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    Zuzana Licko is a graphic designer and typeface designer born in 1961 in Czechoslovakia. She studied architecture, photography, and computer programming before graduating with a degree in graphic communication. In 1984, she began designing many fonts for Emigre Magazine, an experimental graphic design journal founded by her husband. As one of the first to design bitmap fonts on the Macintosh computer, Licko helped launch EmigreFonts. Over her career, she has designed over 30 typefaces, combining traditional design with a modern twist. Her typefaces pushed boundaries in the 1980s but are now considered influential in the development of digital typography.

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    Zuzana Licko is a graphic designer and typeface designer born in 1961 in Czechoslovakia. She studied architecture, photography, and computer programming before graduating with a degree in graphic communication. In 1984, she began designing many fonts for Emigre Magazine, an experimental graphic design journal founded by her husband. As one of the first to design bitmap fonts on the Macintosh computer, Licko helped launch EmigreFonts. Over her career, she has designed over 30 typefaces, combining traditional design with a modern twist. Her typefaces pushed boundaries in the 1980s but are now considered influential in the development of digital typography.

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    Zuzana Licko is a graphic designer and typeface designer born in 1961 in Czechoslovakia. She studied architecture, photography, and computer programming before graduating with a degree in graphic communication. In 1984, she began designing many fonts for Emigre Magazine, an experimental graphic design journal founded by her husband. As one of the first to design bitmap fonts on the Macintosh computer, Licko helped launch EmigreFonts. Over her career, she has designed over 30 typefaces, combining traditional design with a modern twist. Her typefaces pushed boundaries in the 1980s but are now considered influential in the development of digital typography.

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    ZUZANA

    LICKO

    Presented By : Dina
    Kamaly
    SHE…
     Born in 1961 In Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

     Emigrated to The United States in 1968

     Studied Architecture, Photography, and


    Computer programming

     Graduated with a Degree in Graphic


    Communication From the University of
    California at Berkeley
     At a young age, Zuzana’s father asked her to
    design her First Typeface design, the Greek
    Alphabet.

     In college, she met Rudy Vanderlands, a


    photographer graduate . They married in 1983

     In 1984, Emigre Magazine was founded by her


    husband ( editor of the magazine ), while Zuzana
    was responsible of designing many fonts in the
    magazine

     Emigre Magazine was a journal for experimental


    graphic design and typography in San Francisco,
    California.
    A FORTUNATE COINCIDENCE
     Zuzana used the Macintosh Computer and
    bitmap to create untraditional fonts. This was
    the start of Emigre fonts.

     So, she started to sell her typefaces for


    designers who want to use her typefaces and do
    not use Macintosh at that time.
    START OF EMIGRE
    FONTS
    “ LO-RES FAMILY”

     Emperor, Emigre and


    Oakland were first
    appeared in
    the magazine.

     They were designed


    as coarse bitmapped
    faces to accommodate
    low-resolution
    printer output.
    HER WORKING METHOD…
    1. She begins with rough thumbnail sketches.

    2. She tries out shapes and Serif details in the


    Fontographer drawing window.

    3. She makes hand drawing on Laser printouts to


    make the needed adjustments.

    4. Then, she eyeballs the corrections on screen.

    5. Finally, her design is out, taking months or even


    years of work to solve the design problems.
    HER WORKS…

    Modula, 1985 Lunatix, 1988


    Elektrix, 1989
    Journal, 1990 Senator, 1992
    Narly, 1993
    Dogma,1994 Base 9,1995 Soda
    Script,1995
    Filosofia, 1996 Mrs. Eaves,1996
    Hypnopaedia,

    1997
    Tarzana,1998 Solex,2000 Lo-Res,
    2001
    Fairplex,2002 Amp Outline,2002
    Puzzler,2005
     In 1987, the other founders of Emigre left the
    magazine. However, her husband continued to issue it
    till 2005.

     Zuzana’s success is based on a mix of traditional


    design and an updated twist.

     In 1980s, her typefaces were criticized as being either


    ugly or hard to read.

    “ That nothing is permanent, yet there is much value in


    the reincarnation of classics. “
    - Zuzana Licko -
    Thank you =]]]]

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