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Basics.
  • Born Johannes Tzschichhold (pronounced yahn chih-kold.)
  • German calligrapher, type, and book designer.
  • Born April 2, 1902, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Died August 11, 1974, at the age of seventy-two. Locarno, Switzerland


Why is Jan important?
  • "Revolutionized the craftsmanship of the letterform with asymmetrical brilliance breaking new ground in type design."
  •  Played a huge role in the creation of modern typography.
  • Artsin background and calligraphic training set him apart from other typographers and influenced his design style/skill set.

Jans typography style.
  • Modern.
  • Simple.
  • Condemned all typefaces but sans-serif. 
  • Believed in using different sizes and weights of type. 
  • Practical.
  • Efficient.
  • "Designed the much-admired typeface Sabon"
  • Geometrical. 
  • Unconventional.

Interesting Facts.
  • "Son of a provincial signwriter, he was trained in calligraphy."
  • Denounced as a "cultural Bolshevists" by Hitler.  
  • Escaped Nazi Germany in August 1933.
  • Said to be a remarkable teacher.
  • "Wrote  Die neue Typographie and Typographische Gestaltung which became standard textbooks for the next generation of typographers."
  • "Redesigned Penguin Books paperbacks, supervised the redesign of 500 books."


Typefaces Jan designed.
  • Iwan Raschiniev (1930).
  • Transito (1931). 
  • Saskia (1931 – 1932).
  • Zeus (1931). 
  • Tschichold (1933 – 1936). 
  •  Sabon (1967). 

What I like about Jan and his designs.
  • Use of white space.
  • Color choices. Red, Black. Classic. Powerful message.
  • Beautiful use of Grid.
  • Love the typface Sabon.
  • Beauty in simplicity. 
  • Practical but dynamic and engaging.
  • Stood up to Nazi bullshit. Authentically himself.
  • Able to recognize his own ego and willing to change/explore his design philosophies.
“My errors were more fertile than I ever imagined… In the light of my present knowledge, it was a juvenile opinion to consider the sans serif has the most suitable or even the most contemporary typeface.”



   "Functional design by the most straightforward means."        

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            Sources:

  1. Black Line by Ahkâm: <a href="https://www.freeiconspng.com/img/16805">Free Download Line Png Images</a>
  2. https://www.typeroom.eu/jan-tschichold-the-father-of-modern-typography-in-his-own-words
  3. https://pixabay.com/
  4. https://creativepro.com/jan-tschichold-master-typographer-of-the-20th-  century/
  5. https://www.famousgraphicdesigners.org/jan-tschichold
  6. GIFS from https://www.typeroom.eu/jan-tschichold-the-father-of-modern-typography-in-his-own-words type design Jan Tschichold
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Tschichold

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