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Franko Luin , Swedish type designer, born on April 6th , 1941 in Trieste , Italy , of Slovene nationality. Studied graphic arts at Grafiska Institutet in Stockholm, where he graduated in 1967 . Graphic designer at the telecom company Ericsson 1967 - 1989. He started his own design shop Omnibus Typografi in 1989.
Typefaces of his design Ad Hoc Baskerville Classico Birka Bodoni Classico Carniola Caslon Classico Cirkus Devin Dialog Edinost Emona Esperanto Fortuna Garamond Classico Goudy Modern 94 Goudy Village Griffo Classico Humana Inko Isolde Jenson Classico Jesper Jonatan Kalix Kasper Kis Classico Luma Manuskript Marco Polo Maskot Memento Miramar Norma Nyfors Odense Odense Neon Omnibus Pax Pax #2 Persona Ragnar Res Publica Rustika Saga Semper Stockholm Runt Transport Valdemar Vega antikva Zip 2000
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Franko Luin | Typophile (232 words)
Born to Slovenian parents in Trieste , Italy, in 1941 , Frank Luin immigrated to Sweden in 1961. In addition to this visual legacy, Franko Luin was proactive as an influence on future generations of designers, for instance he engagingly led a course in Web Typography at the Berghs School of Communication in Stockholm. A third passion of Franko Luin’s was Esperanto, which he began learning at age 15.
Franko Luin (1941–2005) | Typophile (266 words)
It is with great sadness that Linotype announces the death of Swedish type designer Franko Luin . For the last decade, Franko Luin’s Omnibus Library has served as a solid pillar of Linotype’s font collection. Although he played a withdrawn role in the international community of type designers, his work is sure to remain an inspiration for decades.
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