100th Anniversary of the Birth of Ottmar Mergenthaler Germany. 1954 Design by Hermann Zapf This page was made possible with help from Graphic Union Press.Co-sponsor this page. Hermann Zapf (1918–1915) is a German calligrapher, teacher, book designer, and type designer associated with Stempel, Linotype, Hell, ITC, and Bitstream. To see more of his faces, click here. OptimaNovaPalatinoSistinaLinotype Zapfino
