Konrad Friedrich Bauer

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Konrad Friedrich Bauer (born December 9, 1903 in Hamburg , † March 17, 1970 in Schönberg ) was a German typographer and teacher .

Life

Konrad Friedrich Bauer studied art history in Frankfurt am Main and Marburg and completed his studies in 1926 with a doctorate . From 1928 he worked in the Bauersche foundry in Frankfurt am Main, of which he was artistic director from 1948 to 1968. During this time he began working with Walter Baum , the director of the foundry's graphic studio, with whom he developed numerous fonts from 1954 to 1963.

Between 1952 and 1964, Bauer was chairman of the jury for the “The Most Beautiful Books in Germany” competition, organized by the Book Art Foundation in Frankfurt am Main. From 1947-48, he also taught at the University of Mainz , the specialist book, writing and printing industry .

Font designs by Konrad Friedrich Bauer

Font sample of the Folio medium (half bold)
Font sample of the imprint lean, metal type print

Bauer developed the following fonts together with Walter Baum:

  • Alpha (1954)
  • Beta (1954)
  • Folio (1956-63)
  • Imprimatur lean, Imprimatur half fat (1952)
  • Imprimatur italic, Imprimatur bold (1954)
  • Imprimatur narrow fat (1955)
  • Volta, Volta half bold, Volta italic half bold, Volta bold (1956)
  • Verdi (1957)
  • Imprint (1963)
  • Imprint in italics, imprint in bold (1964)

Fonts

  • as publisher: Aventur und Kunst. A chronicle of the printing industry from the invention of movable type to the present. Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1940.
  • Building bridges. Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1948.
  • Gutenberg and the Way of the West. Frankfurt am Main 1949.
  • Years from eight centuries. Bauersche foundry, Frankfurt am Main 1954.
  • About the future of writing. International Typographic Association, Frankfurt am Main 1966.
  • How a letterpress is made. Bauersche foundry, Frankfurt am Main 1966.

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personal data
SURNAME Bauer, Konrad Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bauer, Konrad F.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German typographer and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1970
Place of death Schoenberg