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Avenir is a geometric sans-serif typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger in 1987 [1] and released in 1988 by Linotype GmbH.. The word avenir is French for ' future '.As the name suggests, the family takes inspiration from the geometric style of sans-serif typeface developed in the 1920s that took the circle as a basis, such as Erbar and Futura.
Adrian Johann Frutiger [1] (Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːdriaːn ˈjoːhan ˈfruːtɪɡər]; 24 May 1928 – 10 September 2015) was a Swiss typeface designer who influenced the direction of type design in the second half of the 20th century.
Avenir Designer: Adrian Frutiger Class: Geometric : Bahnschrift Designer: Microsoft ... Designer: Adrian Frutiger Class: Neo-grotesque : Open Sans Designer: Steve ...
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Adrian Frutiger designed his unique classification system to eliminate naming and specifying confusion. It was first used with Univers, and was adopted for use in the Frutiger, Avenir, and Neue Helvetica typeface families. The number used in a font is a concatenation of two numbers.
Avenir is the French word for "future". ... Avenir (typeface), a typeface designed by Adrian Frutiger; Avenir, Alberta, Canada; Buick Avenir, a concept car;
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The typefaces in the Linotype type library are the artwork of some of the most famous typeface designers of the 20th century. The library contains such famous trademarked typefaces as Palatino and Optima by Hermann Zapf; Frutiger, Avenir and Univers by Adrian Frutiger; and Helvetica by Max Miedinger and Eduard Hoffman. Linotype GmbH frequently ...