphic designer. Erik spiekermann and five students sourced handdrawn letter fragments, typography sketches and posters for the project. Erik spiekermann is prolific, even famous, in some circles. Het in 1979 door hem opgerichte metadesign met kantoren in berlijn, londen en san francisco maakte ontwerpen voor onder andere bvg berlin transit. Erik spiekermann erik spiekermann is one of the most renowned german designer and typographer. Throughout his illustrious career as a designer and typographer, erik spiekermann has created dozens of commercial typefaces ff meta, ff metaserif, itc officina, ff govan, ff info, ff unit, lotype, berliner grotesk and many custom typefaces for worldrenowned corporations. It looks at a single typefaceone that, for better or worse, has dominated the graphic arts world since its creation in 1957in a conversation about the way type affects our lives. He worked as a freelance graphic designer from 19721979 before returning to berlin to cofound metadesign.
Erik and his wife joan, revolutionized the world of digital fonts twentytwo years ago when they started fontshopthe. Our strategic and creative resources are our most valuable assets. Typography fundamentals with ilene strizver creativelive. A student of art history, he has many fonts, awards and achievements to his name. Erik spiekermann is a german typographer, designer and writer. Erik spiekermann poster design course project on behance. Corporate fonts like other fonts are not restricted to alphanumeric glyphs. The nokia logo, like the company, is synonymous with mobile technology, hightech gadgets and new ways to communicate and explore.
Haptic the haptic family is a sans serif typeface which was optimized for use in small sized text. Learning from a worldclass designer and typographer, erik. Volkswagen rebrands with 2d logo to mark start of electric era. See more ideas about typography, lettering and typography design. Jul 14, 2011 interview with designer and typographer, erik spiekermann by debbie hemley jul. A traditional graphic design agency or something different. Ff meta is everywhere designworkplan wayfinding design studio.
Volkswagen has rolled out its latest fully electric production car at the same time as an updated logo and brand design to mark the start of a new era for. He is equally comfortable and prolific as a writer, graphic and typeface designer, but type is always at the epicenter of this communication dynamo. Mozilla new logo seems to be simpler than its predecessors. But when it was released in 2007, citizens of the worldespecially of londonwere not happy. We are trusted partners to some of the best brands worldwide. Currently, he works as a professor at the university of arts bremen. He is author, information architect, type designer ff meta, itc officina, ff info, ff unit, lotype, berliner grotesk and many corporate typefaces and author of books and articles on type and typography.
By creative bloq staff computer arts 01 april 2014. Behance is the worlds largest creative network for showcasing and discovering creative work. Erik spiekermann on why type is brand creative bloq. Sep 16, 2006 this is a tribute to the self confessed information architect erik spiekermann. Unlike previous versions, the blue part is almost flat, although theres a subtle gradient. Erik and his wife joan, revolutionized the world of digital fonts twentytwo years. Erik splits his time between berlin and san francisco and london, where his son dylan lives.
It was started by erik spiekermann and joan spiekermann and neville brody in 1989, and it was the first font reseller in digital type history. By having the bar jut in on the g on the bottom youre adding a lot of added visual weight to the bottom. We are edenspiekermann, an independent global creative agency. Erik spiekermann, born 1947, studied history of art and english in berlin.
Spiekermann redesigned the economist with ben acornley from metadesign london, bringing in type designer ole schafer in berlin to help with the redesign of the economist text face. Designed by paul renner and released by bauer in 1927. The circles in the mastercard logo are separated in a nod to social distancing jure tovrljan redesigns iconic logos to reflect a world under coronavirus. Its fitting that the first words in hello, i am erik gestalten, the phenomenal new monograph by johannes erler about typographer, designer, and entrepreneur, erik spiekermann, are about the type used in the book. Oct 27, 2009 having designed some of the most successful fonts of the last century, erik spiekermann commands the utmost respect from graphic designers around the world. He is an honorary professor at the university of the arts bremen and artcenter college of design. Erik spiekermann was inducted into the european design awards hall of fame and became the first designer to receive the honor. Born in 1947 in stadthagen, erik studied art history at berlins free university, selffunding his degree by running a letterpress in the basement of his home. When similar logos overlap sectors, however tenuously, thats often when lawyers get involved. Apr 14, 2011 typeface as programme interview with peter bilak interview with erik spiekermann interview with dimitri bruni glossary. Schon immer haben grafikdesigner keine handwerklichen muhen gescheut, eine botschaft in kommunikation zu wandeln. He is an honorary professor at the university of the arts bremen and artcenter college of design biography. But in addition to creating great typefaces like meta and info, hes also led a vibrant career in graphic design over the last four decades, including a redesign of the economist which preceded a. Interview with designer and typographer, erik spiekermann.
Spiekermanns best known, very influential typeface is ff meta. He designed two typefaces for berthold, berliner grotesk original is from 19, digitization is from 1979 and lotype original is from 191114, digitization is from 1980. Erik spiekermann, born in 1947, studied art history and english at the free university of berlin. Erik spiekermann born 30 may 1947 in stadthagen, lower saxony is a german typographer, designer and writer. In the words of graphic designer and typographer erik spiekermann, typography is incurable but not lethal. Spiekermann studied art history at berlin s free university, funding himself by running a letterpress printing press in the basement of. I created mortimer design in 2009 and specialize in creating unique graphics to boost your brand, as well as visual media that will help set you apart from your competition. Looks like apple tweaked the fonts a bit in the newest ios 7 beta. Two of the fonts have already been made available to download by adobe, of. Left with no alternative erik on stage at the ca ira club in 1966, sporting his tie and waistcoat combo this week design observer celebrates the us release of the new visual biography of erik spiekermann, edited by johannes erler and published by gestalten.
Artifakt was designed by renowned type designer, erik spiekermann, of edenspiekermann, in partnership with a core team of autodesk brand, web, and ui designers. Helvetica is about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture. Typographer, graphic designer and businessman erik spiekermann has created timeless, influential and, yes, metaphysical work over the past three decades. Oct 03, 2014 erik spiekermann erik spiekermann is one of the most renowned german designer and typographer. Erik spiekermann is one of the worlds well known typographers. Ff meta is a wonderful typeface designed by erik spiekermann, the font family was. Influential typographer erik spiekermann harped on the logos proportions and forced curvy. Spiekermann studied art history at berlins free university. Erik spiekermann is famous for his fonts, including the seminal meta typeface, and he is a favourite with big corporations.
Carol twombly designers donald handel designers edouard hoffmann designers edward benguiat designers eric gill designers erik spiekermann designers ernst friz designers hannes designers herb lubalin designers. Erik spiekermann creates digital fonts from unfinished. He founded the multidisciplinary design consultancy metadesign in berlin, 1979, opening a major san francisco office in 1992, and another in zurich. Waiting for a free pomp i spotted the logo of endemol at the side of a car. Madeleine morley visits the berlin studio of revered typographer erik spiekermann for a master class in letterpress printing erik spiekermann in his berlin home. Erik spiekermann is art historian, information architect, type designer and author. Ubuntu is an opensource software operating system, while human. To best extend the range of the itc officina family, erik spiekermann and his team at metadesign added a sans serif companion face in two weights.
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