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Tobias-David Albert

Tobias-David Albert (b. 1978) studied visual communication at the design faculty of Hochschule Wismar as well as type design at Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (with Fred Smeijers and Stephan Müller). His thesis work, an antiqua with an italic cut called Tilia, won the state prize for upcoming designers in 2011; a bold weight of Tilia is currently in development. From 2012, Tobias-David taught at Wismar, and since 2016 he has been at Burg Giebichenstein, Halle. Working at the intersections between calligraphy, sign-writing, lettering and type design, Tobias-David's work includes many customized letterforms for labels, posters, store signs, glassware, and tombstones. He applies a wide range of lettering techniques such as drawing, painting, etching, carving, and moulding.

Swiss type foundry Lineto turned to Tobias-David for the brush script typeface LL Blankenhorn in 2014, named after lettering artist Fritz Blankenhorn.

Among other designs that Albert produced digitally are a poster with a Gerrit Noordzij quote for Museum für Druckkunst, Leipzig (2013), and various brush letterings for commercial magazines such as Shape, Men's Fitness, and MusikExpress (2014-2017).

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