Born April 2nd 1902, Tschichold was the son of a signwriter, and he was trained in calligraphy. He was different from almost all other noted typographers of the time as a result of his training, since they had trained in architecture or the fine arts. His parents who feared that he didn’t want to be an artist concluded that being an illustration teacher would be better than him being an unfruitful artist. Though this job only lasted 3 years. In March 1933, Tschichold and his wife were arrested. During the arrest, Soviet posters were found in his flat, casting him under suspicion of collaboration with communists. After six weeks a policeman somehow found him tickets for Switzerland, and he and his family managed to escape Nazi Germany in August 1933.
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Tschichold died in the hospital at Locarno in 1974.
Tschichold studied book design at Leizpig Academy. During his life many influenced
Tschihold. He was influenced by Rudolph Koch’s font Maximillian Grotesk. He also collected the works of script master Pierre Simon Fournier. The typefaces designed by Tschihold include
Transit (1931), Saskia (1931/1932), Zeus (1931), and Sabon (1966/1967) after Jacques
Jan
Tschichold died in the hospital at Locarno in 1974.
Tschichold studied book design at Leizpig Academy. During his life many influenced
Tschihold. He was influenced by Rudolph Koch’s font Maximillian Grotesk. He also collected the works of script master Pierre Simon Fournier. The typefaces designed by Tschihold include
Transit (1931), Saskia (1931/1932), Zeus (1931), and Sabon (1966/1967) after Jacques