font_designer: Gudrun Zapf von Hesse

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.

Christiana BQ

Christiana BQ 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.

Nofret BE

Nofret BE font

Christiana BE

Christiana BE font

Nofret Pro

Nofret Pro font

Christiana Pro

Christiana Pro font

Smaragd

Smaragd font

Smaragd is a light and gracious font especially appropriate for titles and cards. It is Gudrun Zapf von Hesse’s interpretation of Baroque adornment engravings. Smaragd is clear and festive, well-suited to titles and headings,...

Diotima

Diotima font

Diotima was designed by Gudrun Zapf von Hesse in 1948, the italic even earlier, in 1939. Diotima is a festive font particularly well-suited to invitations, programs and poems. The delicate italic draws attention to...

Ariadne

Ariadne font

Since monks of the 8th century began to compile written works into books, the inital letter, of a word, sentence, page, etc., has held great importance. In this tradition, Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse created the...