About: Josef Týfa

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Josef Týfa (5 December 1913 – 19 January 2007) was a Czech type designer. He significantly contributed to the cultivation of corporate style and the development of book design and advertising in the 1950s and 60s. Typefaces he designed include: Kolektiv, Tyfa, Juvenis, Amos and Academia, many of which he digitized with František Štorm, founder of . He has indicated that his influences include Jaroslav Benda, Pier Luigi Nervi, and modern graphic design and architecture including functionalism.

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  • Josef Týfa (5. prosince 1913 Běloves – 19. ledna 2007) byl český typograf, knižní grafik a tvůrce písem. (cs)
  • Josef Týfa (* 5. Dezember 1913 in Běloves, Österreich-Ungarn; † 19. Januar 2007 in Prag) war ein tschechischer Schriftentwerfer. (de)
  • Josef Týfa (5 December 1913 – 19 January 2007) was a Czech type designer. He significantly contributed to the cultivation of corporate style and the development of book design and advertising in the 1950s and 60s. Typefaces he designed include: Kolektiv, Tyfa, Juvenis, Amos and Academia, many of which he digitized with František Štorm, founder of . He has indicated that his influences include Jaroslav Benda, Pier Luigi Nervi, and modern graphic design and architecture including functionalism. (en)
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  • In the past, type design was primarily based on the esthetic values of the faces. Mine were inspired by the forms of modern architecture. (en)
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  • Josef Týfa (5. prosince 1913 Běloves – 19. ledna 2007) byl český typograf, knižní grafik a tvůrce písem. (cs)
  • Josef Týfa (* 5. Dezember 1913 in Běloves, Österreich-Ungarn; † 19. Januar 2007 in Prag) war ein tschechischer Schriftentwerfer. (de)
  • Josef Týfa (5 December 1913 – 19 January 2007) was a Czech type designer. He significantly contributed to the cultivation of corporate style and the development of book design and advertising in the 1950s and 60s. Typefaces he designed include: Kolektiv, Tyfa, Juvenis, Amos and Academia, many of which he digitized with František Štorm, founder of . He has indicated that his influences include Jaroslav Benda, Pier Luigi Nervi, and modern graphic design and architecture including functionalism. (en)
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