Freda Sack
British type designer
Freda Sack (born 23 September 1951, died 13 February 2019) was a British type designer who began her career at Letraset in 1972, joining as a photographic retoucher. Colleagues attest to her skill at cutting letters from rubylith at Letraset where she cut several of the in-house designs and some of her own.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Freda Sack (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1951, died Feb 13, 2019.1
About
After a freelance period which including consulting for British Airways, and Vauxhall Motors, in 1989 she joined up with previous collaborator David Quay to co-found what, by their own account, may have been the first UK independent type foundry, called The Foundry, in 1989.
Freda Sack was a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers, its co-chair from 1995 to 1999, its chair from 2000 to 2004, and its president from 2006 to 2010. Later, she was made an honorary fellow.
From Wikipedia’s article on Freda Sack, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- The FoundryFounder7
Career
Occupation: designer, typographer.4
- Date not recordedFounded The Foundry3
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataFreda Sack on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFreda Sack on Wikipedia
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- 7WikidataThe Foundry, Founder