
A type designer, also called a typographer, is a person who designs typefaces.
Listed below are some famous type designers who have been important in the art, craft and utility of the printed word.
- Johan Gutenberg
- Herman Zapf (1918-2015). His typefaces include Palatino and Optima.
- Heinrich Jost (1889-1948) Director of Bauer Type Foundry
- Claude Garamond (ca. 1505-1561)
- Paul Renner (1927-) His typefaces include Futura.
- Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) His typefaces include Bodoni
- Adrian Frutiger (1928-2015)
- Max Miedinger (1910-1980). His typefaces include Helvetica.
- John Baskerville (1706-1775) His typefaces include Baskerville.
- Matthew Carter (1937-) His typefaces include Verdana, Tahoma and Georgia
- William Caslon (1692/93-1766) His typefaces include Caslon.
- Eric Gill (1882-1940) His typefaces include Gill Sans, and Perpetua.
- Ed Benguit (1927-). He designed over 600 typefaces including Bookman, and ITC Benguiat
- Morris Fuller Benton (1872-1948)
- Vincinte Connaire (1960-) Typefaces include Comic Sans, Trebuchet MS, Webdings, Marlett, Microsoft.
- Oswald Bruce Cooper (1879-1940) His typefaces include Cooper Black
- Frederic Goudy (1864-1947). Tpefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Kennerly, and Goudy Old Style.
- R. Hunter Middleton
- Herbert Bayer
Finding Aid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_type_designers