Fundamental Research Methods and Form Innovation in Type Design Compared to Technological Developments in Type Production

Author Biographies

• André Gürtler
  Born in Switzerland in 1936. After completing his education in typographic design, he worked in the Letter Design Department of the Monotype Corporation, England and then at Deberny & Peignot, Paris. He then joined Adrian Frutiger's studio and gave courses in letterforms at the Academie Populaire des Arts Plastiques in Paris. Since 1965, he has been a lecturer and instructor in the history of letterforms and the design of type and letterforms at the School of Design, Basel. He has also served as visiting lecturer at Yale University, and at Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana in Mexico City. He is partner in the Team '77, which deals with the entire field of letterforms. Mr. Gurtler has contributed many articles to Typographische Monatsblatter, including 'Contributions to Education in Letterforms', and serves as a member of the editorial team of Typographische Mo
• Christian Mengelt
  Born in Switzerland in 1938, studied graphic design for five years under Armin Hofmann and Emil Ruder at the School of Design, Basel. Since 1964 he has had his own graphic design studio and he has cooperated with different design and advertising agencies, such as GGK in Basel, Switzerland, and Mendell & Oberer in Munich, Germany. Since 1972 he has been teaching graphic design and particularly the design of letterforms at the School of Design, Basel. As a partner in the Team '77, Switzerland he deals with the entire field of typographic and letterform design. He has served as a lecturer at several seminars in Europe and the USA in conjunction with the Association of Swiss Graphic Designers and the ATypl Committee for Education and Research in Letterforms.