A Life in Type

The second part of an interview with British-born, USA-based type designer Matthew Carter, who discusses the ideas behind some of his most famous typefaces. Carter explains how he took advantage of screen-based technologies in the early 1990s and discusses his use of sans serif and italic type faces...

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Published inCreative Review Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 52 - 54
Main Author Esterson, Simon
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Centaur Communications Limited 01.05.2005
Centaur Media USA Inc. (A member of Centaur Plc Group)
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Carter, Matthew
Design
Designers
Publishing industry
Technology
Typesetting
United States
United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:The second part of an interview with British-born, USA-based type designer Matthew Carter, who discusses the ideas behind some of his most famous typefaces. Carter explains how he took advantage of screen-based technologies in the early 1990s and discusses his use of sans serif and italic type faces. The typefaces discussed in the article include: a new series for Yale University; 'Miller'; 'Mantinia'; 'snap-on serifs' for the Walker Art Center and a specially adapted italic typeface for 'Wallpaper' magazine. The first part of the interview was in the April 2005 issue of 'Creative Review'.
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ISSN:0262-1037
2515-4621