Otto Arpke
Otto Arpke was a graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and teacher at the Kunst- und Gewerbeschule in Mainz. Arpke was famous for his designs for the movie Das Kabinet des Dr Caligari and posters for the North German Lloyd shipping line.[1] He designed one type face, Arpke Antiqua (1928, Shriftguss type foundry)[2] which is available in digital form as Taiko.[3]
References
- ^ Friedl, Ott, and Stein, Typography: an Encyclopedic Survey of Type Design and Techniques Throughout History. Black Dog & Levinthal Publishers: 1998. ISBN 1-57912-023-7, pp 94-95
- ^ Jaspert, W. Pincus, W. Turner Berry and A.F. Johnson. The Encyclopedia of Type Faces. Blandford Press Lts.: 1953, 1983, ISBN 0-7137-1347-X, p. 10
- ^ "Otto Arpke". MyFonts. 1999-02-22. http://new.myfonts.com/person/Otto_Arpke/. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
| Persondata |
| Name |
Arpke, Otto |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Graphic artist, illustrator and painter |
| Date of birth |
16 October 1886 |
| Place of birth |
Braunschweig, Germany |
| Date of death |
4 December 1943 |
| Place of death |
Berlin, Germany |