Typography legend Adrian Frutiger, best known for sans-serif design and for creating the typeface used in London’s street signs, died last week at the age of 87. Frutiger began his career at Paris’ Deberny & Peignot type foundry, where he designed and adapted fonts for phototypesetting machines. He later went on to create 30 different typefaces, including Univers, Avenir and his eponymous Frutiger—many of which …
Legendary Typographer Adrian Frutiger Has Died at 87
