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Jan Tschichold

Jan Tschichold was a German book designer and typographer[?], practitioner of both modern and classical designs. He was born in Leipzig, Germany, on April 2, 1902 and died in Locarno[?], Switzerland, on August 11, 1974.

Among the fonts he has designed are

  • Transit (1931)
  • Saskia (1931)
  • Zeus (1931)
  • Sabon (1967)



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