Markus Fetz

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Markus Fetz Markus Fetz is an Austrian illustrator, graphic and type designer based in Lech. After studying in Vienna, he worked in the advertising industry for two years before starting his own business as a graphic designer and illustrator in 2013. In 2020 he moved back to his hometown where he set up his studio. Markus Fetz created his one-man foundry in 2019. His typefaces: the caps-only typeface Greissler (2019). He writes: Greissler is a retro display font inspired by old letterings on store fronts and building facades in Vienna. "Greißer" is a term used in the east of Austria and means small grocer. In Vienna, you can still see some of the letterings "Lebensmittel", "Feinkost", etc. on the storefronts of mostly abandoned shops. Similar letters can be found on "Gemeindebauten" (council housing) from the 1920s. Zuers (2022). A ten-style geometric sans, and two variable fonts. Zuers is based on a hand-drawn advertizing poster entitled Zürs Arlberg Austria (1935, Alexander Wagner).	EXTERNAL LINKS Markus Fetz [Buy fonts] [Designer info] Behance page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Commercial fonts (small outfits) ⦿ Type in Austria ⦿ Variable fonts ⦿