Alessandro Butti
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Alessandro Butti was an Italian
type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin
where he was art director of the Nebiolo type foundry
. He also taught at the Scuola Vigliani-Paravia. Microgramma is his most famous face. After Butti's deah, his collaborator on that face, Aldo Novarese
, added a lower case which was then called Eurostyle.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
where he was art director of the Nebiolo type foundry
Nebiolo Printech
Nebiolo Printech S.p.A. is a manufacturer of printing presses and paper and formerly a type foundry. Nebiolo & Co. was created when Giovanni Nebiolo bought out the type foundry of G. Narizzano in Turin, Italy in 1852. In 1908 the company merged with the Urania Company and operated under the name...
. He also taught at the Scuola Vigliani-Paravia. Microgramma is his most famous face. After Butti's deah, his collaborator on that face, Aldo Novarese
Aldo Novarese
Aldo Novarese was an Italian type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin where he produced an impressive number of unique designs.-Training and Career:...
, added a lower case which was then called Eurostyle.