Freda Sack

Freda Sack (born 23 September 1951, died 13 February 2019^[1]) was a British type designer who began her career at Letraset in 1972, joining as a photographic retoucher.^[2] Colleagues attest to her skill at cutting letters from rubylith at Letraset where she cut several of the in-house designs and some of her own.^[3] After a freelance period which including consulting for British Airways, and Vauxhall Motors, in 1989 she joined up with previous collaborator David Quay to co-found what, by their own account, may have been the first UK independent type foundry, called The Foundry, in 1989.^[4]

Freda Sack was a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers, its co-chair from 1995 to 1999, its chair from 2000 to 2004, and its president from 2006 to 2010. Later, she was made an honorary fellow.^[5]