Harold Lohner (born 1958 in
Schenectady, New York
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) is an American
printmaker and
designer of
freeware and
shareware fonts.
Lohner has designed over 100 typefaces,
and has licensed some of his shareware designs to the
non-profit organization
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Autumn Leaves. He has also digitised some analog
Letraset fonts such as
Block-Up.
Lohner has designed many three-dimensional, geometric and decorative optical typefaces such as ''Good Vibes'', ''Atlas Solid'', ''Joggle'', ''Fortuna Dot'', ''Le Film Classic'', ''Pop Stars'', ''Onion'' and ''
Red Circle.'' In an alternative vein, ''Captain Howdy'', ''Mystic Prophet'' and ''Sideshow'' are a unique trio of typefaces based on type found on
Ouija game boards.
The
idea
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s and
themes behind Lohner's work come from historical art and typography found in books, magazines, classic and nostalgic films titles, flea markets and online sources, which he interprets and puts his own unique stamp on. He has drawn several revivals of 20th century classics by
Rudolf Koch, including ''Bride of the Monster'' (an interpretation of Koch's
Neuland), ''Koch Dingbats'', ''Koch Quadrat'' and ''Koch Rivoli''.
Lohner has been a significant aspect of the cultural life of the New York State Capital Region since his artwork first appeared in The Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region exhibition in 1978. His works have been subsequently featured or included in over 80 exhibitions, receiving a dozen honors and awards. Lohner is a native of the region and earned BA, MA, and MFA degrees from the
University at Albany. In 1982 he accepted a faculty position at
Russell Sage College and was Gallery Director there from 1985-1997. In 2002, Lohner transferred to
Sage College of Albany. He is a member of
Phi Kappa Phi and was named Professor of the Year in 2006. He currently teaches printmaking, artists’ books, and the freshman Visualization course. He is Coordinator of the Fine Arts program and is the faculty advisor for the Little Gallery. Lohner is a rare individual who has made significant contributions as an artist, mentor, and gallerist.
[''Harold Lohner: Gathering'' (2011) The Sage Colleges p.3. ]
All but one of Harold Lohner's free downloadable fonts are
TrueType format. He also offers his fonts in four collections on
CD. Each contains over 60 fonts for Mac and Windows in TrueType and
PostScript Type 1 formats.
References
External links
Official Website - Harold's Fonts
* ttps://www.rubineredgallery.com/haroldlohner Rubine Red Gallery Exhibition page
''Harold Lohner, Drawin' men'' by Joseph Dalton
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20111019075945/http://www.sage.edu/opalka/asset/Lohner_Catalog_SP.pdf Catalogue from ''Harold Lohner: Gathering'' exhibition
Planete Typographie Article about Harold's ''National Archive'' font
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20051125233747/http://members.aol.com/hlohner/monoprints/monoprints.html Gallery of monoprints by Harold Lohner
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1958 births
Living people
Independent type foundries
American typographers and type designers
Lohner
Members of Phi Kappa Phi