Rosemarie Kloos-Rau in front of the handwritten original of the font in the New Town Hall, Wiesbaden, 2022
Rosemarie Kloos-Rau is a calligrapher and typographer and was awarded in 1983 with the Rudo Spemann award.[1] Until the 1990s, she worked as an illustrator[2] and published together with Michael Rau the book Script Types in 1993.[3] In 1992, she published the typeface Wiesbaden Swing for Linotype, named after Wiesbaden, the German regional capital of Hesse, where Kloos-Rau lives in the suburb of Biebrich.[4] In 1997, Alexei Chekulayev created a version with cyrillic characters, and in 1999 a bold font style was published. Also, Dingbats are available.[5][6]
In 2010, the graphical prototype of the typeface was incorporated into the Berlin Collection on Calligraphy in the archive of Academy of Arts, Berlin.[4][7] To mark the 30th anniversary, in January 2022 the exhibition "Wiesbaden Swing: A Typeface Dances Around the World" was shown at the New Town Hall in Wiesbaden.[8]
Styleedit
Following the German DIN standard 16518, Wiesbaden Swing is considered a script typeface[9] or handwritten roman type.[10] The typeface is rounded,[11] but the characters are not connected.[12] The author states that the typeface allows for a "fresh and unconventional" handling of the typography.[13]
Usageedit
Products using Wiesbaden Swing
The typeface is used for headlines, slogans and mark designations, and as a celebration font,[14] for example on greeting cards. It is frequently used in the food sector,[15] examples are Maggi soup tureen, Lieken Weberli, Zentis jam, Alnatura tea und coffee, Duplo of Kinder Chocolate and Milka.[16][17] The typeface is advertised as one of the "famous Linotype fonts from the last decade".[18]
Referencesedit
^Rudo-Spemann-Preis, pages of the city of Offenbach am Main. Accessed February 1, 2015.
^Examples: Mein kunterbuntes Pianobuch or Mein kunterbuntes Liederbuch, both written by Margret Birkenfeld.
^Rosemarie Kloos-Rau, Berliner Sammlung Kalligraphie, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Volker Milch: „Ich wollte eine Hommage an die Stadt“. Wiesbadener Kurier, January 5, 2022, p. 14. Online as Wiesbaden Swing: „Eine Schrift tanzt um die Welt“.
^Script Fonts, linotype.com, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Fonts in Focus No. 9, page 11, accessed at issuu.com, February 1, 2015.
^Kate Clair, Cynthia Busic-Snyder: A Typographic Workbook: A Primer to History, Techniques, and Artistry. John Wiley & Sons, 2012. ISBN978-1-11-839988-0. Page 174.
^Rosemarie Kloos-Rau, designers.linotype.com, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Celebration Fonts, linotype.com, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Tomate und Schrift vereint. In: Wiesbadener Tagblatt, December 9, 2010, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Verpackung/Bedruckung, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Type-Design and Examples, rau-design.de, accessed February 1, 2015.
^Famous Linotype fonts from the last decade, accessed February 1, 2015.
April 13, 2024
wiesbaden, swing, script, typeface, created, german, communication, designer, rosemarie, kloos, since, 1992, release, linotype, several, character, sets, have, been, published, including, dingbats, categoryscript, typefacedesigner, rosemarie, kloos, raucommiss. Wiesbaden Swing is a script typeface created by the German communication designer Rosemarie Kloos Rau Since the 1992 release by Linotype several character sets have been published including dingbats Wiesbaden SwingCategoryScript typefaceDesigner s Rosemarie Kloos RauCommissioned byLinotypeDate released1992 Contents 1 History 2 Style 3 Usage 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Rosemarie Kloos Rau in front of the handwritten original of the font in the New Town Hall Wiesbaden 2022Rosemarie Kloos Rau is a calligrapher and typographer and was awarded in 1983 with the Rudo Spemann award 1 Until the 1990s she worked as an illustrator 2 and published together with Michael Rau the book Script Types in 1993 3 In 1992 she published the typeface Wiesbaden Swing for Linotype named after Wiesbaden the German regional capital of Hesse where Kloos Rau lives in the suburb of Biebrich 4 In 1997 Alexei Chekulayev created a version with cyrillic characters and in 1999 a bold font style was published Also Dingbats are available 5 6 In 2010 the graphical prototype of the typeface was incorporated into the Berlin Collection on Calligraphy in the archive of Academy of Arts Berlin 4 7 To mark the 30th anniversary in January 2022 the exhibition Wiesbaden Swing A Typeface Dances Around the World was shown at the New Town Hall in Wiesbaden 8 Style editFollowing the German DIN standard 16518 Wiesbaden Swing is considered a script typeface 9 or handwritten roman type 10 The typeface is rounded 11 but the characters are not connected 12 The author states that the typeface allows for a fresh and unconventional handling of the typography 13 Usage edit nbsp Products using Wiesbaden SwingThe typeface is used for headlines slogans and mark designations and as a celebration font 14 for example on greeting cards It is frequently used in the food sector 15 examples are Maggi soup tureen Lieken Weberli Zentis jam Alnatura tea und coffee Duplo of Kinder Chocolate and Milka 16 17 The typeface is advertised as one of the famous Linotype fonts from the last decade 18 References edit Rudo Spemann Preis pages of the city of Offenbach am Main Accessed February 1 2015 Examples Mein kunterbuntes Pianobuch or Mein kunterbuntes Liederbuch both written by Margret Birkenfeld Michael Rau Rosemarie Kloos Rau 1993 Script Types Munchen Bruckmann ISBN 3 7654 2572 9 a b Wiesbaden Swing In Wiesbadener Tagblatt April 24 2010 accessed February 1 2015 Wiesbaden Swing Dingbats linotype com accessed February 1 2015 Linotype 2010 Typeface Catalog Linotype GmbH p 499 ISBN 978 3 9810319 7 3 Rosemarie Kloos Rau Berliner Sammlung Kalligraphie accessed February 1 2015 Volker Milch Ich wollte eine Hommage an die Stadt Wiesbadener Kurier January 5 2022 p 14 Online as Wiesbaden Swing Eine Schrift tanzt um die Welt Script Fonts linotype com accessed February 1 2015 Tonwert Atlas digital PDF 4 7 MB page 31 Fonts in Focus No 9 page 11 accessed at issuu com February 1 2015 Kate Clair Cynthia Busic Snyder A Typographic Workbook A Primer to History Techniques and Artistry John Wiley amp Sons 2012 ISBN 978 1 11 839988 0 Page 174 Rosemarie Kloos Rau designers linotype com accessed February 1 2015 Celebration Fonts linotype com accessed February 1 2015 Tomate und Schrift vereint In Wiesbadener Tagblatt December 9 2010 accessed February 1 2015 Verpackung Bedruckung accessed February 1 2015 Type Design and Examples rau design de accessed February 1 2015 Famous Linotype fonts from the last decade accessed February 1 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wiesbaden Swing amp oldid 1218212465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
