Hermann Zapf

1918 – 2015

German type designer and calligrapher who's designs include Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino. He is considered one of the greatest type designers of all time.

• Feder und Stichel
• Calligraphic type design in the digital age
• Manuale typographicum
• Alphabet stories
• About alphabets
• ALPHABET STORIES: A CHRONICLE OF TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS
• The fine art of letters
• Typographic variations
• Typographic Variations on themes in contemporary book design and typography
• ABC-XYZapf
• About alphabets
• Atlas zur Geschichte der Schrift