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Type designer Doyald Young passes away

Type designer Doyald Young passes away

The death has taken place of Doyald Young who was well known as a type designer. He was 84.

Mr. Young gave his name to three of his typefaces: Young Gallant, Young Baroque and Young Finesse.

His work was influenced by 16th. and 17th. century principles of design that inspired him to produce elegant typefaces – even when other designers were delivering more ugly faces to the market.

Mr. Young was, above all, a teacher. He had taken up a post in the 1950s at the Art Center School in Pasadena, California (now the Art Center College of Design) where he was to encourage and mentor many typographers and graphic designers over the 30 years he was to remain on the teaching staff.

During his career he had designed logotypes for industrial giants such as General Electric, Sony and John Deere. 

His standing as a typographer were strengthened further with the publication of his three books – Logos & Letterforms (1993), Fonts & Logos (1999) and Dangerous Curves (2008).

 

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