Boutique
Die neue Schrift Boutique von dem unabhängigen Schriftenverlag MilieuGrotesque von Timo Gaessner ist soeben erschienen.
Boutique ist eine neoklassizischtische Sans Serif Schrift, die einen geraden und geometrischen Charakter besitzt. 2008 durch ein Experiment entstanden, wurde sie 2009 für das Berliner Fashionlabel A.D.Deertz ausgearbeitet.
Aus dem Pressetext: MilieuGrotesque is a Berlin-Zurich-based, independent publisher and distributor of typefaces and related publications. Set up by Timo Gaessner and Alexander Meyer, MilieuGrotesque reflects their ongoing interest and involvement with all things typographically related to work and thought.
Timo Gaessner, a Berlin-based graphic and type designer, studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. In 2002 he founded 123buero, a graphic design studio primarily focused on printed matter, identity programmes, exhibition and type design. In 2010 he established the digital type foundry MilieuGrotesque through which all recently developed typefaces are distributed exlusively. Since the summer of 2011, he has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Arts and Design (Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung – HfG) in Karlsruhe, south Germany.
Zurich-based graphic and type designer Alexander Meyer, studied at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). He founded his studio xyz.ch in 2003. His main focus is on typography and he is influenced by the manual aspects of old typesetting techniques. Inspired by vintage typewriter typefaces, he designed the slab serif typeface families Lacrima and Generika. In 2010, he co-founded MilieuGrotesque. Since 2008 he has been a visiting lecturer at F+F School of Art and Media Design (F+F Schule für Kunst und Mediendesign) in Zurich.
Designer: Timo Gaessner
Schnitt: light, regular, bold, engraved
Release: April 2012
Preis: Pro Schnitt 99 CHF
