Lineto
Lineto is a Swiss type foundry founded by Cornel Windlin and Stephan Müller in 1993.[1] In 1998, Lineto launched a website to distribute their fonts digitally. In 2007, Jürg Lehni joined the venture.[2][3]
Lineto offers an extensive catalogue of fonts by internationally renowned designers, including Laurenz Brunner, James Goggin, Norm, Aurèle Sack and Team'77.
The most well known fonts on Lineto's catalogue include:
- Simple, designed by Norm (graphic design group) in 2001 and adapted at the request of Ruedi Baur of Intégral Ruedi Baur Paris to be used as the signage typeface of Cologne Bonn Airport[4]
- Akkurat, designed by Laurenz Brunner in 2004 (awarded a Swiss Federal Design Award in 2006)[5] and which proved widely popular[6]
- LL Circular, designed by Lauren Brunner in 2005-2013,[7] used widely in publications, advertisement and branding, for example by Airbnb (for general branding application)[8]
- LL Brown, designed by Aurèle Sack in 2007-2011,[9] used widely in publications, advertisement and branding, including as above by companies such as Airbnb (for its logo)[10]
- Replica, designed by Norm in 2008,[11] used notably for the 2012 rebrand of VH1[12]
- Unica, digitised by Team'77 in 2012-2014, based on their 1974-1980 drawings[13]
References
- ↑ Hollis, Richard (2001). Graphic design : a concise history (Rev. and expanded ed. ed.). London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500203477.
- ↑ https://lineto.com
- ↑ Tselentis, Jason (2012). Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. Rockport Publishers. p. 132. ISBN 9781610582056.
- ↑ "Köln-Bonn Airport". Fonts in Use. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Swiss Federal Design Awards - Laurenz Brunner". www.swissdesignawards.ch. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Design of the Week: Akkurat | Design | Agenda | Phaidon". Phaidon. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "LL Circular". Typographica. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Airbnb identity, website, app (2014 redesign)". Fonts in Use. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "LL Brown in use - Fonts In Use". Fonts in Use. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Airbnb identity, website, app (2014 redesign)". Fonts in Use. 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ "Eye Magazine | Feature | Buying into the Norm cosmos". www.eyemagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
- ↑ Typedia. "Typedia: Replica". typedia.com. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
- ↑ "Swiss Federal Design Awards - Team'77: Erich Gschwind, André Gürtler, Christian Mengelt". www.swissdesignawards.ch. Retrieved 2016-10-24.
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