Hermann Zapf, font designer of much more than just Dingbats, has died

The man who enriched the typographic possibilities with fonts such as Palatino en Optima has died at age of 96.
His name will forever be remembered for Dingbats, his collection of more than 1,000 symbols and perfect stylized characters.

Zapf worked with famous companies such as Stempel, Linotype, Hell, ITC and Bitstream and was also active in education and a popular book designer. To see the work of this creative designer click on this link.