But his romans had a different flavor, and for some, they contain the origins of the Grotesques that followed. Considered to be one of the foremost creators of his time, he engraved gothic letters and Antiqua type, similar to those of Didot and Bodoni. Quite gifted, he became a specialist, developing an activity as a punch-cutter, and eventually bought Ernst Wilhelm Kirschner’s type foundry. He explains: Justus Erich Walbaum (1768-1837), a confectioner by trade, carved his own cake molds. These fonts were based on designs by Walbaum. In 2021, he released Album Sans and Album Slab.Minerale won an award at the Type Directors Club's Type Design Competition 2019. The experimental typeface Minerale (2017).His research for this at the ANRT was based on the theory of "compact typography" put forth by Emile Javal, a French ophtalmologist who explained his ideas in "Physiologie de la lecture et de l'écriture" (1905). In Comedia he writes about legibility and the creation of Miniscule, which was optimized to be read at 2 to 6 points. A ten style family for small print, which won an award at the TDC2 2005 type competition. The 72-weight Garaje (from Garaje 55 to Garaje 100 Garaje 53 Unicase Black is free).
His typefaces are distributed by 205tf (was: 205 Corp, or 256tm): He has been Director the Atelier national de recherche typographique (ANRT) in Nancy since 2012. He studied under Peter Keller at the ANRT in Nancy, and teaches at the École d'Art de Besançon. Ģ56tm is the foundry of Besançon, France-based designer Thomas Huot-Marchand (b. Thomas Huot-Marchand: Minérale, Minuscule, Garaje, Album Sans, Album Slab.Damien Gautier: Heliuum, Maax (+Display, Rounded, Raw, Mono), La Chaufferie, Robin, Plaak, Le Beaune, Caporal, Colonel, Amiral, Beretta (Sans, Serif).Matthieu Cortat: Petit Serif, Louize (+Display), Henry, Helvetius, Stuart, Basetica, Stockmar, Brett, Cosimo, Battling, Anacharsis, Bonesana, Chrysaora.įrench type foundry with headquarters in Lyon that sells typefaces made by French type designers Matthieu Cortat, Roxane Gataud, Damien Gautier, Thomas Huot-Marchand, Yoann Minet, and Alice Savoie. In 2014, Timo designed Patron at Milieu Grotesque, a typeface inspired by type designers Günther Gerhard Lange and Roger Excoffon. At MilieuGrotesque (or: Meyer&Gässner, Zurich), his fonts Maison (2010, grotesque family) and Chapeau ( 2010, rounded) can be bought. Since 2010, partner with Alexander Meyer in Milieu Grotesque. Fonts like 123Naiv can also be bought at Die Gestalten. All of these are characterized by minimalist shapes. He was a founding member of Balcony Magazine in Paris in 2001. Gaessner studied at the Kunstacademie in Maastricht, at the University of Arts, Berlin, and at G. TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated onġ23 Buero is Timo Gaessner's graphic design studio, est.