Georg Trump Explained

Georg Trump (10 July 1896 – 21 December 1985) was a German graphics, typeface and postage stamp designer, known for designs such as the book typeface Trump Mediaeval (1954), the slab serif City (1931) and the condensed, industrial Schadow.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Trump fought in both WWI and WWII, the latter which left him severely wounded. He studied under, and was a fellow lecturer with Jan Tschichold in Munich.[1] He worked for the Berthold Type Foundry and then the Weber Type Foundry in Stuttgart.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Neil Macmillan. An A-Z of Type Designers. 2006. Yale University Press. 0-300-11151-7. 174–5.
  2. Web site: Schadow. Typedia. 24 January 2017. 26 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110914/http://typedia.com/explore/typeface/schadow/. dead.
  3. Web site: Ross. David Jonathan. Your Friendly Quirkhorse. DJR Type. 24 January 2017.
  4. Web site: Krausz. Norbert. Trump Mediaeval: The story of its creation and a re-evaluation of its historical relevance.. Type Culture. University of Reading (MA thesis). 27 March 2017.
  5. Web site: Kupferschmid. Indra. Mauritius. Typographica. 24 January 2017.
  6. Book: Jason Tselentis. Allan Haley. Richard Poulin . Tony Seddon . Gerry Leonidas . Ina Saltz . Kathryn Henderson . Tyler Alterman . Typography, Referenced: A Comprehensive Visual Guide to the Language, History, and Practice of Typography. 1 February 2012. Rockport Publishers. 978-1-61058-205-6. 17.

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