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ERIK SPIEKERMANN AND
THE BERLIN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
BERLIN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
SIGN PROGRAM
Berlin, Germany
MetaDesign (est. 1979), Designers
Stadthagen, Germany
1990
Erik Spiekermann (b. 1947) is an accomplished
type designer, graphic designer, and typographic
consultant. A native of Hanover, Germany,
Spiekermann studied art history at Berlin’s Free
University and simultaneously ran a printing
and metal type business from his basement. In
1973, he moved to London, where he lectured at
the London College of Communication (formerly
called the London College of Printing) and
worked as a freelance graphic designer. In 1979,
he returned ...