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Paragraph [Jan Schmoeger]

Born in Prague in 1949, Jan Schmoeger emigrated to Australia in 1980/1981, and is a book designer in Mentone, Victoria. For most of his career here he worked as a graphic designer, mainly in book publishing. He was also a sessional lecturer at the School of Art and Design, Monash University, Caulfield, Melbourne (formerly Chisholm Institute of Technology) in 1986-1994 and 2004-2008. His typefaces:

  • Bentwood (2008).
  • Circula (2010). A geometric caps-only sans based on arcs.
  • Diagond (2010). Organic.
  • Galette (2008). Six styles of a screen sans with hint of art nouveau, originally called Alfons but renamed.
  • Mentone (2008). Along the lines of Frutiger/Myriad.
  • Paperclip (2007).
  • ParaCaps (2008). Geometric caps.
  • Paragraph Stretch (2011). A unicase effect Porsche-look family.
  • Paragraph (2007). A rounded octagonal headline sans typeface.
  • Springsteel Serif (2011) and Springsteel Extreme (2011)..
  • Springsteel (2009). A tense sans.
  • Tenby Stencil
  • Tenby Eight, Seven, Six, Five and Four (2008). A squarish geometric display sans series.
  • Tertre (2009). An octagonal typeface based on French signage.

Klingspor link. Dafont page (where three styles of Paperclip, Diagond, and the sans typeface Mentone are free). Home page. Pic.

Showcase of Jan Schmoeger's typefaces at MyFonts.

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INTERNAL LINKS
Type design in Czechia ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Octagonal typefaces ⦿ Type in Australia ⦿ Art Nouveau typefaces ⦿ Signage typefaces ⦿ Paperclip faces ⦿ Stencil fonts ⦿ Unicase type design ⦿ Circle-themed typefaces ⦿








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