Arnold Drescher was trained as a teacher in
Auerbach in 1896 and later studied at
Dresden Academy of Fine Arts
The Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (German ''Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden''), often abbreviated HfBK Dresden or simply HfBK, is a vocational university of visual arts located in Dresden, Germany. The present institution is the product o ...
from 1905 to 1907 where he became a specialised instructor for art teachers, becoming a professor in 1920.
As well as working freelance as a designer, he was also employed by the Staatliche Akademie für graphische Künste und Buchgewerbe (academy for graphic art and the book trades). Between 1940 and 1945, he was the Academy's director. As well as being a typographer, he was a prolific painter and illustrator, designing posters for the East German government. In 1960 he retired to Braunschweig where he later died.
Fonts Designed
* Antiqua 505 (1956 - 1961,
Johannes Wagner Type Foundry), also called Manutius.
* Arabella (1936,
Johannes Wagner Type Foundry).
* Arabella Favorite (1936,
Johannes Wagner Type Foundry).
* Duplex (1930,
Typoart
VEB Typoart was the only type foundry of East Germany. It was a state-owned enterprise ("Volkseigener Betrieb") located in Dresden. The foundry's most influential art directors were Herbert Thannhäuser (until 1963) and Albert Kapr (until 1987). ...
).
* Energos (1932,
Schriftguss Type Foundry).
* Fundamental (1938,
Johannes Wagner Type Foundry), made in four weights and two condensed versions.
* Helion (1935,
Schriftguss Type Foundry and
Fonderie Typographique Française).
* Super (1930,
Schriftguss Type Foundry), made in four weights and a book face.
** Super Elektrik (1930,
Schriftguss Type Foundry), a shaded, oblique version of Super (1930,
Schriftguss Type Foundry).
** Super Reflex (1930,
Schriftguss Type Foundry), shaded capitals for Super (1930,
Schriftguss Type Foundry).
[Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson, ''The Encyclopedia of Type Faces.'' Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, , p. 343.]
References
1882 births
1971 deaths
German graphic designers
German typographers and type designers
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