Jan van Krimpen
Dutch typographer (1892–1958)
Jan van Krimpen (12 January 1892, in Gouda – 20 October 1958, in Haarlem) was a Dutch typographer, book designer and type designer. He worked for the printing house Koninklijke Joh. Enschedé. He also worked with Monotype in England, that issued or reissued many of his designs outside the Netherlands.
Van Krimpen was a leading figure of international reputation in book printing during his lifetime. He designed books both in the Netherlands and for the Limited Editions Club of New York, amongst others. His work has been described as traditional and classical in style, focusing on simplicity and high quality of book printing.
Personal life
Jan van Krimpen was born into a family of well-to-do Gouda merchants. Around 1910–1912, he followed courses at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. A visit to the Leipzig International Exhibition for Book Trade and Graphic Art (BuGra) (1914) awakened his taste for calligraphy, typography, bookbinding and type design.
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