Erik Spiekermann
German typographer, designer and writer (born 1947)
Erik Spiekermann (born 30 May 1947) is a German art historian, typographer, designer, information architect and writer. He divides his time between Berlin, London and San Francisco.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Erik Spiekermann (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born May 30, 1947.1
About
He runs Hacking Gutenberg, an experimental letterpress printing workshop in Berlin.
From Wikipedia’s article on Erik Spiekermann, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- EdenspiekermannFounder18
- FontShopFounder19
- FontShop InternationalFounder20
- MetaDesignFounder21
Early life and education
- Date not recordedFreie Universität Berlin3
Spiekermann studied art history at the Free University of Berlin, funding himself by running a letterpress printing press in the basement of his house.
From Wikipedia’s article on Erik Spiekermann (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Career
Occupation: typesetter, postage stamp designer, university teacher, author, designer, graphic designer, graphic artist, typographer.9
- Date not recordedHonorary professor, University of the Arts Bremen4
- Date not recordedFounded FontShop International5
- Date not recordedFounded Edenspiekermann6
- Date not recordedFounded MetaDesign7
- Date not recordedFounded FontShop8
Known for: Fira Sans.10
In 1989, Spiekermann co-founded FontShop with Joan Spiekermann. The company was an early mail-order distributor of computer fonts.
Spiekermann left MetaDesign in 2001 and set up United Designers Network with his wife Susanna Dulkinys. The practice later became SpiekermannPartners and, following a 2009 merger with Eden Design & Communication, operated as Edenspiekermann.
He participated in the creation of corporate identities and other works, including redesigns of the publications The Economist and Reason.
Spiekermann is an honorary professor at the University of the Arts Bremen. He received the Gerrit Noordzij Prize from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague and an honorary doctorate from ArtCenter College of Design, United States of America. In 2007, the Royal Society of Arts named him an Honorary Royal Designer for Industry.
In 2020 Spiekermann set up TOC Publishing.
He appeared in the 2007 documentary film Helvetica.
From Wikipedia’s article on Erik Spiekermann (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataErik Spiekermann on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaErik Spiekermann on Wikipedia
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- 14Wikidataaward, as reported
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- 17WikidataErik Spiekermann: X, on Wikidata
- 18WikidataEdenspiekermann, Founder
- 19WikidataFontShop, Founder
- 20WikidataFontShop International, Founder
- 21WikidataMetaDesign, Founder
- 22Wikimedia CommonsErik Spiekermann photo by Norman Posselt, CC BY-SA 4.0