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A Life's Work - Awarded ISTD Membership

06/2016

Adrian Frutiger was a Swiss graphic designer, typographer and one of the world's most recognised and renowned type designers. Some of his creations are Univers, Avenir and Frutiger. He was associated with Deberney & Peignot, Bauer and Linotype. Frutiger was born in 1928 and passed away in 2015.

Brief: Celebrate the life’s work of Adrian Frutiger. Create a prestigious ‘publication’ that celebrates the life and work of Adrian Frutiger. The publication should be special and pay homage to one of the world's great type designers.

24 Terms from The Man of Black and White, Adrian Frutiger book cover showing the number twenty four etched on the front with a belly band.
Inside spread of the 24 Terms book showing typographic quotes and snippets from the film 'The Man of Black and White'.
Close up photograph of an inside spread of the 24 Terms book showing screenshots from the film 'The Man of Black and White'. Adrian Frutiger is shown at different stages of his life.
Close up photograph of the 24 Terms book inside pages using a macro lens. The page shows typefaces designed by Adrian Frutiger.
Four rows of screenshot snippets from the film 'The Man of Black and White' celebrating Adrian Frutiger's life. Layout inspired by film reels.
A spread showing how Frutiger witnessed the technological transition from hand-crafted lead type to digital methods.
A typographic spread focussing on the legibility of Frutiger's typefaces and beautiful illustrated forms.
"Good fonts in their simplicity, serve the reader as discreet, and thus perfect tools." A quote by Adrian Frutiger printed in the 24 Terms book.
Red inner pages printed on G.F Smith Plike Red paper with screen printed life form symbols designed by Adrian Frutiger using PVA glue to give a gloss effect.
Close up photograph of a snippet from the film 'the Man of Black and White' hand-drawn Devanagari symbols produced by Adrian Frutiger.
Large jumbled letters on a page printed in black ink to celebrate the Frutiger typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1975.
An outline of Adrian Frutiger's life form illustration printed on translucent tracing paper.
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