Adrian Frutiger

Adrian Frutiger (May 24, 1928 – September 12, 2015) was a Swiss typeface designer. He was known for typing name of cities and towns on road signs. His most famous signs designs include Univers, Frutiger and Avenir. He was born in Unterseen, Switzerland.

Frutiger died in Bremgarten bei Bern, Switzerland, aged 87.

Adrian Frutiger Media

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  Specimens of typefaces by Adrian Frutiger

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  Univers Bold Condensed on a London street sign

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  ASTRA-Frutiger, a condensed variant of Frutiger, on a road sign near Lugano in Switzerland in 2011

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  Frutiger in use by the Dutch rail system

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  Avenir used by the election campaign of French president François Hollande.

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  Sample of the font Frutiger Stones

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  Frutiger Next in use with Frutiger Serif, an adaptation of his earlier Méridien

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  Frutiger Symbols: a group of designs inspired by Stone Age art drawn on pebbles.

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  Adrian Frutiger's font Frutiger Capitalis