Peter Steiner

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Peter Steiner Painter and designer, b. Lochen, Germany, 1926, Graduate under Walter Brudi of the Akademie der bildenden Künste in Stuttgart. He taught at that school from 1962 until his retirement. Designer of these typefaces: The slightly psychedelic art nouveau film typeface Swing (1974, Bertghold AG). This typeface was revived and expanded in 2007 as Steiner Special (2007, Rebecca Alaccari, Canada Type). Alpine (1974, Berthold AG). Black Body (1973, Berthold AG). Revived and extended by Jonathan Hill as Mekon in 2010. Black Pepper (1972). Florian Hardwig wrote that Black Pepper was exclusively available from Anton Herkner Graphisches Atelier, a phototype studio in Stuttgart, Germany. Dektiv Double (1975, Berthold AG). Jockey (1974, Berthold AG).	EXTERNAL LINKS Peter Steiner [Designer info] Klingspor Museum page MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS Type designers ⦿ Type designers ⦿ Art Nouveau typefaces ⦿ Psychedelic types ⦿ German type scene ⦿ Photo and film type era ⦿