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Štorm, František, 1966-

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Personal name headingŠtorm, František, 1966-
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Associated countryCzech Republic
LocatedPrague (Czech Republic)
Birth date19660703
Field of activityGraphic design (Typography) Type and type-founding Heavy metal (Music) Guitar music (Heavy metal)
AffiliationVysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová v Praze
Profession or occupationTypographers Rock musicians
Found inLovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937. Hrobka, 2010: title page (ilustrace František Štorm)
OCLC viewed Dec. 16, 2014 (access point : Štorm, František; Štorm, František, 1966-; usage: František Štorm)
Wikipedia viewed Dec. 16, 2014: František Štorm (František Štorm, born July 3, 1966, Czech typographer and heavy metal singer and guitarist. His book "Eseje o typografii" ("Essays on typography") was nominated for the Magnesia Litera Award in 2009. Štorm studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, graduating in 1991. He then became an assistant to Prof. Jan Solpera at the Academy's Studio of Typography. In 2003, he became head of the Studio and remained in this position until 2008. In 1993, he founded Storm Type Foundry, a small type foundry for his own work combining classical typography with digital technologies. He has produced more than sixty font families. He is also known as the singer / guitarist for the heavy metal band "Master's Hammer". He resides in Prague)