font_designer: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse

Nofret

Nofret font

Designed by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, Berthold released Nofret in 1984. This contemporary serif recalls her earlier design, Diotima. Narrower in proportion, it is an elegant typeface with calligraphic influences and beautiful italics.

Christiana

Christiana font

Christiana was designed for Berthold in 1991 by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse. Its varied stroke weights and angled endings give this typeface an elegant, hand-lettered impression.

Hesse Antiqua

Hesse Antiqua font

Hesse Antiqua is the very first typeface designed by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. It was a pioneering project originally created by her over 70 years ago as a set of brass punches to stamp...

Carmina BT

Carmina BT font

A personal calligraphic series commissioned by Bitstream from Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. Although Carmina BT is a neutral design, optimized for use in digital publishing, Zapf von Hesse’s unique calligraphic spirit is still quite...

URW Alcuin

URW Alcuin font

Colombine

Colombine font

Colombine is based on the handwriting of Gudrun Zapf von Hesse. The dynamic forms of Gudrun Zapf von Hesse’s Colombine express the dance, the lightheartedness and the liveliness of Commedia dell’Arte. The type is...

Alcuin

Alcuin font

Gudrun Zapf von Hesse designed the first sketches of Alcuin in 1986. The namesake of this typeface was an advisor of Charlemagne and was responsible for the writing reform of the Carolingian era. Alcuin...

URW Colombine

URW Colombine font

Nofret BQ

Nofret BQ font

Designed by Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse, Berthold released Nofret in 1984. This contemporary serif recalls her earlier design, Diotima. Narrower in proportion, it is an elegant typeface with calligraphic influences and beautiful italics.