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'''Erik Spiekermann''' (born
May 30 1947) is a
German typographer and designer.
Spiekermann studied
Art History at
Berlin's
Free University, funding himself by running a hot metal
printing press in the basement of his house. Between 1972–1979 he worked as a freeleance designer in
London before returning to Berlin and founding
MetaDesign with two partners. Although undergoing several reinventions and restarts, the company's client list now includes
Adobe Systems,
Apple Computer,
Audi,
Hewlett Packard,
IBM and
Nike, and comprises offices in Berlin,
San Francisco and
Zurich.
== Notable works ==
Spiekermann designed the seminal
typeface, "Meta", sold through
FontShop and arguably the most popular digital typeface of the 1990s, and co-authored the classic treatise on modern typography, ''Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works''. He has also participated in the creation of numerous corporate identities and other works. He is widely regarded as the father of modern digital typography.
== Further reading ==
*''Metadesign: Design from the word up'', Thames and Hudson, 1999
*''Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works'', Adobe Press 1993
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Also responsible for the redesign of the
Economist (print, not sure about www site).
* wonderful trimming of ascenders and descenders for the sake of managing information density.
