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| '''Freda Sack''' (born 23rd September 1951, died 13th February 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=A Celebration of the life of Freda Ann Slack |url=https://humanisttributearchive.uk/tribute/1301/}}</ref>) was a British type designer who began her career at Letraset in 1972, joining as a photographic retoucher<ref name=":daines">{{cite book |title=Faces from Letraset: The story of the Letraset collection |date=2016 |publisher=eLexicons Limited}}</ref>. Colleagues attest to her skill at cutting letters from ] at ] where she cut several of the in-house designs and some of her own<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack obituary, Alphabettes |url=https://www.alphabettes.org/freda-sack-1951-2019/}}</ref>. After a freelance period which including consulting for British Airways, and Vauxhall Motors, in 1989 she joined up with previous collaborator David Quay to co-found what, by their own account, may have been the first UK independent type foundry, called The Foundry, in 1989<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack, The Foundry Types |url=https://www.thefoundrytypes.com/freda-sack-british-type-designer-and-typographer/}}</ref>. | '''Freda Sack''' (born 23rd September 1951, died 13th February 2019<ref>{{cite web |title=A Celebration of the life of Freda Ann Slack |url=https://humanisttributearchive.uk/tribute/1301/}}</ref>) was a British type designer who began her career at ] in 1972, joining as a photographic retoucher<ref name=":daines">{{cite book |title=Faces from Letraset: The story of the Letraset collection |date=2016 |publisher=eLexicons Limited}}</ref>. Colleagues attest to her skill at cutting letters from ] at ] where she cut several of the in-house designs and some of her own<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack obituary, Alphabettes |url=https://www.alphabettes.org/freda-sack-1951-2019/}}</ref>. After a freelance period which including consulting for British Airways, and Vauxhall Motors, in 1989 she joined up with previous collaborator David Quay to co-found what, by their own account, may have been the first UK independent type foundry, called The Foundry, in 1989<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack, The Foundry Types |url=https://www.thefoundrytypes.com/freda-sack-british-type-designer-and-typographer/}}</ref>. | ||
| Freda Sack was a member of the ], its co-chair from 1995 to 1999, its chair from 2000 to 2004, and its president from 2006 to 2010. Later, she was made an honorary fellow<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack Obituary, The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/13/freda-sack-obituary}}</ref>. | Freda Sack was a member of the ], its co-chair from 1995 to 1999, its chair from 2000 to 2004, and its president from 2006 to 2010. Later, she was made an honorary fellow<ref>{{cite web |title=Freda Sack Obituary, The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jun/13/freda-sack-obituary}}</ref>. | ||
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| *Paddington (1977) | *Paddington (1977) | ||
| *Victorian (1976) (with Colin Brignall) | *Victorian (1976) (with ]) | ||
| After leaving Letraset but still published with Letraset<ref name=":daines"></ref>: | After leaving Letraset but still published with Letraset<ref name=":daines"></ref>: | ||
| *Ignatius (1987) | *] (1987) | ||
| *Proteus (1983) | *Proteus (1983) | ||
| *Vermont (1987) | *Vermont (1987) | ||
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| Published by her own Foundry Types (now The Foundry Types) many of which are careful revivals of 20th century designs: | Published by her own Foundry Types (now The Foundry Types) many of which are careful revivals of 20th century designs: | ||
| *Architype Renner (1993) (described by ] as “artistically the earliest version” of Futura<ref>{{cite book |title=The Elements of Typographic Style |date=1996 |publisher=Hartley & Marks}}</ref>) | *] (1993) (described by ] as “artistically the earliest version” of Futura<ref>{{cite book |title=The Elements of Typographic Style |date=1996 |publisher=Hartley & Marks}}</ref>) | ||
| *New Alphabet (1997) | *New Alphabet (1997) | ||
| *Gridnik (1997). | *Gridnik (1997). | ||
| Also at Foundry Types, Sack created corporate (that is, not published) fonts for British Gas, NatWest Bank, the Science Museum, the World Wildlife Fund, and Lisbon Metro<ref>{{cite journal |title=Freda Sack 1951–2019 |journal=Typographic |date=2019 |volume=71 |page=52 (insert)}}</ref>. | Also at Foundry Types, Sack created corporate (that is, not published) fonts for ], ], the Science Museum, the World Wildlife Fund, and Lisbon Metro<ref>{{cite journal |title=Freda Sack 1951–2019 |journal=Typographic |date=2019 |volume=71 |page=52 (insert)}}</ref>. | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:27, 22 January 2025
Freda Sack (born 23rd September 1951, died 13th February 2019) was a British type designer who began her career at Letraset in 1972, joining as a photographic retoucher. Colleagues attest to her skill at cutting letters from rubylith at Letraset where she cut several of the in-house designs and some of her own. After a freelance period which including consulting for British Airways, and Vauxhall Motors, in 1989 she joined up with previous collaborator David Quay to co-found what, by their own account, may have been the first UK independent type foundry, called The Foundry, in 1989.
Freda Sack was a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers, its co-chair from 1995 to 1999, its chair from 2000 to 2004, and its president from 2006 to 2010. Later, she was made an honorary fellow.
Typefaces by Sack
This is a selection of more notable typefaces, not a comprehensive index.
While employed by Letraset:
- Paddington (1977)
- Victorian (1976) (with Colin Brignall)
After leaving Letraset but still published with Letraset:
- Ignatius (1987)
- Proteus (1983)
- Vermont (1987)
- Waldorf (1986)
Published by her own Foundry Types (now The Foundry Types) many of which are careful revivals of 20th century designs:
- Architype Renner (1993) (described by Bringhurst as “artistically the earliest version” of Futura)
- New Alphabet (1997)
- Gridnik (1997).
Also at Foundry Types, Sack created corporate (that is, not published) fonts for British Gas, NatWest Bank, the Science Museum, the World Wildlife Fund, and Lisbon Metro.
References
- "A Celebration of the life of Freda Ann Slack".
- ^ Faces from Letraset: The story of the Letraset collection. eLexicons Limited. 2016.
- "Freda Sack obituary, Alphabettes".
- "Freda Sack, The Foundry Types".
- "Freda Sack Obituary, The Guardian".
- The Elements of Typographic Style. Hartley & Marks. 1996.
- "Freda Sack 1951–2019". Typographic. 71: 52 (insert). 2019.