Josef Týfa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Czech typographer
Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1913
Place of Birth: Náchod, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic
Date of Death: 19-Jan-2007
Profession: typographer
Nationality: Czech Republic
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Josef Týfa
- Josef Týfa (5 December 1913 – 19 January 2007) was a Czech type designer.
- He significantly contributed to the cultivation of corporate style and the development of book design and advertising in the 1950s and 60s.
- Typefaces he designed include: Kolektiv, Tyfa, Juvenis, Amos and Academia, many of which he digitized with František Štorm, founder of Storm Type Foundry.
- He has indicated that his influences include Jaroslav Benda, Pier Luigi Nervi, and modern graphic design and architecture including functionalism.
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