Alessandro Butti
Alessandro Butti (born June 29, 1893 in Turin , Italy ; † 1959 there ) was an Italian typographer .
biography
Alessandro Butti is one of the most important typographers in Italy. Among other things, he designed the well-known Microgramma font with Aldo Novarese . Butti was the artistic director of the Nebiolo type foundry .
Font drafts (selection)
- Paganini (with A. Bertieri, 1928)
- Quirius (1939)
- Athenaeum ™ (with Aldo Novarese, 1945)
- Normandia (with Aldo Novarese, 1946–1949)
- Rondine (1948)
- Augustea (with Aldo Novarese, 1951)
- Fluidum (1951)
- Microgramma (with Aldo Novarese, 1952).
Web links
- Alessandro Butti - Font Designer of Microgramma, Augustea . linotype.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
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| SURNAME | Butti, Alessandro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian type designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |
| Place of death | Turin |