Typographer : Matheww Carter
Typeface : Verdana
Background:
- Born in London(1937)
- Introduced as a child to type by the work of his father, Harry Carter
- As Typographic Advisor to Crosfield Electronics, agents for the Photon/Luitype photosetter(1963)
- Works as freelance type designer in London for Linotype companies in the US, Germany and the UK(1971-1981)
- Becomes Senior Critic at Yale University School of Art in the Graphic Design MFA programme(1977)
- Co-founds the digital type company Bitstream, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with Mike Parker, Cherie Cone and Rob Friedman, as vice-president and director responsible for design standards(1981)
- Co-found Carter & Cone Type, Inc. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with Cherie Cone(1991)
- Designs Verdana for Microsoft in answer to the challenges of on-screen display and to recognise the characteristics of pixel- rather than pen-rendering(1994)
- Designs Sophia for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston influenced by lettering on a Roman chalice in the Museum’s collection, and Walker, the mutable typeface for the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis(1995)
- Designs Miller, based on 19th Century Scotch Roman faces. It becomes a popular choice for newspapers including the UK’s The Guardian(1997)
- The Art of Matthew Carter opens at the University of Maryland Albin O(2002)
- Designs Yale, a signage typeface for Yale University, and refines the typeface for the identity of the Museum of Modern Art, New York(2004)
Philosophy:
- Includes some parts of himself into the design
- He believes that any artwork will goes on for the rest of the time
- Clean,simple & Tidy
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