Arnhem


Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands.

Books 1

Karel Martens Printed matter / Drukwerk
This is the third edition of Karel Martens’s celebrated book Printed matter / Drukwerk Compared to the second edition from 2001, 40 pages have been added, and show work that Martens have done in those 9 years, and includes an interview with Martens.

Articles 4

Fred Smeijers’s Arnhem typefaces
Andy Crewdson discusses the origins of the Dutch designer’s recent family of types.
Typeface stories · 24 February 2005 · English · 1573 words
Seria’s motives: How Martin Majoor developed his ‘literary typeface’
The background of the design of Majoor’s font Seria.
Typeface stories · 29 November 2004 · English · 1104 words
Martin Majoor, type designer
Martin Majoor, known for his typefaces Scala and Seria, is interviewed by Peter Biľak. The origins of his type, book design and working methods are discussed.
Interviews · 29 November 2004 · English · 1219 words
Karel Martens, graphic designer
The prolific founder of Werkplaats Typografie, Karel Martens focuses on the design of the Dutch architectural magazine OASE in his 1999 conversation with Peter Biľak.
Interviews · 29 November 2004 · English · 1412 words

Authors 3

Karel Martens
Karel Martens (1939) is a Dutch graphic designer and teacher. His body of work spans over 50 years. His work ranges from post stamps, books, architect...
Fred Smeijers
Dutch type designer, born in Eindhoven, in 1961. He specializes in typographic research and development for product manufacturers. Among his typeface ...
Martin Majoor
Born in 1960, type designer since the mid-1980s. Around 1990 he designed the award-winning typeface family Scala and Scala Sans. In 1994 Majoor design...