Biography
Typography, type design, trademarks. Born 21 November 1917 in Speyer. Military service of 7 years. Studied under Ernst von Dombrowski and F.H. Ehmcke in Munich. Designed for publishers, greeting-card manufacturers and other industries. Designed typefaces Primadonna (1956), Slogan and Charme (1957/8), all for Ludwig & Mayer, and Verona (1959, Genzsch & Heyse).
Writings about
- , ‘Helmut Matheis’, Gg, April 1956, pp. 16-17
- showing of Primadonna, Gg, April 1956, p. 52
- , Marken und Signete, Stuttgart: Julius Hoffmann, 1957
- showing of Charme, Gg, May 1958, p. 56
- showing of Verona, Gg, May 1959, p. 62
- , 1966.