He is not one of those type designers who produces a new font family every two or three months. Each of his typefaces has taken considerable time to mature, and it shows: they are thoughtful, original and well-wrought. Rather than responding to passing trends, his Emtype Foundry publishes fonts that are aimed at having a long shelf-life, and his Geogrotesque has been a bestseller ever since it came out five years ago. He is also prepared to pull his weight when it comes to nourishing international typographic culture — he’ll be co-organizer of next year’s ATypI conference, the world’s major annual get-together of type designers. Meet Eduardo Manso, an Argentinian who has made Barcelona his home.
He’s probably Germany’s most prolific type designer. He worked at international advertising and packaging design agencies before setting up shop in Munich, Germany. Just the same, he likes to go diving in Hawaii or can be found browsing the Paris flea market for samples of handwriting and lettering. Meet Gert Wiescher, a man of the world.