Without your creation of some of the most commonly known, and widely used, font in the world, where would we be today? Well, the Charles De Gaulle International Airport in France wouldn't have this sign:
Today, Frutiger font is commonly used on signage, such as this, and logos.
Frutiger's work with type began at a young age with an apprenticeship as a compositor. He then continued his studies at the Zurich School of the Arts and Crafts. After, he worked as a typeface designer at Deberny & Peignot in Paris. He also founded his own studio in collaboration with Bruno Pfaffli and Andre Gurtler.
In 1957 Frutiger established his position as an international typeface designer with his Univers-san serif font, produced for metal and film.
In the 60s' and 70s' you could get Univers for the IBM Selectric typewriters. Until 2007, Apple used Univers for the keycaps on many of its keyboards.
Currently the Univers type family consists of 44 faces with 16 uniquly numbered weights, widths, and position combinations.
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