Aldo Novarese
Aldo Novarese (born June 29, 1920 in Pontestura , Italy , † September 16, 1995 in Turin ) was an Italian typographer .
biography
In the years 1931–1933 Novarese attended the Scuola Arteri Stampatori in Turin, where he learned the techniques of woodcut, engraving and lithography. He then attended the Scuola Tipografica Giuseppe Vigliandi Paravia in Turin until 1936, where he also taught from 1948 to 1958. In 1936 he was employed as a draftsman at the type foundry Nebiolo; from 1952 he worked there as art director. During this time he developed (with Alessandro Butti ), among other things, the Microgramma font , the forerunner of the Eurostile . In 1975 he left the company and started his own business as a font designer.
Font designs
Novarese developed numerous typefaces , including both innovative and classic designs. Some of his designs are:
- Landi Linear, 1943
- Athenaeum (with A. Butti), 1945
- Central, Normandia (with A. Butti), 1951
- Microgramma (with A. Butti), 1952
- Cigno, 1954
- Fontanesi, 1954
- Juliet, 1955
- Ritmo, 1955
- Egizio, 1955-58
- Garaldus, 1956
- Slogan, 1957
- Recta, 1958-61
- Estro, 1961
- Eurostile, 1962
- Forma, 1966
- Magister, 1966
- Metropol, 1967
- Stop, 1971
- Lapidary, 1977
- Fenice, 1977-80
- Nadianne
- Novarese, 1978
- Expert, 1983
- ITC symbol, 1984
- Colossalis BQ, 1984
- ITC Mixage, 1985
- Arbiter BQ, 1989
Font classification system
In the 20th century, many artists tried to develop systems for classifying fonts, such as: B. François Thibaudeau in 1924, Maximilien Vox in 1954, and also Hermann Zapf and Willy Wengen , who improved the ATypI classification from 1962 in 1964 , which led to the DIN 16518 standard . However, to this day there is no generally accepted system.
Aldo Novarese also proposed a system in 1956 which, according to Daniele Baroni, “is more convincing, especially from an educational point of view”. Novarese divides the fonts into ten families according to historical, aesthetic and design criteria:
- Lapidari (stone cutter)
- Medievali (broken)
- Veneziani (Venetian)
- Transizionali (transitional)
- Bodoni
- Scritti (calligraphic, imitating handwriting)
- Ornati (decorated)
- Egiziani (Egyptienne)
- Linear
- fantasy
Awards
- Gold medal in the Ludi Juveniles art competition , 1938
- Gold medal of the Milan Fair, 1956
- Compasso d'Oro, 1979
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Novarese, Aldo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian type designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pontestura , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | Turin |