Re: Query: Hermann Zapf and/or the 'Zapf Dingbat' type style

[Bernd Wirth <B.Wirth@StUB.uni-frankfurt.de>]

Satyaprem@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Please relieve my lack of knowledge:
> 
> When browsing through the recently-announced Catalog from Forrest Books (No.
> 88, Part 1), I came across two books on Typography, written by Hermann Zapf.
> Judging from the annotations, Zapf is/was an important creator of new type
> styles.
> 
> The Name Zapf reminded me of "Zapf Dingbats", a style that is usually s part
> of the standard set that comes computer  word processing software.
> 
> Can anyone shed light on the history of Hermann Zapf and/or the Zapf Dingbat
> type style?  Did Hermann Zapf create the Zapf Dingbat type style? Was it
> named in honor of him? What was/is Hermann Zapf's generally considered
> importance in his field?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Satya Prem


Dear colleague,

somebody on the list gave a good hint:

When you are searching at the Adobe sites, you'll find following page:

http://www.adobe.com/type/browser/P/P_003.html

Look there!

For all: There is given the information, that really Hermann Zapf
designed the Zapf dingbats (in 1978).

With greetings,

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