Alfred Riedel

Biography

Book design, type design. Born 23 March 1906 in Waldkirch (Baden). Studied lithography at Karlsruhe Akademie. After training as a Meisterschuler of Rudolf Koch at Offenbach a.M., he taught graphics at the Freiburg Graphische Fachscule. Riedel then worked as the book designer for the Freiburg publisher Herder. Designed the typeface Domino (1954, Ludwig & Mayer). 1957: living in Freiburg.

Writings about

  • Georg Belwe, ‘Written and printed script’, AfB, 1937, pp. 21-7, esp. p. 23
  • Fritz Hellwag, ‘Alfred Riedel, Freiburg i.B.’, DzS, Jan. 1940
  • showing of Domino, Gg, Nov. 1954, p. 63
  • showing of Domino, Gg, Jan. 1957, p. 56
  • Vollmer, 1962
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