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German type and information designer; founder of MetaDesign and FontShop, and designer of typefaces including FF Meta.
9 things
InDesignSoftware Adobe
Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
FontLabSoftware
Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
GlyphsSoftware
Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
RoboFontSoftware
Indesign (I'm pretty confident), TextEdit (I write a lot) and Writer (also for the iPad), Twitter (does that qualify?), FontLab, BitFonter, Glyphs and RoboFont for designing type.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
Leica camerasHardware Leica
Plus a collection of Leica cameras, from early M3 (pre-war) through digital M8 and pretty much everything else in between.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
Braun HiFi equipmentHardware Braun
I also have a large collection of Braun HiFi equipment, from the late 60s until they stopped making that stuff in the 90s.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
Korrex proofing pressHardware Korrex
I have a Korrex proofing press (like a Vandercook), a platen press and lots of type.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
NSU Ro80Other NSU
Plus a car from 1977: a NSU Ro80, the first Wankel engine car.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
KeynoteSoftware Apple
Keynote and Keynotopia. Some Photoshop, some Illustrator, some CSSEdit, Espresso.
His Uses This interview, on his presses, cameras, bicycles and design software.
2011-12-12·usesthis.com ↗
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