Max Kisman graduated in 1977 in graphic design, typography, illustration and animation at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and started his own business in graphic design and illustration for various publishers, institutes and museums. Pioneered with digital technology in the mid 80s for magazine design, images and typography (Vinyl Music magazine, Language Technology magazine), posters (Paradiso Amsterdam) and the Red Cross stamps for the Dutch Postal Service. In 1986, he co-founded TYP/Typografisch Papier on typography and art. In 1989 he was honored with an individual grant from the...
Holland Fonts was founded in 2002 to create a small stage for typefaces, designed by Max Kisman. Most of these typefaces were originally designed for specific occasions — a poster, a web site, a postal stamp or telephone card.
