Erik Spiekermann

Erik Spiekermann is an information architect, type designer and author of books and articles on type and typography, and two of his typefaces, FF Meta and ITC Officina, are considered to be modern classics. In 1979 he founded Meta design and in 1989 Fontshop. He is behind the design of well known brands such as Audi, Bosch, VW, German Railways and Heidelberg Printing and information systems for Berlin Transit and Dusseldorf Airport and for publications like the Economist. Today he is managing partner and creative director of Edenspiekermann. Spiekermann is an honorary professor at the university of the Arts in Bremen and in 2003 recieved the Gerrit Noordzij Award from Royal Academy in the Hague. In 2006 he was awarded an honorary doctor ship from art centre in Pasadena, he was made an honorary Royal designer for Industry by the RSA in Britain in 2007 and Ambassador for the European Year of creativity and innovation by the European Union for 2009. In 2011 he received the German Design Award for Lifetime achievement as well as the TDC medal.