Hans Eduard Meier

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Hans Eduard Meier Swiss type designer in Obstalden, Switzerland, born in 1922 in Horgen am Zürichsee, who was associated with ETH Zurich for a long time. He died in 2014. In his obituary, Meier's long-time friend and former publisher Erich Alb wrote: He was a tireless, quiet craftsman, alone in his room, away from everything, who worked with endless stamina. The high quality of his calligraphic work, his sure eye in drawing letterforms, his teaching skills, his drawing, painting and graphic work distinguish him as a unique international figure. Meier created these typefaces: Barbedor (1984) and Barbetwo. The school fonts BasisSchrift Eins EF (2002), ABCSchrift Drei EF (2001-2002), ABCSchrift Eins EF and ABCSchrift Zwei EF. See this school script web page. The calligraphic family Elysa EF (2002). Lapidar. Linotype Syntax Lapidar (1995). Syntax Lapidar Serif (2001). Oberon (1992). Done as an OEM for Institut fuer Computersysteme in Zürich. Available from Elsner&Flake as OberonEF. SNB Alphabet (1994). Designed for the Swiss National bank) as an adapted version of Helvetica Condensed. The notes themselves were designed by Joerg Zintmeyer. Syntax, Meier's chef d'oeuvre, started in 1954. An intermediate version was called Ur-Syntax (1964). Syntax was first released in 1968-1972 by Stempel. The modern Bitstream version is called Humanist 531, and it is an example of a humanist sans serif. See also Saxony and S841 Sans on the SoftMaker MegaFont XXL CD, 2002. URW has its own version. Linotype Syntax (2000), a reworking of his original Syntax, earned him a Bukvaraz 2001 award. Derived or related typefaces are Syntax Serif (1999), Syntax-Letter (1992), and Neue Syntax, all by Meier. ITC Syndor (1988). Elysa (2002). Gestickte Antiqua (2004). References: Superb analysis of his life and contributions by Roxane Jubert (in French). Linotype link. FontShop link. MyFonts link. Klingspor link. View Hans Eduard Meier's typefaces.	EXTERNAL LINKS Hans Eduard Meier [Buy fonts] [Designer info] MyFonts search Monotype search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Mathematics fonts ⦿ Type design in Switzerland ⦿ School fonts ⦿