About Bruno Maag
Born 1962. Bruno Maag is a Swiss type designer and calligrapher.
Bruno Maag (born 1962) is a Swiss type designer and founder of type design company Dalton Maag.
Maag began his career with an apprenticeship as a typesetter for the Tages Anzeiger, Switzerland's largest daily paper. This led him to study Visual Communication at Basel School of Design. During a work experience placement at Stempel, he met Rene Kerfante, who later moved to Monotype and then invited him to join him there. He worked for Monotype both in the UK and in the USA, where he designed fonts for The New Yorker.
He established Dalton Maag in London in 1991.
He is renowned in the typographic community for his strong dislike of the typeface Helvetica.
Typefaces
Maag has designed several typefaces as part of his design work at Dalton Maag: Aktiv Grotesk, Co, Dedica, Elevon, InterFace, Plume, Royalty, Stroudley and Viato.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Bruno Maag?
Swiss type designer
When was Bruno Maag born?
Bruno Maag was born in 1962.
What is Bruno Maag's occupation?
Bruno Maag is a type designer and calligrapher.
What nationality is Bruno Maag?
Bruno Maag is Swiss.
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