Freda Sack

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Freda Sack Prolific British type designer (b. Enfield, 1951, née Freda Buckley, d. 2019) who completed her diploma in Graphic Design and Typography at the Maidstone College of Art. She began to work at Letraset International in 1971 and learned the basics of type design under the direction of Bob Newman. At URW in Hamburg she was involved in the development of the first groundbreaking font software application. In 1978, she was appointed Senior Type Designer at Hardy Williams Design in London and moved to Typographic Systems International in 1980. Freda Sack began working as a freelance designer in 1983. Her clients included British Airways, Air UK and Vauxhall. Obituary at The Guardian. In 1989, Freda Sack and David Quay founded The Foundry in London. In 2000, Freda set up her own company Foundry Types to further develop The Foundry typeface library, and to continue with the design and implementation of specially commissioned typefaces. Her corporate fonts include NatWest, Yellow Pages directory, Brunel signage UK mainline stations, Lisbon Metro Portugal, Swiss International Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, and WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) multi-language. Her retail typefaces: Caslon Italic + Swashes (1981, ITC). Foundry Architype Bayer (unicase font, The Foundry, 1996). In 2008, Stuart de Rosario and Freda Sack co-designed the Egyptian typeface Foundry Origin. Ignatius (1987, ITC). Jenson Old Style EF (with Colin Brignall, 1982, at Letraset). Paddington (1977, ITC). Promotor (1983). Proteus (1983, ITC). see also Proteus EF. Orlando (1986, ITC). Stratford EF (Elsner+Flake). Stratford Serial (SoftMaker). University Roman (1984). Vermont (1987, ITC). A shadow font. Victorian (Linotype), Victorian (ITC). A 1976 font first developed with Colin Brignall at Letraset.	EXTERNAL LINKS Freda Sack Monotype link Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Unicase type design ⦿ Type design in the United Kingdom ⦿ Victorian typefaces ⦿ Caslon ⦿