Designer: Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse

  1. Alcuin Typeface
    Foundry: URW++, Linotype
    Gudrun Zapf von Hesse designed the first sketches of Alcuin in 1986. The namesake of this typeface was an advisor…
  2. Carmina Typeface
    Foundry: Bitstream, Linotype
    At the behest of Matthew Carter, Gudrun Zapf von Hesse (the German bookbinder, calligrapher, and type designer) designed Carmina BT…
  3. Ariadne Typeface
    Foundry: Linotype, D Stempel AG
    Since monks of the 8th century began to compile written works into books, the inital letter, of a word, sentence,…
  4. Diotima Typeface
    Foundry: D Stempel AG, Linotype
    Diotima was designed by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse in 1948, the italic even earlier, in 1939. Its roots had been…
  5. Nofret Typeface
    Foundry: Berthold, Linotype
    Nofret is a modern face with strong contrast and near vertical stress, first released by the Berthold foundry in 1984.…
  6. Christiana Typeface
    Foundry: Berthold
    Christiana is a sans serif face designed by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse for the Berthold foundry. Christiana is an attractive…
  7. Smaragd Typeface
    Foundry: Linotype
    Smaragd is a light and gracious font especially appropriate for titles and cards. It is Gudrun Zapf von Hesse's interpretation…
  8. Calligraphic 810 Typeface
    Foundry: Bitstream
    identical with…