I am a huge fan of Adrian Frutiger. Most of my favorite typefaces are his creations. Some are “undiscovered gems” that I have never seen used in anyone else's work. Others are ubiqutous; Frutiger and Univers.
Some of his lesser knowm work:
![](http://www.insignedesign.com/www/blogger/uploaded_images/vectora-733389.gif)
![](http://www.insignedesign.com/www/blogger/uploaded_images/Meridien-756903.gif)
![](http://www.insignedesign.com/www/blogger/uploaded_images/univers-poster-731460.gif)
Some of his lesser knowm work:
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Meridien. I used Meridien once for a high class travel magazine I was designing. The typeface worked equally well for body copy, and the italics were interesting enough to work well as headlines.
![](http://www.insignedesign.com/www/blogger/uploaded_images/Meridien-756903.gif)
I would have to say that Frutiger got me started on type design; I was working on a poster for a class that required that we choose a typefaces and only use elements from that typeface when designing. Initially, I struggled with the project, but eventually hit on the idea to use the U forms to frame the main piece. The center is a motion blur abstract also based on one of the characters. Although I was just starting as a designer, five years and an undergrad and masters degree later, I am still proud of the result. It probably has more to do with the quality of the typeface than any actual skill.
![](http://www.insignedesign.com/www/blogger/uploaded_images/univers-poster-731460.gif)
Adrian is now 79, but is still (!) designing. HowDesign has a nice article on Capitalis and Adrian Frutiger here, and you can purchase Capitalis from Linotype.
I also wrote a large portion of the wikipedia article on Adrian Frutiger.
I also wrote a large portion of the wikipedia article on Adrian Frutiger.
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