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Publisher Note

"Forte", this lively and appealing typeface that everyone*s familiar with, was published by Monotype Corporation six decades ago. Well-known personalities from the world of typography are associated with the lively lines of this typeface. But the designer, Austrian graphic artist Karl Reißberger, has remained largely unknown. This volume, published on the occasion of the exhibition "Finding Forte" at designforum Wien, aims to change that.
Richly illustrated, it uses Reißberger's early posters, original designs, and advertising materials to reveal the history of the typeface's creation. Sixty years later, Toshi Omagaris has breathed new life into the typeface with "Forte Forward." It is published simultaneously with this book.
The interpretations of contemporary artists who have dealt with the formal language of "Forte" in dialogue with its historical manifestations also find their way into this book. This approach opens up new approaches to typography.

Exhibition Catalogue

finding Forte

— A Typographic Search for Traces

Karl Reißberger

edited by Tom Koch, Mara Reissberger

Publisher
Release Place Karlsruhe, Germany
Edition 1st edition
Release Date September 2022
Credits
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 978-3-948440-42-8
Availability Available
Work  
Topics Forte, Monotype, Toshi Omagari, Typeface, Typography
Dimensions 17.0 × 24.0 cm
Pages 224