This catalogue is published in the context of the presentation of the Gerrit Noordzij prize 2009 to Wim Crouwel and the opening of the exhibition of the work of Tobias Frere-Jones, who was awarded the prize in 2006. The Gerrit Noordzij Prize is an initiative of the master course 'Type and Media' of the Royal Academy of Art and the Meermanno Museum of the Book in The Hague.
Tobias Frere-Jones (New York 1970) is awarded this prize for the various types that he developed with his open mind and eye, finding inspiration in the theories of Pythagoras, the music of Schoenberg, but also in everyday experiences.