TYPE DESIGN INFORMATION PAGE last updated on
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Type design in Luxemburg |
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Despite claims by the European politicians to the contrary, the Euro symbol was first designed by a German designer, Luxembourg-based euro-fanatic, Arthur Eisenmenger (b. 1915). He also designed the European Union flag. Eisenmenger claimed that it was in fact he who created the symbol a quarter of a century before its unveiling in 1997. [Google] [More] ⦿ | |
Claude Reuter (from Hunsdorf, Luxembourg) made the handwriting font Claude in 1999. [Google] [More] ⦿ | |
Gilles Pegel
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During his studies in Luxembourg, Lynn harles created the alchemic typeface Quadratur des Kreizes (2013). [Google] [More] ⦿ | |
Designer of Aldo (2005) and Spastika (2006, octagonal) at the Trypo foundry in Brussels, which he set up with Gilles Pegel in 2005. Both graduated in 2005 from the ERG (Ecole de Recherche Graphique Brussels) and were born in Luxembourg. In 2006, he created the dot matrix-style face Calix (free), which is inspired by Arabic culture and pixel grids. It was intended for a cybercafe named prog, located at La Maison du Citoyen, Schaerbeek, Brussels. Alternate URL. [Google] [More] ⦿ | |
After his apprenticeship as a photographer in a Luxembourgian agency and several internships at studios, Stephan Stoffels started studying Communication Design at the FH Trier in 2008. Creator of the (free) slightly flared sans face Dualis (2010, Lite, Sans and Serif). MyFonts link. Klingspor link. [Google] [MyFonts] [More] ⦿ | |
Trypo
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Dafont link. [Google] [More] ⦿ |
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Foundry and type information site launched in Brussels in January 2005 by Sacha Rein and Gilles Pegel, two guys born in Luxembourg. Gilles created the Elite and Butter Unsalted typefaces (2005), and Sacha designed Aldo (2004). Both graduated in 2005 from the ERG (Ecole de Recherche Graphique Brussels). The stitching font 
